Cirrhilabrus shutmani, male holotype, 55.7 mm SL, from Didicas Volcano, Babuyan Islands,northern Philippines. Credit: B.P. Shutman / Tea & Gill 2017 I’ll never forget the night when the first blurry images of a newly discovered Cirrhilabrus emerged. That was back in August 2016, and it [...]
On Monday, I counted down a top ten list of new reef fishes described in the last year, and in this list we’ll be reminiscing over a few more of 2016’s biggest finds. There were so many incredible new discoveries, many of which were made thanks to the tireless efforts of aquarium collectors. [...]
A new Cirrhilabrus?! Discoveries like the one just made by RVS Fishworld are few and far between. This spectacular red wrasse was just found at Balintang Island in the Northern Philippines in deep, deep water (roughly 200 feet). The habitat was a flat, featureless plain of broken rubble and [...]
Nuptial display of the Ogasawara Fairy Wrasse. Credit: Shuichi Kobayashi Back in February, I wrote about a beautiful and mysterious Cirrhilabrus that had recently been documented from the Ogasawara Islands of Japan. It created quite a bit of conversation amongst scientists and aquarists alike. [...]
An unidentifiable fairy wrasse from Ogasawara. Credit: Shuichi Kobayashi The fish in question was observed at the Ogasawara (=Bonin) Islands, an isolated archipelago located roughly midway between Tokyo and Guam. This regions sits at the confluence of several distinct faunal [...]
