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 only took a moment before I knew what I was looking at. The short pelvic fins, the bulky body, the unpatterned colors… someone had finally stumbled upon one [...]
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. [...]
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 scattered corals, where this [...]
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. Was this a newly discovered species? Was it a hybrid, and, if so, what was [...]
The Cirrhilabrus fairy wrasses represent one of the most diverse and beloved groups of reef-associated fish, popular with both aquarists and divers alike for their beautiful colors and spectacular mating displays. There are currently more than fifty species recognized and several other potentially [...]