2016 is just about over, and, looking back, it’s clear that the taxonomists of the world have been quite busy. New species of coral reef fish seemed to appear on a weekly basis. Gobies, in particular, had a banner year, with an incredible fifteen (15!) new taxa recognized in Eviota alone! [...]
https://youtu.be/uENv-t3GAko This has been an exciting week for wrasse aficionados, as the long-awaited revision of the flasherwrasse genus Paracheilinus has finally appeared, along with three newly described species. Two of these (P. paineorum & P. xanthocirritus) are merely regional color [...]
A group of Paracheilinus filamentosus in situ. Photo credit: Gerry Allen. The flasher wrasse genus Paracheilinus has never had a formal taxonomic revision, that is until now. In the latest paper published in the Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, Gerry Allen and Mark Erdmann attempt at [...]
