by Joe Rowlett | Jan 17, 2022 | Fish, Science
In the ocean, longer wavelengths of light (i.e. red) are quickly filtered out, so that with increasing depth the red pigmentation of marine life takes on increasingly inky tones. This provides excellent camouflage in the darkness and is why so many deeper-water... by Joe Rowlett | Nov 26, 2018 | Fish
“Cirrhilabrus randalli is essentially a book fish, and the species has never been (and probably will never be) collected for the aquarium trade" by Joe Rowlett | Jun 20, 2016 | Fish
Of the twenty recognized species of Paracheilinus wrasses, few are quite so revered and expensive within the aquarium trade as P. attenuatus, known variably as the Seychelles Flasherwrasse, African Attenuate Flasherwrasse or Diamond-tail... by Joe Rowlett | Feb 22, 2016 | Fish, Science
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... by Lemon T.Y.K | Feb 20, 2016 | Reef, Science
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 untangling the messy nature of this genus, and,...
