by Joe Rowlett | Nov 30, 2017 | Fish, Science
There was a time, not long ago, when Pseudojuloides cerasinus was considered a widespread species occurring all across the Indo-Pacific... by Joe Rowlett | Jun 16, 2016 | Fish, Science
It’s a great day for all the wrasse fans out there, as yet another beautiful species of Pseudojuloides has been made known to science. This diverse group now numbers thirteen species in total and has been growing by leaps and bounds in the past few years with the... by Joe Rowlett | Jan 1, 2016 | Fish
The cerasinus Group This group exemplifies the difficulties inherent to delimiting “species” of reef fishes. Currently, five are officially recognized, with several more distinctive populations in need of further... by Joe Rowlett | Dec 31, 2015 | Fish
The mesostigma Group: Black-spot (mesostigma) & Lightning Pencil Wrasses (P. zeus) Two poorly studied and seldom encountered species are known in this group, both of which make rare appearances in the aquarium... by Joe Rowlett | Dec 30, 2015 | Fish
The severnsi Group: Royal (severnsi), African (edwardi), & Mauritian (erythrops) Pencil Wrasses The three described species in this group share a number of easily observable characters: 1) A black “hood” covering the anterodorsal portions of the...
