Bali’s new reef fish and coral revealed in stunning detail by Conservation International photos

By on May 15, 2011

New species of Euphyllia discovered in Bali. The tentacles of this new Euphyllia look intermediate between branching hammer and branching frogspawn corals, both of which are familiar and common corals in the aquarium hobby. We wouldn't be surprised if samples of this coral have previously been imported, perhaps even maricultured. Image obtained from the press release of Conservation International’s Bali Rapid Assessment Program, © Conservation International/Mark Erdmann

New species of Manonichthys dottyback from Bali, this is the probably juvenile coloration of this species. Image obtained from the press release of Conservation International’s Bali Rapid Assessment Program, © Conservation International/Gerald Allen

The eight new reef fish and single new coral species that we wrote about on Friday are already being revealed in great detail by new press photos from Conservation International. Among the newly discovered species are one Euphyllia coral, two dottybacks, two cardinalfish, one reef perch, a blenny and a goby. Although when new troves of reef life are discovered we usually have to wait a long time before we get to see the pictures of the new finds, but this time Conservation International has is on the ball with a complete photo gallery of the new reef fish and coral species from Bali. There’s the full rundown of the newly discovered species after the break.

[Conservation International]

New species of Manonicthys dottyback discovered in Bali. This dottyback is indistinguishable from Manonichthys alleni in our eyes but we're not gonna argue with Gerald Allen after whom that species is named, and photographer of most of these images. Image obtained from the press release of Conservation International’s Bali Rapid Assessment Program, © Conservation International/Gerald Allen

New species of Heteroconger graden eel discovered in Bali. Image obtained from the press release of Conservation International’s Bali Rapid Assessment Program, © Conservation International/Gerald Allen

New species of Apogon cardinalfish discovered in Bali. This Apogon species is pictured in Atlas of Marine Fishes where it is tentatively labeled Apogon sp. "Gilimanuk". Image obtained from the press release of Conservation International’s Bali Rapid Assessment Program, © Conservation International/Gerald Allen

New species of Pseudochromis discovered in Bali. The rounded fins and muted coloration lead us to believe this is probably a female of the species. Image obtained from the press release of Conservation International’s Bali Rapid Assessment Program, © Conservation International/Gerald Allen

Close up of the new Pseudochromis species discovered in Bali. If this is the female of the new dottyback we might be able to see an even more stunning coloration in the male. Image obtained from the press release of Conservation International’s Bali Rapid Assessment Program, © Conservation International/Gerald Allen

New Parapercis species dicovered in Bali. Image obtained from the press release of Conservation International’s Bali Rapid Assessment Program, © Conservation International/Gerald Allen

New blenny species in the genus Meiacanthus discovered in Bali. Image obtained from the press release of Conservation International’s Bali Rapid Assessment Program, © Conservation International/Gerald Allen

New Grallenia goby species discovered in Bali. Image obtained from the press release of Conservation International’s Bali Rapid Assessment Program, © Conservation International/Gerald Allen

New Siphamia cardinalfish species discovered in Bali. Image obtained from the press release of Conservation International’s Bali Rapid Assessment Program, © Conservation International/Gerald Allen

 

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  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=3207171 Alex Lee

    I wonder if one of my Euphyllias might be a member of this newly-described species. I bought a single head of it from a LFS thinking it was a hammer, but after staring at it for a while I wasn’t even sure anymore. It looks intermediate between hammer and frogspawn. I’m going to see if I can contact someone affiliated with the research to find out.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=3207171 Alex Lee

    I wonder if one of my Euphyllias might be a member of this newly-described species. I bought a single head of it from a LFS thinking it was a hammer, but after staring at it for a while I wasn’t even sure anymore. It looks intermediate between hammer and frogspawn. I’m going to see if I can contact someone affiliated with the research to find out.