An extraordinary close look at the reef life of Alor and Flores
When we started watching this video we thought we were watching just another kinda nice underwater dive video but the footage turned exceptional, pretty quickly. In lieu of broad sweeping panoramic video of the entire reef, this video from Undersea Productions is particularly intimate, with lots of close ups of familiar aquarium reef life. Dottybacks, crabs, Read More
Cirrhilabrus humanni “Stubby-fin Fairy Wrasse” from Alor, Indonesia officially described
Cirrhilabrus humanni is one of 25 new species to be documented from the East Indies, and will be featured in Allen and Erdmann’s new book. In May 2010, Ned and Anna De Loach documented a previously unknown fairy wrasse in the island of Alor, Indonesia. The characteristic appearance of this fish has led its discoverers to coin the Read More
Stubby-fin Fairy Wrasse in Alor Indonesia is probably a new species
There is a distinctive and unusual looking fairy wrasse lurking around Alor in the Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia. The unusual wrasse is most likely an undescribed species of Cirrhilabrus which has a dorsal fin that is unlike any other known fairy wrasse species. The characteristic of this funky dorsal fin led it’s discoveres to Read More