[youtube width=”680″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HTRBDDfNc8[/youtube] Pseudanthias privitera is a stunning medium sized, slender species of deepwater anthias known mostly from the Cook Islands. Sometimes when gorgeous reef fish like these delicate privitera anthias are shipped halfway aroudn the world to aquarium hubs,…
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Pseudanthias timanoa – New Caledonia’s Sunrise Anthias gets Official Description
Pseudanthias timanoa is a new species of anthias just described from New Caledonia, but the aquarium hobby has known about this unique fairy basslet for some time now. Way back in 2013 when Pseudanthias privitera and P. aurulenteus were all…
The Coral Sea Pseudanthias cf. aurulentus looks even more amazing in a reef
A few days ago we wrote about a potentially new Pseudanthias species from Cairns Marine that has been coming out of the Coral Sea. This remarkable fish has been dubbed temporarily as Pseudanthias cf. aurulentus and is a member of the…
Pseudanthias cf. aurulentus from the Coral Sea may turn out to be a new species
The genus Pseudanthias is growing at a rate of at least one new member per year as the reefs of the Pacific continue to drip feed us with brand new, never before seen species. In 2013 we saw the appearance of the…
Sunrise Anthias is a new species discovered in New Caledonia by Quality Marine collectors
The Sunrise Anthias is a super fresh, recently discovered species of Pseudanthias Anthias from New Caledonia. With their exclusive partnership to Short Supply Chain collectors of reef fish from New Caledonia, Quality Marine is the first marine life dealer to ever…
Peppermint Angelfish (Paracentropyge boylei) shows up at Waikiki Aquarium
The peppermint angelfish, Paracentyropyge boylei, is by far the apex of holy grail reef fish in the aquarium hobby. To this day only one specimen is known to be alive in captivity, under the care of a Japanese aquarist. Another live…
Amazing high definition video of Tuamotu is reason enough to visit the French Polynesia
If the amazing video above of Tuamotu isn’t reason enough to make you wanna visit the French Polynesia, then perhaps the diversity of fish and island atolls will. The French Polynesia is made of six major island groups, with Tahiti…
Pyronotanthias, Nemanthias and Mirolabrichthys help to Sort Out the ‘Classic’ Anthias Species
Anthiadines have had a taxonomic shake-up this week with 18 Anthias species being reclassified into three other genera, one of which is completely new. Dr Anthony Gill of the University of Sydney has been sifting through what was the sixty-plus species…