Scientists have filmed fish swimming at a new record depth in the very deep ocean off Japan. The Snailfish, Pseudoliparius spp. were filmed at 8336m (27,349’) deep in the Izu-Ogasawara Trench, South of Japan, by an autonomous lander. That beats the…
How to get Reef Aquascaping Right First Time
Because of sites like Instagram, aquascaping is everything these days, and if you want to create a great saltwater aquascape you have to start with great-looking materials. Gone are the days of sloping rock walls with corals displayed like fruits…
Lobophyllia rowleyensis is a much-overlooked LPS coral
For an LPS coral to be a popular aquarium subject it needs to have color and movement, with Euphyllia and Fimbriaphyllia being classic examples. But this is often to the detriment of other genera and species on sale next to…
Gymnothorax tamilnaduensis is a new species of Short Brown Moray Eel
A new species of Moray Eel has been described from the South East coast of India. Its been described based on four specimens caught as bycatch at Mudasalodai fish landing centre of the Cuddalore Coast in the state of Tamil…
Florida’s Marine Aquarium Fishery in great shape, assessment finds
An assessment published in the peer-reviewed journal Marine Policy has concluded that The State of Florida has a strong regulatory structure for its commercial marine aquarium fish fishery. The report by Paul A. Anderson and Robert S. Pomeroy of the…
Psychedelic Rainbow Umbrella is the most colorful Discosoma neglecta we’ve seen
Umbrella mushrooms are often green, brown, or mottled and as such aren’t highly coveted by the shroom world, but this specimen displayed by Iwarna Aquafarm in Singapore stopped our scrolling fingers in their tracks. Discosoma neglecta is a corallimorph that…
Billions of Starfish Melt Into Goo on the Pacific Coast
A disease affecting over a dozen starfish species is decimating coastal populations from Alaska to Mexico. Called Sea Star Wasting Syndrome, the pathogen, possibly Densovirus, is infecting starfish, causing the limbs to detach and their bodies to melt, with some…
Holy Grail Flasher Wrasse lands at The Abyss
The term Holy Grail is overused in the reefing hobby but this fish, Paracheilinus hemitaeniatus, is surely worthy of the title. Also known as the Madagascar or Half-banded Flasher Wrasse, this species only comes from Madagascar and adjacent coastal South…
18 new Jawfish species described in Indo-West Pacific Opistognathus review
Ichthyologist William F.Smith-Vaniz has published his latest review of the Indo-West Pacific Jawfish, resulting in the description of 18 new species in a mammoth, 180-page paper published in the journal Zootaxa. Smith-Vaniz of the Florida Museum of Natural History, is…
What to do about rusty cabinet hinges
Throughout our reefing lives, there are some issues that have a habit of repeating themselves, and one of those is a propensity for cabinet hinges to rust. The marine hobby has come a long way, but in order to get…