As you may know, Odontanthias species are not a common fish that you expect to encounter in any normal fish store. The Yellow fin Anthias, Odontanthias fuscipinnis, is one of the hardly seen deepwater anthias other than the more common…
A rare ‘Maze’ Clown Triggerfish is caught and pictured
The Clown Triggerfish, Balistoides conspicillum, is a long time favorite of all triggerfish fans but it usually has large bold white spots on a black body with a striking pattern. But the clown triggerfish pictured above is something different with…
Rare Japanese white-bar fairy basslet and golden hawkfish appear in Thailand!
Pseudanthias leucozonus is a rare Pseudanthias species that almost secretively hidden from aquarist because it is restricted to Izu Peninsula region and nearby islands. Even though there are some record of Pseudanthias leucozonus from the trade that happened to be…
An unusual butterflyfish hybrid of Chaetodon auriga and C. lineolatus
Hybrid angelfish seem to get a lot of attention but there also exists unusual hybrids of butterflyfish. The picture above shows an interesting hybrid that came into a local fish market last week right after being captured from the Andaman…