Press release from the Pet Advocacy Network (PAN), which submitted testimony opposing proposed changes to the Arizona Administrative Code (§ R12-4-406) that would prohibit popular species of pet fish from being owned in the state. PAN argues that the ban is not based science. Alexandria,…
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Get Paid to go Fishing!
What if I were to tell you that you can go fishing, keep your catch, help rid the ecosystem of invasive species, AND get paid for it? For an angler, that’s a dream come true. Well, if you’re in Baltimore,…
DeJong Offers Aquacultured Bandit Angels
Dutch wholesaler DeJong Marinelife is showing off ten aquacultured Bandit Angelfish, Apolemichthys arcuatus, and says it is the only supplier in Europe to be offering them right now. Bandit angels are beautiful monochrome pomacanthids that used to be available via…
Bathygobius mero is a New Species of Sponge Dwelling Goby from Indonesia
A new species of marine goby has been described from Bali, Indonesia. Named the Sponge Frillgoby, the newly discovered species grows to just 36mm in length and has a commensal association with the large barrel sponge (Xestospongia testudinaria). The other…
Deciphering the mysteries of Centropyge woodheadi
The marine angelfish family Pomacanthidae is, generally speaking, a very well-understood group. These are some of the most colorful and charismatic fishes found in reef ecosystems, and so they have naturally attracted more than their fair share of taxonomic attention.…
RVS Finds Yellow Tangs, Noble Anthias, and More at Calayan Island, Philippines
Keen fish watchers will have seen wild-caught Yellow Tangs on the social media feeds of RVS Fishworld, along with stunning Masked Swallow Angelfish and rare Anthias. But with the Hawaii fishery still closed for collection where did the Yellow tangs…
Inverse Coral Beauty is one of the Best Aberrant Angelfish we’ve seen
The Coral Beauty is often a Reefer’s first introduction to marine angelfishes. They are relatively hardy, easy to keep, cheap, and widely available, but this can also work against them when more seasoned reefers prefer something, well, a bit rarer.…
Aquarium Store’s Moray Eel Helps Describe a New Species
Gymnothorax arabicus is a new species of Moray eel from the northwestern Indian Ocean, Red Sea, Socotra Archipelago, and the Arabian Gulf. The new species was formerly confused with Gymnothorax pseudoherrei, but is distinguished from it by having slightly more…
Blueface X Sixbar Hybrid Angelfish Lands at Iwarna Aquafarm
A beautiful angelfish hybrid has landed at Singapore-based livestock retailer Iwarna Aquafarm. Thought to be a cross between a Blueface Angelfish, Pomacanthus xanthometopon, and a Sixbar Angelfish, Pomacanthus sexstriatus, this large angel lovechild features the yellow eye mask, blue pelvic…
In Defense of Rudie’s Wrasses
Rudie Kuiter is an Australian ichthyologist who has published extensively on Indo-Pacific reef fishes. Over the past half-century, he has described 56 new species, including a variety of wrasses, angelfishes, butterflyfishes, cardinalfishes, assessors, and, in particular, seahorses and pipefishes, though…