Think of LPS corals with variation in color and you might think of torch corals or chalice, but the humble Elegance Coral, Catalaphyllia jardinei, can produce some freakish variations too. Most Catalaphyllia jardinei have light brown base flesh, fluorescent green mottling on the oral disc, with mint green hues and blueish tips.
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Synchiropus sycorax Is The New Official Name of the Ruby Red Dragonet
Synchiropus sycorax is the newest species of dragonet to get an official name, brought to you by Yi-Kai Tea, better known as Lemon in the Reef World, and his advisor Dr. Anthony Gill. The Ruby Red Dragonet, which the aquarium…
Scientist scans fish to uncover the amazing world beneath the skin and scales
One scientist began his quest by wondering how sharks and rays are able to move like other fish despite have a skeleton make of cartilage instead of bones. Fast forward 15 years and Adam Summers has an impressive collection of…
Catsharks have evolved fluorescence to better see each other
Fluorescent fish and other animals other than corals have been making headlines the past few years. One of the most notable inclusions to the list of fluorescent fish are fluorescent sharks, and recent research has possibly teased out why sharks…
Fluorescent Friday: World Wide Corals edition
For our previous installment of Fluorescent Friday we focused in on WWC’s famous ‘Grafted’ orange and green Montipora capricornis but today, we check out some of their other bangin’ corals with a fluorescent filter. World Wide Corals is one of the undisputed global…
Fluorescent Friday: Focus on World Wide Corals’ ‘Grafted Cap’
The phenomenon of ‘GFP Infection’ in stony corals is documented well enough that reefers are actively looking for it, sometimes induce it, and we even ‘groom’ certain corals to train the colors to spread in a deliberate way. Many different…
Insane purple Acropora suharsonoi with neon green ‘GFP infection’
This exceptionally stunning purple Acropora suharsonoi with swirls of green fluorescent protein has just been obtained by Bali Aquarium. Rare and aberrant reef fish pop up on our radar like everyday but one of a kind coral specimens such as this…
Fire dive gear is this weeks Fluorescent Friday
If you’ve been following along with our Fluorescent Friday series and you’re getting the itch to go diving you might what to check out this website before your next trip. Fire Dive Gear is a great online resource for fluorescence…
DiscOhh Party by Jeffery Honda is this weeks Fluorescent Friday
Photographer and Backscatter pro team member Jeffrey Honda has created this beautiful fluorescent video called DiscOhh Party that we just couldn’t resist sharing for this week’s edition of Fluorescent Friday. The video DiscOhh Party really lives up to its name as…
Fluorescent Friday: Acanthophyllia edition
Acanthophyllia is a particular group of corals which holds almost a mythic place in the realm of coral reef aquarists. This large showy coral has been a mainstay of mini reef aquariums for decades, with the solitary polyp being one…