Acanthurus albimento is a very rare new species of surgeonfish from the northwestern Philippines. The new species of Acanthurus is known by the common name of white chin surgeonfish due to a white patch covering most of the lower jaw. The white…
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Neat Scribbled Watanabei Angelfish Brought up by RVS Fishworld
Genicanthus swallowtail angelfish are among the most uniform and consistent looking members of the angelfish family. This makes it all that more exciting when an unusual specimen turns up, such as this scribbled watanabei angelfish from RVS Fishworld. This male…
Gorgeous Aberrant Dottybacks Collected in Philippines
Pictichromis dottybacks are a staple of the marine aquarium hobby, with strawberry and diadema dottybacks being a common and hardy fish well suited for beginner reef tanks. Since these fish are so abundant and often seen in tanks and stores,…
Palawan Philippines wins Best Island of the Year 2016
Palawan Island in the Philippines has received the coveted title of best Island in the world 2016. The distinction was awarded to Palawan by Travel + Leisure Magazine as part of their annual top 100 of the year article. “Palawan…
Widebar Clarki Clownfish Collected in the Philippines
Some common aquarium clownfish species have bars or stripes that can be a little thinner or a little wider than usual. But none of them can compare to this wild caught Clarki clownfish which was recently discovered sporting exceptionally wide bars.…
Help save Nautilus by supporting, From Living Fossil to Fossil
Nautilus are elusive marine mollusc of the cephalopod family which inhabits the deep sea. The Nautilus is a living fossil and the last members of an ancient lineage that traces back 500 million years, and they need your help. Unfortunately nautilus shells are highly…
Orange coral beauty collected in Philippines
The Coral Beauty is one of the most common and widely beloved species of pygmy angelfish. Centropyge bispinosa is collected and exported for the aquarium market by the thousands every year, and for the most part there is only subtle variation…
Up close with the beautiful corals of Lubang Island, Philippines
Around this time last year, we were invited to visit the budding coral farms that RVS 4-Star Mariculture is developing in the Philippines. Several sites are planned for future coral farming efforts in the Philippines, and we managed to visit the beautiful…
Top 10 crazy clownfish collected in the Philippines recently
Over the last few months, RVS Fishworld has been crushing it with their offering of awesome Filipino reef fish. This high level of quality fish is particularly evident when it comes to collecting rare, aberrant, hybrid and otherwise really unusual clownfish…
Black tomato clownfish shown off by RVS Fishworld
A black tomato clownfish has recently been collected by RVS Fishworld in the Northern Philippines, and this one’s a beauty! Tomato clownfish are so named for their overall red body coloration which is transected only on the face behind the…