dragonet

Synchiropus occidentalis dragonet from West Australia seen on video for the first time

Synchiropus occidentalis is a very rare species of dragonet from West Australia which is so seldom seen that very, very few pictures of this fish exist, let alone any video evidence. Like the green and spotted mandarin dragonets, Synchiropus occidentalis is endowed…

Sustainable Aquatics offers tank raised little sand Dragonets

I will always have a special affection for dragonets.  When I saw a tank-raised dragonet on the Sustainable Aquatics availability list, it caught my attention – I had to ask more.  It was not one of the commonly kept species…

Synchiropus tudorjonesi is a new species of dragonet from Cenderawasih Bay, Indonesia

Synchiropus tudorjonesi is a new species of red colored dragonet that is most closely related to Synchiropus morrisoni from the Western Pacific. Synchiropus tudorjonesi is described from four specimens collected in Cenderawasih Bay, Indonesia but it is also known from…

Freshly caught deepwater Atlantic rarities puts the “D” in deep

The awesome Lipogramma evides pictured above is just one of many super rare fishes recently brought up from the deepwaters of Curacao. The seemingly boring looking fish in monochrome may look ordinary, but do not be fooled. L. evides is…

Deepwater red Callionymus dragonet fished up from the deep by Blue Harbor

[youtube width=”680″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6hlIB_vQ3Y[/youtube] This red dragonet is an unusual deep water species that was acquired by Blue Harbor Japan and it has a striking red and white coloration. The scooter blennies and mandarin gobies (neither of which are blennies or…

Scandalous fish mating videos abound on Fukukancho’s YouTube channel

[youtube width=”680″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1-2htW8rUM[/youtube] Yes, this marine fish breeder’s jaw dropped when Jake sent me a link to what he had discovered in the dark corners of the interwebs.  No glossy, airbrushed static photographs, no sir.  Video after hardcore video of…