It’s been a very rich year for cool new, aberrant and hybrid angelfish and this offspring cross between an emperor angelfish and annularis angelfish is a very special fish indeed. Hybridization among angelfish can be common in some places, especially…
Saltwater Fish
Habitat Persistence Hypothesis is Rich Pyle’s exciting theory about deep reef fish
Dr. Rich Pyle is one of the undisputed pioneers of deep reef fish species habitats, and biology. Over the last thirty years, Pyle has been exploring deep mesophotic reefs and discovering new species of reef fish in these habitats at…
Marine Fishes of Florida, a new book by Snyder and Burgess
There is a new book out, “Marine Fishes of Florida,” that just might be the most comprehensive book ever written detailing all the fish surrounding the state. Like any good book on marine life, it contains hundreds of photos and…
The ‘Finding Dory Effect’ is already in full swing
Finding Dory has been a smash hit at the box office, grossing nearly $300 million in its first couple weeks at the box office. But as with many movies produced by Disney and Pixar and targeted at younger audiences, there…
Leopard Multibar Angelfish is now in the best of hands
From where we’re standing, the Leopard Multibar Angelfish that was collected in Vanuatu about a month ago is just about one of the most sensational aberrant marine angelfish we’ve ever seen. This one of a kind fish could have gone…
Gorgeous xanthic scribbled angelfish discovered in East Australia
A xanthic specimen of the scribbled angelfish, Chaetodontoplus duboulayi, was discovered in Mackay, eastern Australia. The news of this very unusual female scribbled angelfish comes to us from Aqua Lovers in Japan who received this fish and shared an incredible photo…
Centropyge colini, the mysterious Colin’s angelfish
Colin’s angelfish, Centropyge colini, is a unique pygmy angelfish that is among the least well known members of the genus. As I was ‘in the market’ for dwarf angelfish, I had the luxury position to consider all options for my…
New Mozart and Beethoven Clownfish from Aquadancing
AquaDancing is a marine fish breeder based out of Taiwan which has introduced a couple of new strains of the beloved ocellaris clownfish. The Mozart and Beethoven is AquaDancing’s name for some strains that have been line-bred down parallel paths with many…
The discovery of Pseudojuloides labyrinthus
With last week’s formal description of Pseudojuloides labyrinthus, it would be an appropriate opportunity to share just how this new species was noticed. The history for this fish goes back to the research that was under way for the description of…
New Wrasse and Anthias Collected in Papahanaumokuakea, Hawaii
We already know that there’s loads of new fish in the mesophotic zone of the ocean so it’s always exciting when new fish are discovered down there. It’s especially tantalizing when new fish are discovered in a national marine park,…