When it comes to hybrid reef fish, angelfish crosses are very stunning, but butterflyfish hybrids are more nuanced, and highly desirable. Some butterflyfish hybridize more often than others, but this is the first time we’ve reported on a hybrid of…
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Crazy Hybrid Clown Triggerfish Shows Up In Hawaii (Where They Don’t Occur)
Hawaii is known to be home to many a crazy awesome reef fish, but clown triggerfish are not one of them. So you can imagine the surprise of divers in Maui when they came across this wild looking triggerfish which…
Rare Dascyllus Damselfish Hybrid Sighted at GBR
We know that we kind of have a thing for hybrid marine fish but today’s Damselfish hybrid is very special. Surely it isn’t the first hybrid damselfish ever but it is the first Dascyllus or ‘Humbug’ damselfish hybrid that we’ve…
Rare Spotfin x Foureye Butterflyfish Hybrid Collected By Dynasty Marine
A very rare hybrid of the spotfin and four-eye butterflyfish was recently collected by Dynasty Marine in South Florida. The hybrid specimen shows an appearance with a near 50/50 split in the features of its parent, resulting in a ghostly…
Wild Wiebeli X Raccoon Butterflyfish Hybrid!
Butterflyfish are some of the most iconic species of reef fish, it’s always a nice treat to see unusual species, and hybrids of Chaetodon. Today we have an example of both, a hybrid of the rarely seen Chaetodon wiebelii butterflyfish. This specimen…
Amazing First Pictures of Helfrich Firefish Hybrid (Updated w/ Video)
Dartfish hold a very special place in our reefing hearts, and none more so than the magnificent firefish. We absolutely adore the Nemateleotris firefish species, so we definitely perked up when we came across this incredibly rare firefish hybrid. The regular and…
Old Woman X Koran Angelfish Hybrid Found in South Africa
The Old Woman Angelfish, Pomacanthus rhomboides is clearly the odd duck in the entire family of angelfish species. Its curious behavior with divers somewhat makes up for its drab coloration but it’s well behind the Cortez Angelfish on the attractiveness scale.…
New Multibar Venustus Hybrid Angelfish Has the Most Radical Pattern Ever
There’s a new specimen of a hybrid of multibar and venustus angelfish and this one’s a doozy. Recently collected in the Philippines by RVS Fishworld, this is one of the most beautiful specimens of this very rare cross that we’ve…
Goldflake x Griffis Angelfish Hybrid From Pacific Island Aquatics
Pacific Island Aquatics took a break from selling quality marine aquarium fish but now the company is staging a big comeback. First PIA gave us the newest photograph of a flame x potter hybrid in over a decade, and now…
Flame Potters Angelfish Hybrid Documented by Diver Photo
Pygmy angelfish of the Centropyge genus are among the most promiscuous hybridizers in the whole angelfish family. However of these, flame angelfish regularly hybridizes with the rusty angelfish, creating rusty flames, but other crosses are much more rare. By contrast, the…
