Pomacentrus maafu is Tonga and Fiji’s newest species of damselfish

Pomacentrus maafu is a new species of damselfish which was described from almost 200 fish from Fiji and Tonga. Closely related to Pomacentrus moluccensis from the West Pacific Ocean, Pomacentrus maafu is almost identical in shape and merisitic counts, but it was differentiated…

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Video of Casper the white tang shows how startlingly awesome this fish is

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