Cryptocentrus altipinna, a New Species of Highfin Shrimpgoby

Cryptocentrus altipinna is a fresh new species of small watchman goby from the eastern Indian Ocean around Thailand and Sri Lanka. This smaller species of watchman has a beautiful rosy pink spotted face very similar to the pink spotted watchman, Cryptocentrus…

Cryptocentrus nanus from Fiji is the first Nano Watchman Goby

Cryptocentrus nanus is a new species of watchman goby recently described from Fiji. Clocking in at a whopping two inches long when full grown, the nano watchman goby is the smallest species of what we tend to think of when…

Cryptocentrus epakros & Tomiyamichthys zonatus, two new goby species

It’s been a short while since we’ve had some new species of gobies being described and Cryptocentrus epakros and Tomiyamichthys zonatus are here to fill that gap. The two new species of sand dwelling gobies are both associated with Alpheid shrimp partners and…

Metallic green mask Cryptocentrus pavoninoides is a rare aberration on a common fish

Aberrations in fish are rare, but extreme aberrations are seldom seen and almost unheard of. Over the years we’ve covered a heck load of aberrant and hybrid fish, but this one today is quite something. RVS Fish World just bagged a…

Cryptocentrus albidorsus is a beautiful and seldom seen shrimp goby

Cryptocentrus gobies are such a marine staple that almost every beginner reefer would own one within their first few months of the hobby. The classic C. cinctus, or yellow watchman goby is a hardy, ubiquitous shrimp goby that is widely available.…

A Novel Parasite In Marine Aquaria – Amoebic Gill Disease (AGD)

*featured image from https://thefishsite.com/articles/amoebic-gill-disease-due-to-paramoeba-perurans-in-ballan-wrasse Reefin’ Ain’t Easy, things can and DO happen to all of us. So, a lesson for the year (hopefully): no matter how long you have been in “the hobby,” things can, and eventually, will happen. We…

De Jong Marinelife shows off over 60 Captive-Bred Saltwater Fish Species at Interzoo 2024

Dutch marine wholesaler turned fish breeder De Jong made a bold statement on their stand at this year’s Interzoo, opting to omit the mega fish and coral display tank they are famous for in favor of a commercial fish rack…

31 New Records of Reef Fish Found in Hong Kong

Underwater visual surveys conducted across 55 dive sites in Hong Kong have revealed another 31 reef fish species from 14 families living there. The species include members from Acanthuridae, Chaetodontidae, Diodontidae, Gobiidae, Labridae, Mullidae, Nemipteridae, Pinguipedidae, Pomacanthidae, Pomacentridae, Ptereleotridae, Solenostomidae,…

Top 5 New Goby Species of 2019

As we begin wrapping up yet another full year of reporting every aspect of saltwater aquarium news, we’re approaching our annual year-end recaps of all the new species that grabbed our attention in 2019. As usual some very abundant groups…

Myersina balteata is the Newest Species of Shrimp Goby from the Solomon Islands

Myersina balteata is a new species of shrimp-associated tropical goby that was just described from specimens collected in the Solomon Islands. This new species has a very distinctive color pattern which is divided by a very pronounced black vertical line,…