[vimeo width=”680″ height=”385″]http://vimeo.com/24080492[/vimeo] We’ve been lucky to follow along on the adventures of the California Academy of Sciences team that is currently on biodiversity expedition of the Philippines and have seen various postings from Richard Ross and Matt Wandell of…
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Sacura speciosa captured and photographed alive for the first time in Manado, Indonesia
Sacura speciosa is an extremely rare reef fish which had never been photographed alive until now. Neptune Marine collected this Sacura speciosa while working with divers in Manodo, Indonesia who had been trained to capture and properly decompress deepwater reef…
The Bladefin Basslet, Jeboehlkia gladifer, is one incredible (and expensive) deepwater reef fish
The Bladefin basslet, Jeboehlkia gladifer, that is being offered for sale on consignment by Aquatouch is an incredible reef fish that we have never heard about. At $8000 and about 1.5 inches/3cm long, the bladefin basslet is probably one of…
Spanish Flag Grouper lands at Old Town Aquarium
The Spanish Flag grouper is a fish that was once uber rare but now seems to be trickling into the trade with more regular collection, and a price that ensures it is worth the time of the deepwater collectors who…
Liopropoma aberrans, first picture of a submersible-caught specimen
Liopropoma aberrans is one of those quintessential rare reef fish that up to now, only existed for us through a fuzzy in-situ photograph taken by a submersible. Now, a submersible-caught specimen has come into extremely clear focus which really shows…
Red Candy Basslet is an even rarer color of the holy grail Liopropoma
The red candy basslet is the latest mystery surrounding Liopropoma carmabi, a fish which is arguably the most highly sought after reef basslet. Although we have seen several images of reddish colored candy basslets in the past, we usually chalked…
SECORE heads to Singapore to aid corals
Singapore scientists are getting a little help from SECORE (SExual COral REproduction) to help preserve the corals in the country’s coastal waters. Over 20 scientists from around the globe representing places as far as the US and Netherlands are at John’s…
Lipogramma klayi video shows what makes this fish more than a fancy royal gramma
Lipogramma klayi, the deepwater bicolor basslet from Curacao is a coveted rarity which we have covered extensively in pictures and in words but now we have the pleasure of bringing to you the first video of the rich-man’s royal gramma.…
Serranus luciopercanus, the crosshatch bass gets detailed in much better pics
The diminutive crosshatch bass, Serranus luciopercanus, is one of several deepwater gems which was recently harvested from the depths of Curacao. Like so many others, the crosshatch bass made it’s way one of Japan’s rare fish specialty stores, Blue Harbor.…
Lipogramma evides and L. klayi: Some of the best images of these deepwater treasures, courtesy of B-Box Aquarium, Japan
Looks like Japan’s famous B-Box Aquarium got in on the Curacao deepwater fish harvesting action. Even if the Lipogramma klayi is $2000 and the Lipogramma evides is $3000, these pictures are priceless. nuff said.
