Once we get a lock on a relatively poorly known reef fish or coral, our short term infatuation is not over until we’ve thoroughly documented the specimen with great write ups, great photographs, and especially a movie. Our subject today…
Centropyge deborae can be a beautiful pygmy angelfish (in the right light)
Centropyge deborae is one of the pygmy angelfish which holds a very special place in our hearts since it was one of the first new species of angelfish that we got to write about before it was described, and thoroughly…
The Blue Velvet Angelfish now *officially* described as Centropyge deborae
Centropyge deborae is the official name of the weird dark blue pygmy angelfish that is so far only known from one location in Fiji. As far back as June Reef Builders got word that the Blue Velvet Angelfish would be…
Centropyge deborae: Fiji blue midnight angelfish to be described as a separate species
The Fiji blue midnight angelfish that is only currently known from deep reef pinnacles in Fiji will soon be described as a new species, Centropyge deborae. The Fiji blue midnight angelfish was long believed to be a local variant of…