Coral reef fish superstars Gerald Allen and Mark V. Erdmann are at it again, this time participating in a “reef crawl” in Lembeh that was focused on sighting as many reef fish as possible. The reef life survey turned up…
Discordipinna filamentosa is an incredible new species of nano goby
Discordipinna filamentosa was formally described by I-Shiung Chen et al in the journal Zootaxa from specimens collected in the deepwaters of Kumejima, Ryukyu Islands Japan. Formerly known as Discordipinna sp.1, the beautiful Discordipinna filamentosa is only the second member of the genus joining…
Discordipinna spikefin goby, video of unique, fin-flaring behavior
[youtube width=”670″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6MOj0JLGlc[/youtube] Discordipinna griessengeri, the spikefin goby, is an amazing diminutive reef fish which many people know about, but few have really gotten to know what makes this species (and the genus) so fascinating. Topping the scale at just…
