Osopsaron formosensis is a dazzling little goby that will blow your mind

Osopsaron formosensis is a bedazzling little fish that lives in the cooler waters of Japan and Taiwan. An unassuming little fish that sports neon colors throughout its body, the fish has a secret weapon to capture your attention if you…

Four new Gobiodon species from the Red Sea

A handful of new species of Gobiodon coral gobies have just been described from the Red Sea. The new Gobiodon species were teased out of coral gobies from the marisrubri although several of the species are also known to occur in the Indian…

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.…

Awesome Fish Spotlight: Amblyeleotris latifasciata, the wide band shrimp goby

Shrimp gobies make fascinating and entertaining aquarium pets, especially when paired with a suitable pistol shrimp partner. Their classic symbiotic relationship needs no explanation. There are a ton of choices when it comes to shrimp gobies, and many remain small…

Eviota nigramembrana, black membrane dwarf goby is newly described treasure

The black membrane dwarf goby, Eviota nigramembrana, is a new species of reef fish that packs a lot of color in a tiny package. Recently described by Greenfield & Suzuki in ZooTaxa, Eviota nigramembrana was discovered living on reefs of southern…

Crested Oyster Gobies – 3 years to Commercially Captive-Bred

Image: Crested Oyster Goby – Cryptocentroides gobiodes – quite a looker! (image courtesy Matthew L. Wittenrich) – Male Above, Female Below In a classic example of hobby & scientific collaboration, word broke today that the Crested Oyster Goby, Cryptocentroides gobiodes,…

Hybrid cleaner goby (Elacatinus oceanops x E. figaro) available again from ORA

The hybrid cleaner goby is a one of a kind aquarium fish which doesn’t occur in nature (as far as we know) Resulting from the cross between a male blue neon cleaner goby Elacatinus oceanops and a female Brazilian endemic Yellowlline goby, Elacatinus…

Tomiyamichthys smithi is the largest showy goby you’ve never even heard of

Tomiyamichthys smithi is just one of many different species of larger shrimp gobies from this little known genus. Although not as colorful as the shrimp associated gobies in the genus Cryptocentrus, the Monster Shrimpgoby genus Tomiyamichthys includes many different fish with complicated…

Proaquatix reveals new captive bred Parioglossus – but what species?

While at MACNA, we had the opportunity to talk fish with Seth Pierce of Proaquatix. Seth hinted that one of the newest developments is the captive breeding and rearing of a small Parioglossus “Goby” that schools. Their problem?  No one there knows what…

Eviota kermadecensis and Paracaesio brevidentata two new species of reef fish

Paracaesio brevidentata and Eviota kermadecensis are two recently described species of reef fish which may not get the reef aquarists clammoring for them, but at least it’s good to know that the Ichthyologists aren’t resting on their laurels. Paracaesio brevidentata is a…