Firefishes make great aquarium specimens and are wildly popular, be it the lower end maginificent firefish (Nemateleotris magnifica), or the higher ended helfrichi firefish (Nemateleotris helfrichi). Firefishes fall into the category of “factory made” fishes where every single piece looks…
Aberrant pink-spot firefish is both unique and spectacular
The firefish, Nemateleotris magnifica, is a staple beauty in the aquarium industry – aberrant firefish however, are not. Having seen hundreds of firefishes all resembling cookie cutter clones of each other over the years, this is the first time that…
Navigobius dewa, a new firefish genus and species
Navigobius dewa is a sensational new species and genus of dartfish with some very firefish-like qualities. Described in 2009 from specimen collected in Kagoshima Bay, Japan, Navigobius dewa is so unique that it was placed into a genus all it’s…
Cook Island Helfrich firefish shows up again in the Diver’s Den
What can we say? The “true” Helfrich firefish from the Cook Istlands is a fish that we just can’t get over. For the longest time the Helfrich firefish, Nemateleotris helfrichi was the holy grail of dartfish and over the years…
And you thought Helfrich’s firefish were rare
What we have here is a glowing deepwater morph of the already highly sought after Helfrich’s firefish, Nemateleotris helfrichi. This particular variant comes from Cook Island at about 220 feet which is over 100 feet deeper than the normal Helfrich…
