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The illusionary Chaetodontoplus niger photographed again in waters of Japan
Lemon TYK Jun 15, 2013

Chaetodontoplus nigerĀ is the phantom of the angelfish world, being predominantly colored an inky black; sans the yellow and white caudal and ventral fins respectively. This fish is very elusive and ra…

Lemon TYK Jun 15, 2013 0 0
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Another video of Chaetodontoplus niger shot in Japan is a remarkable coincidence
Lemon TYK Feb 27, 2012

Remember that really cool juvenile Chaetodontoplus niger we posted about the last time, and the video on the same individual shortly after? What we did not know was that another video of C. niger…

Lemon TYK Feb 27, 2012 0 0
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Rainfordia opercularis is THE reef fish of the year 2011
Lemon TYK Jan 2, 2012

Like we did for the most exciting breakthrough aquarium fish of the year 2011, we’re going to recap some of the most memorable and amazing fish that we’ve seen this year. We have seen some…

Lemon TYK Jan 2, 2012 0 0
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Super rare Chaetodontoplus niger photographed in Oak Island, Japan
Lemon TYK Oct 14, 2011

Chaetodontoplus niger is a fish so seldom seen and so little is known about, that the word rare is quite simply, an extreme understatement. It is possibly the rarest member of the Chaetodontoplus genu…

Lemon TYK Oct 14, 2011 0 1
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