All corals are uniquely suited to particular environments, but it so happens that most coral reefs are full of microhabitats. This is why we mostly see a wide variety of different coral species from the shallows to the depths at…
The Persian Gulf is hiding a treasure trove of brilliant Azoox corals
In the Ocean, and especially with corals, there’s still plenty left for us to discover, such as these incredibly Azoox corals being collected in the Middle East. When we first received this crop of images from a coral collector in…
The Sohal Tang: A Big, Belligerent Beauty
The sohal tang (Acanthurus sohal) is one of many fish species available in the marine aquarium trade that should come with a warning label. It’s a gorgeous fish and generally very hardy, which is a plus, but anyone contemplating purchasing…
Facing pipeline, Saudi oil company moves coral reef
A Saudi Arabian oil company recently completed a relocation of a small coral reef found to be in harms way of a planned pipeline in the Arabian Gulf. Aramco, the Saudi state owned oil company, discovered the small reef in…
