The family Priacanthidae, more commonly known as Catalufas and Bigeyes, are strange looking fish that look less out of place with Alice and her wonderland than in the ocean. The family comprises of roughly twenty species, in four genera namely Cookeolus, Heteropriacanthus,…
Pristigenys meyeri is perhaps one of the deepest living fish to ever make it to an aquarium
Up until a week ago, Pristigenys meyeri was an unknown fish in the aquarium trade, that is because the only living pictures of this species of deepwater popeye catalufa were taken by submersible at 740 meters, that’s 2400 feet deep! Recently,…
Cookeolus japonicus and Pristigenys niphonia are two of the coolest Big Eyes we’ve ever seen
Cookeolus japonicus is an uber cool super spectacular Big Eye that is very seldom seen. The ridiculous length and color on those ventral fins need no description and lends a sinister almost devilish look to the fish. Although seldom seen…
