Opulent Osaka part 3: Dr. Shimokobe’s deluge of deepwater treasures

We’ve arrived at our third installation of our Osaka recount and if you’re still following, then thank you, and we hope you’ve enjoyed parts 1 and 2. We visited one of our favourite aquarist in Osaka, and we’ve featured his…

Secrets of the ghost anthias revealed in Sakayana’s dive blog

We’ve mentioned briefly before that the genus Pseudanthias, and anthias in general, are not prone to hybridisation and aberrations. Despite making their presence deeply felt by occupying almost every square inch of coral reef in shallow water, and even being…

Pseudanthias micah, candy striper clingfish and other new species pictured

Reef Fishes of the East Indies brought with it 25 new species of previously unknown reef fish, several of which have had their mugshots released by Conservation International. Anthias, clingfish, butterflyfish, gobies and a cornucopia of other new piscine reef…

Reef Fishes of the East Indies is a new book from Allen and Erdmann with 25 new species (updated)

Reef Fishes of the East Indies is a new forthcoming book which will be a hefty publication on reef fish from Gerald Allen and Mark Erdmann. With almost 1,300 pages spread across three volumes, Reef Fishes of the East Indies…