Today’s Awesome Fish Spotlight goes to an unorthodox wrasse member from the genus Novaculops. Novaculops is a member of Novaculinae, which includes six genera of sand dwelling wrasses. The largest genus is Xyrichthys, but perhaps the most well known species from this…
Xyrichthys and Novaculops razor wrasses get featured in a video slideshow by Dietmar Schauer
[youtube width=”680″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ircd7jBDEIg[/youtube] A couple weeks ago we shared with you some great shots of razor wrasses from Ghana and Vanuatu by Dietmar Schauer and then another of a sand wrasse from Australia by Russo’s Reef. If those images piqued…
Novaculops sand wrasse from Australia via Russo’s Reef
The picture of this stunning Novaculops halsteadi was taken by Russo’s Reef who imported this sand wrasse from Australia. Yesterday we brought you news of Halstead’s sand wrasse which arrived at Reef Corner in Holland, but this intriguing wrasse species…
Amazing Xyrichthys and Novaculops razor wrasses land at Reef Corner
The razor wrasses Xyrichthys novacula and Novaculops halsteadi are virtually unknown in the aquarium trade, but not for lack of color and interesting habits. Razor wrasses are not the first labrid that comes to mind when the popular wrasses are…
