Despite its original $300+ price tag Rudie Kuiter managed to sell quite a few copies of his fabulous compendium on wrasses, Labridae Fishes. The hardbound work of devotion to wrasses has over 400 A4 pages covering more than 500 species…
Scott’s fairy wrasse from Cook Islands is the quintessential Cirrhilabrus scottorum
Once upon a time, Scott’s fairy wrasses from the Cook Islands was THE wrasse to have; it was the bee’s knees of fairy wrasses and it was pretty much the only form of Cirrhilarbus scottorum that you could get in the…
Sea Dwelling Creatures brings rare Bodianus paraleucosticticus to America
The five stripe hogfish, Bodianus paraleucosticticus, is an amazing and rare hogfish which very rarely graces American soil. Recently, Cairns Marine out of Australia has been making more regular excursions to the Coral Sea to get exotic reef fish such as the five-striped…
Cirrhilabrus claire – First ever live pictures of what could be the world’s rarest fairy wrasse
Cirrhilabrus claire is quite possibly the world’s rarest and least known fairy wrasse and holy grail is all but a plastic cup to this species. Since its discovery in 2001, there has only been two dead holotype pictures and absolutely zero…
Thalassoma quinquevittatum is a beautiful yet under-appreciated species of moon wrasse
Thalassoma quinquivittatum or the ‘Kinky’ wrasse is a very common, cheap and small species which deserves some attention for many reasons. The Thalassoma genus is diverse and large, containing about 28 species. Sometimes referred to as moon or lunar wrasses, these long…
LiveAquaria shows off what could be the studliest male Paracheilinus piscilineatus yet
The highly elusive demi god of the flasher wrasses, Paracheilinus piscilineatus has eluded divers and rare fish collectors alike for the longest time imaginable – that is until 2011. Since the start of last year, the industry has been getting fleeting glimpses…
Unusual flasher wrasse from the Komodo Islands may turn out to be a new species
Flasher wrasses are ubiquitously distributed around Indian and Pacific Oceans. With their bright colors, fondness of relatively shallow depths and living in large congregations, it’s not difficult to spot them in the wild and hence, new species are not often…
Cirrhilabrus lanceolatus in nuptial display is a sight to behold
Cirrhilabrus lanceolatus is a japanese endemic fairy wrasse that is so beautiful and so rare, its almost cruel and karmic how unobtainable it is. Most reefers are familiar with the rose-banded fairy wrasse (Cirrhilabrus roseafascia) which closely resembles the lanceolatus fairy…
Male femininus wrasse video by B-Box Aquarium could be the first of its kind
The femininus wrasse has been entering the trade with a little more regularity and the occurrences have not been decreasing yet. That’s great news for fans of this fish. Anampses femininus has got to be single handedly the most stunning…
Macropharyngodon moyeri is a unique leopard wrasse from the waters of Japan
Macropharyngodon moyeri is a lesser known and rare species of leopard wrasse that never enters the mainstream aquarium trade as far as we know. The largely Japan endemic wrasse can apparently also be found in Taiwan, but is mostly found…
