by Matt Pedersen | Jul 10, 2025 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine, News & Notes
Formerly known as Amphiprion chrysopterus, this French Polynesian clownfish is now known as the Polynesian Anemonefish, Amphiprion maohiensis. Image credit: Damsea/Shutterstock I’m excited to share this one, as it represents a little bit of personal validation....
by Matt Pedersen | Jul 3, 2025 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
Coming in at 40 feet in length and 13,000 gallons, Steve’s Backyard Ocean is a testament to DIY ingenuity in the reef aquarium hobby. Screenshot from video at the Backyard Ocean YouTube channel. Steve’s Backyard Ocean, located in southern California,...
by Matt Pedersen | Jun 23, 2025 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
At 40 feet (12.2 m) in length, and 13,000 gallons (49,000 L), Steve’s Backyard Ocean is a reef aquarium that offers nearly limitless potential. We all can dream! Screen capture from Backyard_Ocean video on YouTube. Presuming this is recently-shot footage, this...
by Matt Pedersen | Jun 13, 2025 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
Beautiful footage from Nautilus Live documents a shoal of Yellow Crown Butterflyfish, Chaetodon flavocoronatus, at Ahyi Seamount. Screenshot from Nautilus Live video. The Yellow Crown Butterflyfish, Chaetodon flavocoronatus, is a true rarity. It’s a close...
by CORAL Magazine | May 14, 2025 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
The unique Harlequin, Black Marble, or Mimic Jawfish, shown in the JAW-DROPPING JAWFISHES issue of CORAL Magazine (on the left page, 22, in this image), is known to participate in a rather unique behavior. One of the more interesting species featured in the May/June...
by Matt Pedersen | May 9, 2025 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine, New Products
A precious handful: captive-bred Paracanthurus hepatus tangs produced by Surge Marine Life. We recently shared the story of Florida-based Surge Marine Life joining the ranks of aquaculture facilities that have successfully produced and sold captive-bred Purple Tangs...
