by Vincent Chalias | Jul 5, 2023 | CORAL - Vincent Chalias, Marine
Unique aberrant tangs like this unique Scopas Tang (Zebrazoma scopas) are highly sought-after fish, and often enter the trade with a wide range of fanciful names including “Koi”, “Xanthic”, “Two-Tone” and pretty much anything else...
by Matt Pedersen | May 16, 2019 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
Dubbed “Koi” by the aquarium trade and hobby, aberrant tangs and angelfish that display mottled, patchy coloration that heavily deviates from the norm command attention. They remain a relative rarity, only occasionally encountered and collected for the...
by CORAL Magazine | May 16, 2019 | CORAL Excerpt, Marine
an excerpt from the Reef News column of CORAL Magazine, March/April 2019 Recently increasing numbers of color variants of the Scopas Tang (Zebrasoma scopas) have been turning up in the aquarium trade and have generated much curiosity—and elevated prices when they...
by Mike Tuccinardi | Dec 5, 2016 | CORAL - Mike Tuccinardi, Marine
Los Angeles-based wholesaler Quality Marine recently received a uniquely patterned aberrant specimen of Bicolor Angel (Centropyge bicolor), which was collected in Fiji. Although oddly-patterned or aberrant dwarf angelfishes of the genus Centropyge make their way into...
by CORAL Magazine | Jul 24, 2014 | CORAL Excerpt, Marine
Excerpt from CORAL Magazine’s Rarities column, July/August 2014, page 28 Exceptionally beautiful, the Undulate Triggerfish (Balistapus undulatus), also known as the Orangelined Triggerfish or Orangetailed Triggerfish, is regarded by many as one of the most bold...