by CORAL Magazine | Mar 8, 2022 | Marine, News & Notes
This new-to-science Rose-Veiled Fairy Wrasse is the first Maldivian fish to ever be described by a local researcher, Ahmed Najeeb. The Maldives is a sprawling archipelago of 26 atolls in the Indian Ocean. Image: © Yi-Kai Tea. via California Academy of Sciences SAN...
by CORAL Magazine | Jul 11, 2019 | Marine
via the California Academy of Sciences Wakanda forever! Scientific divers describe new purple species of “twilight zone” fish from Africa Named for Black Panther’s mythical nation of Wakanda, a dazzling new “Vibranium” Fairy Wrasse enchants with purple scales and a...
by Matt Pedersen | Sep 25, 2018 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
Moment of discovery: Imagine being so transfixed when spotting an amazing new fish species that you fail to notice the massive Sixgill Shark swimming overhead, even as a dive partner repeatedly tries to bring your attention to it! Watch it happen, now! The bold...
by Matt Pedersen | Jun 21, 2018 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
The genus Plectranthias contains right around 50 examples of small, bottom-dwelling Anthiines. On the whole, they are seldom encountered by aquarists, and for that matter, most live at depths which preclude frequent collection for the marine aquarium trade. The...
by CORAL Magazine | Jun 20, 2018 | Marine, News & Notes
via California Academy of Sciences Scientific divers and biologists at the California Academy of Sciences engineer a portable chamber to study new species from 200 – 500 feet deep SAN FRANCISCO (June 4, 2018) – Strange and beautiful fishes from the ocean’s deep and...