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 | Oct 2, 2018 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
Don’t be alarmed by feelings of déjà vu. Just last week we shared the story of the newly-described Tosanoides aphrodite in the Atlantic Ocean, and on the heels of that revelation comes the species description of a fifth member of the deepwater anthias genus...
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...
