by CORAL Magazine | May 11, 2018 | Marine
Meet the Blue Throat Fairy Wrasse May 11, 2018 BREAKING NEWS: This just in: The new, gorgeous, and aptly-named Blue Throat Wrasse, Cirrhilabrus cyanogularis, has just been introduced by authors Yi-Kai Tea, Benjamin W. Frable, and Anthony C. Gill. This new species is...
by CORAL Magazine | Oct 30, 2017 | Marine
Taxonomists and ichthyologists deserve some recognition for the recently brisk pace by which new species descriptions are being published. Here’s a quick look at some of the latest introductions to the ever-growing list of coral reef fish species. Roa rumsfeldi...
by Matt Pedersen | Aug 31, 2017 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater, Marine
The family Gobidae arguably got a big update in the past month, with a deluge of diminutive new goby species for fans of nano fishes. Ten new species of freshwater and marine gobies, all hailing from the tropical Western Pacific region, were recently described...
by CORAL Magazine | Dec 7, 2016 | Marine
We can thank the ongoing diving and collection of Curaçao’s Curasub for expanding the genus Lipogramma by two species today. Authors Carole C. Baldwin, D. Ross Robertson, Ai Nonaka, and Luke Tornabene published their findings in the article Two new deep-reef...
by Matt Pedersen | Oct 3, 2016 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
News breaks today that the vibrantly colored dragonet, which made its trade debut just a few years ago (early 2013) under the trade name “Ruby Red Dragonet,” now has a formalized scientific name. Shortened to simply “Ruby Dragonet” (on the...
