by CORAL Magazine | Mar 7, 2025 | Marine
Coral restoration non-profit Ocean Gardener has announced two expeditions for 2025 and is inviting the diving public to join them on the journey. via Ocean Gardner Have you ever dreamed of seeing your favorite corals in their habitat? If you’re passionate about corals...
by Vincent Chalias | Apr 12, 2024 | CORAL - Vincent Chalias, Marine
A festival of table acropora on this classic Indonesian reef, subjected to high flow! Acropora sukarnoi, is a classic Indo coral, we can admire it in many of the high current reefs around Indonesia. Its name is dedicated to the first Indonesian president and actor of...
by Vincent Chalias | Aug 22, 2023 | CORAL - Vincent Chalias, Marine, News & Notes
The Banggai Cardinal, Pterapogon kauderni is an iconic and rare fish, but is it still threatened? A new proposed draft rule to prevent the US import and export of the Banggai Cardinal (Pterapogon kauderni) under the Endangered Species Act, would do vastly more harm...
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 Vincent Chalias | Jun 29, 2023 | CORAL - Vincent Chalias, Marine
A ‘Starry Night’ Powder Blue Tang, the hybrid of Acanthurus leucosternon with Acanthurus nigricans. South East Bali, 5 m deep. The Powder Blue Tang (Acanthurus leucosternon) is a very common and charismatic fish in the aquarium trade, but also in all the...
