Fish > Anglerfishes
The Gulf of Mexico Anglerfish (Lasiognathus dinema) is an extraordinary bathypelagic species discovered in 2011 during post-Deepwater Horizon natural resource assessment surveys in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Belonging to the family Thaumatichthyidae—the...
Fish > Frogfishes
The Striated Frogfish (Antennarius striatus), often celebrated by divers as the ‘hairy frogfish,’ is an astonishing master of camouflage inhabiting shallow coastal waters across the world’s tropical and subtropical seas. Belonging to the anglerfish...
Fish > Catfishes
Fuller’s Corydoras (Corydoras fulleri) is a distinctive long-snouted armored catfish native to the tranquil, forest-shaded streams of the upper Peruvian Amazon. Described scientifically in 2021 and named in honor of prominent catfish researcher and breeder Ian...
Fish > Sharks & Rays
The Naru Eagle Ray (Aetobatus narutobiei) is a large, graceful pelagic ray native to the coastal waters and semi-enclosed bays of the Northwest Pacific. Officially recognized and described as a distinct species in 2013, it had long been conflated with the whitespotted...
Fish > Cichlids
The Red-spotted Green Discus (Symphysodon tarzoo) is universally revered as one of the most magnificent freshwater cichlids on Earth. Celebrated among naturalists and aquarists as the ‘King of the Aquarium,’ this laterally compressed, disc-shaped fish is...
Fish > Catfishes
The Vulcan Corydoras (Corydoras hephaestus) is a dramatically patterned callichthyid armored catfish native to the clearwater headwater streams of the Serra do Cachimbo in the Rio Xingu basin of Brazil. Named after Hephaestus, the Greek god of blacksmiths and volcanic...
Fish > Dragonets
The Red Scooter Dragonet (Synchiropus tudorjonesi) is a captivating, cryptic benthic fish inhabiting deep coral rubble slopes across the Indonesian Coral Triangle. Described scientifically in 2012 from specimens discovered in West Papua’s remote Cenderawasih...
Fish > Wrasses
Alfian’s Flasher Wrasse (Paracheilinus alfiani) is an electrifying dwarf wrasse endemic to the sheltered, current-swept reefs of the Alor archipelago in eastern Indonesia. Described in 2016, this vibrant fish represents one of the most visually stunning members...
Fish > Wrasses
The Rose-veiled Fairy Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus finifenmaa) is an exquisite rainbow-hued reef fish native to the deep mesophotic coral terraces of the Maldives. Described scientifically in 2022 by a collaborative team of international and local Maldivian scientists, the...
Fish > Wrasses
The Vibranium Fairy Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus wakanda) is an extraordinarily radiant mesophotic marine fish discovered in the deep, twilight coral ecosystems off the coast of Zanzibar, Tanzania. Formally described by ichthyologists in 2019, this spellbinding labrid species...
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