Guarani Corydoras

Fish > Catfishes

The Guarani Corydoras (Corydoras diphyes) is a charming, peaceful callichthyid armored catfish native to the freshwater river networks of Paraguay and southern Brazil. Described scientifically in 2003, this small bottom-dwelling fish is named after the Indigenous...

Blue Flasher Wrasse

Fish > Wrasses

The Blue Flasher Wrasse (Paracheilinus cyaneus) is a jewel-like reef fish endemic to the rich marine ecosystems of the Indonesian Coral Triangle. Renowned for its explosive courtship rituals, the male of this small labrid species can instantaneously transform its...

Magma Fairy Wrasse

Fish > Wrasses

The Magma Fairy Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus shutmani) is a breathtaking mesophotic marine fish discovered around the remote submarine volcanic slopes of Didicas Volcano in the northern Philippines. Described scientifically in 2017, this dazzling species earned its common and...

Six-lined Soapfish

Fish > Groupers & Soapfishes

The Six-lined Soapfish (Grammistes sexlineatus) is an intriguing, secretive reef predator native to the warm tropical and subtropical waters of the Indo-Pacific. Featuring an elongated, dark chocolate-brown to jet-black body accented by crisp horizontal golden-yellow...

Harlequin Filefish

Fish > Filefishes

The Harlequin Filefish (Oxymonacanthus longirostris), also known as the beaked leathery or orange-spotted filefish, is a jewel-like marine species gracing the pristine coral reefs of the tropical Indo-Pacific. Celebrated for its elongated, tubular snout and radiant...

Australian Ghost Shark

Fish > Chimaeras & Ghost Sharks

The Australian Ghost Shark (Callorhinchus milii), known widely in New Zealand as the elephant fish or plownose chimaera, is an ancient cartilaginous fish belonging to the subclass Holocephali. Diverging from the true shark and ray lineage over 400 million years ago...

Dana Viperfish

Fish > Viperfishes

The Dana Viperfish (Chauliodus danae) is a fearsome, iconic deep-sea predator prowling the twilight mesopelagic realm between 1,600 and 6,500 feet (500–2,000 m) beneath the ocean surface. Belonging to the stomiid family Stomiidae, this specialized creature is famous...

Highfin Lizardfish

Fish > Lizardfishes

The Highfin Lizardfish (Bathysaurus mollis) is a formidable, prehistoric-looking apex predator prowling the sunless depths of the abyssal ocean floor. Inhabiting bathypelagic and abyssal plains down to nearly 16,000 feet (4,900 meters) beneath the surface, this...

Blob Sculpin

Fish > Sculpins

The Blob Sculpin (Psychrolutes phrictus) is a monumental deep-sea scorpaeniform fish inhabiting the dark, frigid continental slopes of the North Pacific Ocean. Closely related to the famous Australian blobfish, the blob sculpin is substantially larger, reaching...

Clown Killifish

Fish > Killifishes

The Clown Killifish (Epiplatys annulatus), also known as the banded panchax or rocket killifish, is a miniature, brightly colored surface-dwelling cyprinodontiform fish native to the lowland rainforest freshwater pools and swamps of coastal West Africa. Renowned for...