Fish > Danionidae & Miniature Teleosts
The Cerebrum Danionella (Danionella cerebrum) is an extraordinary miniature teleost fish discovered in the turbid freshwater streams of Myanmar. Measuring barely half an inch long, this nearly transparent vertebrate lacks a skull roof, exposing its live brain to...
Fish > Syngnathidae & Seahorses
The Japanese Pygmy Seahorse (Hippocampus japapigu), affectionately dubbed ‘Japan Pig’ by local divers for its adorable snout resembling a miniature piglet, is one of the world’s tiniest and most charming syngnathids. Measuring barely over half an...
Fish > Syngnathiformes & Seadragons
The Ruby Seadragon (Phyllopteryx dewysea) represents one of the most remarkable ichthyological discoveries of the twenty-first century. First formally described in 2015 from museum specimens and subsequently observed alive in the wild in 2016 via remotely operated...
Fish > Sawsharks & Pristiophoriformes
The Longnose Sawshark (Pristiophorus cirratus) is a distinctive, bottom-dwelling elasmobranch native to the temperate continental shelf waters of southern Australia. Readily distinguished from the unrelated sawfishes by its lateral gill slits, slender body, and...
Fish > Gobiiformes & Mudskippers
The Giant Mudskipper (Periophthalmodon schlosseri) is the largest and most ecologically dominant member of the oxudercine goby family, renowned for spending the vast majority of its adult life active out of water. Inhabiting the intertidal mangrove mudflats and...
