Guarani Pumpkin Toadlet

Amphibians > Frogs & Toads

The Guarani Pumpkin Toadlet (Brachycephalus guarani) is a miniature, vividly colored amphibian endemic to the cloud-draped mountain peaks of Brazil’s Atlantic Forest. Described scientifically in 2012, this diminutive jewel belongs to an extraordinary...

Naru Eagle Ray

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...

Vulcan Corydoras

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...

Vibranium Fairy Wrasse

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...

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...