Flame angelfish (Centropyge loriculus) with vibrant orange flames

Centropyge loricula commonly known as the flame angelfish, flaming angelfish, and Japanese pygmy angelfish. It is one of the popular dwarf angelfish with bold orange color and four to five vertical black stripes on the body. Dorsal and anal fins are blue-tipped. Found at a depth of 15 – 60 m in tropical water of the Pacific Ocean. This fish can grow to a length of 4 to 5 inches.

Flame…

Meiacanthus solomon, A New Blenny from the Solomon Islands

Meiacanthus solomon is the newest blenny collected from a depth of 60-65 m about 1 inch in length. With the new addition, the total of Meiacanthus is now 29. The new blenny is pearl white with black strips in the middle and upper half of the body. The third black strip goes halfway on the upper fin and yellow-greenish on the top of the fin.

Meiacanthus solomon, (A) 27.8 mm SL, male, Bayldon…

Scopas Tang (Zebrasoma scopas)

Scopas Tang (Zebrasoma scopas) also commonly known as the brown tang. Very popular in the marine aquarium trade. Found on almost all of the coral rich reefs but native to the Indo-Pacific region, is an undemanding tang in a home aquarium. Usually found at a depth of up to 60 m from the genus Zebrasoma similar to the yellow and purple tang. This tang is bit yellow in front and dark brown in back…

Luzonichthys kiomeamea, A New Anthias From Chile

Luzonichthys kiomeamea is the newest Anthias from the mesophotic reefs of Rapa Nui. This fish is currently known only from Rapa Nui (Easter Island). Collected at a depth of 83 m in a rocky patch reef surrounded by a large sandy area. It was caught by hand using hand nets and transported alive to the surface in a perforated-plastic collecting jar for analysis. Now 83 m depth is twice the depth of…

Eviota dalyi, A New Dwarfgoby from the Amirante Islands

Eviota dalyi is the newest species of dwarfgoby in the Eviota genus from the Amirante Islands, Seychelles, in the western Indian Ocean. We earlier had Eviota gunawanae from the West Papua in Indonesia and with the E. dalyi the total species in the genus reaches 117 in total. The new species is amazing in colors, the head is marked with a red and white pattern and the body has orange and yellow…

Yellowtail Damselfish (Chrysiptera parasema)

Here is another beautiful Chrysiptera, we call this Yellowtail Damselfish from the Indo-Pacific region. This fish is reef-associated and is a semi-aggressive and easy to keep fish. The Body is blue and just the tail is yellow with two black strips across the mouth to eye. Spotted at a depth range up to 20 m and can grow out to be 2.8 inches. This fish is very popular in the hobby and often times…

Azure Damselfish (Chrysiptera hemicyanea)

Chrysiptera hemicyanea commonly known as the Azure Damselfish. It is a semi-aggressive fish from the Indo-Pacific region. From the depth range of 5 to 40 m and grow to a size of 2.7 inches. Reef-associated and has a very striking personality with colors of bright blue and yellow. Very popular among both beginners and advance hobbyists. This fish is hardy and can tolerate substandard water…