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The Brachiosaurus Blenny (Omobranchus anolius) is a small and peculiar fish very rarely seen in the trade. As its name implies, its looks a bit like a dinosaur–specifically a Brachiosaurus. The similarity here comes from the large fleshy crest on the head of male O. anolius.
Brachiosaurus skull : wikimedia commons
The sexually dimorphic Omobranchus anolius (female [...]
This weekend our friend Koji Wada reopened his freshly renovated Blue Harbor fish store to the public. The Osaka, Japan based store is known throughout the world for its rare fishes, and this reopening did not disappoint. As much as we would have loved to traverse that 9,000 mile gap, I had to leave it [...]
When it comes to rare fish, Amphiprion mccullochi is a great example of sustainability within the trade. The fish shown in this video are actually first generation captive raised specimens from Ryan’s Reef in Australia. They were then grown out and paired up by Kevin Kohen and the LiveAquaria crew. Today they spawn like clockwork, [...]
The Prognathodes genus is a remarkable group of fish. They are generally reef safe, have striking proportions, handle treatments well (e.g. copper), and have extremely curious personalities. Of them all, the deepwater French Butterflyfish (Prognathodes guyanensis) is arguably the most coveted in the aquarium trade. As I outlined in the P. guyanensis x P. aya hybrid [...]
For rare fish enthusiasts, LiveAquaria is pure fantasy. These are just a few of the fish currently at the facility, most of which are available on Diver’s Den or will soon be made available.
First up we have a video, showing off a few of the “Diver’s Den holding tanks”… keep an eye out for this [...]
Dr. John E. Randall has described roughly 600 new species of marine fish–making him the father of reef-fish ichthyology. Thankfully his numerous papers can be found through searches like Google Scholar (and hopefully soon DeepDyve). If it’s eye candy that you’re after the Bishop Museum has an impressive gallery of nearly all of Jack’s fish! [...]
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