by Matt Pedersen | Aug 31, 2017 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater, Marine
The family Gobidae arguably got a big update in the past month, with a deluge of diminutive new goby species for fans of nano fishes. Ten new species of freshwater and marine gobies, all hailing from the tropical Western Pacific region, were recently described...
by Matt Pedersen | Aug 23, 2017 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
If you pay close attention to CORAL Magazine, you may have noticed the photographer credits located in the lower inner margins of most pages. And if you were paying really close attention to the photographers credited, you may have caught the mention of Christopher...
by Matt Pedersen | Aug 17, 2017 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
Every issue, some of the best coral collectors and vendors around the globe gather up their most outstanding coral specimens and submit them for inclusion in CORAL Magazine. We are always faced with a dizzying array of choices, and for each coral honored with a...
by Matt Pedersen | Jul 6, 2017 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, CORAL Excerpt, Marine
An expanded online edition of CORAL Magazine’s Rarities column, July/August 2017 by Matt Pedersen Biota Marine Life Nursery first made headlines with a story that left many experienced aquaculturists incredulous: the unheard-of production of tank-raised Bumphead...
by Matt Pedersen | Jun 8, 2017 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
Our bimonthly ritual of taking a coral census from leading livestock suppliers has once again produced an overwhelming number of candidates, each vying for a spot in our printed edition of CORAL Visions. For each coral photo immortalized in the pages of the magazine,...
by Matt Pedersen | May 25, 2017 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
Scientists Giacomo Bernardi, Gary C. Longo, and T.E. Angela L. Quiros have recently described a new species of Damselfish, Altrichthys alelia, from Busuanga Island, Philippines. Arguably, this is interesting simply for being a new damselfish species, but the...
