by CORAL Magazine | Jun 25, 2021 | Marine
A Snowflake Moray Eel, Echinda nebulosa, named Kani leaves the water to grab a piece of squid in a University of California, Santa Cruz, laboratory. Image: Rita S. Metha/UC Santa Cruz, 2021. The latest unlikely internet video sensation is a Snowflake Moray Eel that...
by CORAL Magazine | Jun 25, 2021 | Marine, News & Notes
The Great Barrier Reef, which UNESCO suggests should be added to the List of World Heritage sites classified as being “In Danger”. Image: Tanya Puntti/Shutterstock With UNESCO proposing to put an “ENDANGERED” label on the entire Great Barrier...
by CORAL Magazine | Jun 23, 2021 | Marine, News & Notes
Yellow Tangs (Zebrasoma flavescens) graze on a reef in Hawaii; they are one of just eight species that fishermen are requesting be permitted for aquarium harvest in the West Hawaii marine aquarium fishery. Image credit: Erin Donaldson/Shutterstock via Hawaii Tropical...
by CORAL Magazine | Jun 23, 2021 | Freshwater, Marine, News & Notes
MN-based Bulk Reef Supply has announced the acquisition of CA-based Marine Depot Once a dominant force in online retailing to saltwater aquarists, Marine Depot has agreed to be purchased by Bulk Reef Supply, based in Golden Valley, Minnesota, a western suburb of...
by Matt Pedersen | Jun 18, 2021 | Marine
Elongated corallites are equally matched by long polyp tentacles. Image credit: Vincent Chalias/Bali Aquarium It features a very spiky appearance given the elongated corallites of this species.It is a coral rarely (if ever) seen in the marine aquarium trade.A...
by Matt Pedersen | Jun 18, 2021 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
Here’s a look at the coral in its full glory, an image published in the current July/August 2021 issue of CORAL Magazine.. This is Galaxea longisepta, now being maricultured in Indonesia for the aquarium trade. Note that many of the polyps are retracted in this...