Oceanic Shark Populations Plummeting

Oceanic Shark Populations Plummeting

Oceanic Whitetip Shark, Carcharhinus longimanus, accompanied by Pilot Fish, Naucrates doktor, Red Sea. Image: Peter Koelbl (Wiki Commons: peter-koelbl.de) Long considered among the apex predators of the world’s seas, oceanic sharks and rays are vanishing at rate...
Mystery Reef Species

Mystery Reef Species

Can you ID the cultivar of this mystery coral? Hint: It’s obviously a SPS stony coral. Guessing the genus is going to be the easy part. Many corals in this large family are never identified to the species level in the aquarium trade, and yet they can sometimes...
Mystery Reef Species

Mystery Reef Species

Can you identify these symbiotic partners? Credit: Gary Bell/Oceanwide Images. Hint: This pair was photographed in the wild off Bali, Indonesia. Both fish and invertebrate are often available to reefkeepers in the aquarium trade. Answer at bottom of page. Read all...