by Matt Pedersen | Jan 20, 2023 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
Coradion calendula is a newly described species of butterflyfish from the northern coasts of Australia. Image credit: Kristin Anderson, via Matsunuma et al., CC BY 4.0. Despite centuries of exploration and study, the waters of Australia continue to reveal secrets,...
by CORAL Magazine | Feb 12, 2022 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
The holotype of Coris flava, immediately after collection. 224.8 mm in length, or approximately 9 inches. Collected at 250 meters depth, southwestern Indian Ocean, La Réunion, Baie de Saint-Paul. This is initial-phase coloration. Image credit: Patrick Durville, CC BY...
by Matt Pedersen | Jul 1, 2021 | Marine
What was once considered a color morph is now recognized as a new species of Western Atlantic damselfish: Meet Chromis vanbebberae, the Whitetail Reeffish. Juvenile coloration, St. Paul’s Rocks, Brazil. Image credit Ross Robertson, CC BY 4.0 “The discovery...
by Matt Pedersen | Jan 23, 2021 | Marine
The anesthetized holotype of Eviota angustifascia, a 10.6 mm male from Tavunasici, in the Lau Islands group of Fiji. Image credit: Mark V. Erdmann With the new description of Eviota angustifascia, the official tally of newly described Eviota dwarfgobies comes to 123...
by CORAL Magazine | Apr 3, 2020 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
Researchers Mykle L. Hoban and Jeffrey T. Williams have described the newest Cirripectes blenny species, C. matatakaro, in an open-access article published in the journal PeerJ. This new species is considered a sister species to one which aquarists may be more...
