08 May 2026
Lyretail Anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Scalefin Anthias, Squamipinnis Anthias, Sea Goldie, and Orange Fairy Basslet is found throughout Indo-Pacific waters, from the Red Sea to the East Coast of Africa all the way to the outer islands of Polynesia in the Central Pacific. Lyretail Anthias are generally found […]
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07 May 2026
The Dispar Anthias (Pseudanthias dispar) known to tropical fish keeping enthiusiasts as the Redfin Anthias, Lyretail Anthias, Peach Anthias, Nemanthias Lyretail, or Madder Seaperch, is widely distributed throughout the tropical Indo Pacific. Its range extends from the Red Sea and Christmas Island in the east Indian Ocean to the Line Islands, north to the Yaeyama […]
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07 May 2026
The Bartlett’s Anthias (Pseudanthias bartlettorum) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Bartlett’s Fairy Bass is found in the western Pacific Ocean and ranges from Palau, Kosrae in the Caroline Islands, Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands, Nauru and Tabuaeran in Kiribati and Tonga. The Bartlett’s Anthias is normally encountered in areas with strong currents […]
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03 May 2026
The Blotched Anthias (Odontanthias borbonius) known to tropical fish keeping enthsiasts as the Borbonius Lyretail Anthias, Borbonius Anthias, or Blotchy Anthias is a rare deep water species that is native to the Western Indian Ocean; specificially around the Mauritius and Réunion islands. Blothched Anthias are are often found in loose groups or schools in the […]
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04 January 2026
The Striped Blenny(Meiacanthus grammistes) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Striped Fang Blenny, Line-spot Harptail Blenny, Gammistes Blenny, or Striped Poison Fang Blenny is found in the Western Pacific Ocean and ranges from Australia’s Great Barrier Reef and the Coral Sea to the Ryukyu Islands. The Striped Blenny is a solitary combtooth blenny […]
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25 December 2025
The Kenya Tree coral (Capnella) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Capnella coral, Cauliflower coral, Colt coral, Taro Tree Coral, Tree Coral, Broccoli Soft Coral, Brown Cauliflower Coral, Soft Tree Coral, African Tree Coral and Nepthea coral is found throughout the Indo Pacific with a range that extends from the coast of Africa […]
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01 December 2025
The Panda Goby (Paragobiodon lacunicolus) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Blackfin Coral Goby, Panda Clown Goby, Blackfin Goby, Panda Coral Goby, and Nano Goby is native to the islands of the Indo Australian Archipelago in the Western Pacific Ocean and ranges from the Seychelles and Chagos Islands to the Line and Tuamoto […]
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30 November 2025
The Black Clown Goby (Gobiodon atricirratus) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Azure Goby or Black Goby, is native to the Western Pacific Ocean, with a wide distribution throughout the coral rich waters of Indonesia, the Philippines, and Melanesia. Like all members of the Gobiodon genus, the Black Clown Goby is a cryptic, coral […]
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07 November 2025
The Court Jester Goby (Koumansetta rainfordi) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as Rainford’s Goby or Old Glory Goby is found in the Western Pacific . Koumansetta rainfordi‘s range extends from the southern Great Barrier Reef in Australia to Tonga; north to Taiwan and the Philippines, and throughout Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, the Marshall Islands, […]
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06 November 2025
The Hillstream Loach (Beaufortia kweichowensis) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Butterfly Algae Eater, Butterfly Hillstream Loach, Hong-Kong Pleco, Butterfly loach, Butterfly Pleco, Chinese Butterfly Loach, Chinese Hillstream Loach and Chinese Sucker is found in the fast flowing inland rivers and streams of China, Southeast Asia, and India. Known from the Xi River […]
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11 October 2025
The Hi Fin Red Banded Goby (Stonogobiops nematodes) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Striped Goby, Blackray Shrimp Goby, Yellow Nose Goby, Filament-finned prawn-goby, Antenna Goby, High-fin Goby, Red-banded Goby, and Barber-pole Goby is native to the western Pacific and Indian Ocean from the Seychelles to the Philippines, and Bali. The Hi Fin […]
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09 October 2025
The Reticulated Hillstream Loach (Sewellia lineolata) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Spotted Sucker, Tiger Hillstream Loach, Gold Ring Butterfly Sucker, Butterfly Hillstream Loach, or Spotted Loach is found among the shallow riffles, river rapids, and the slower moving stream pools in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. The Reticulated Hillstream Loach is a hardy, […]
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15 September 2025
The Lawnmower Blenny (Salarias fasciatus) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Algae Blenny, Sailfin Blenny, Sailfin Algae Blenny, Rock Blenny, or Jewelled Rockskipper is native to Indo Pacific waters, including the Red Sea, the western Pacific Ocean, and the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. Ranging from East Africa and the Red Sea, to […]
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14 September 2025
The Midas Blenny (Ecsenius midas) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as Midas Goby, Midas Cleaner Blenny, Yellow Blenny, Golden Midas Blenny, Lyretail Blenny, Persian Blenny or Yellowtail Blenny is is primarily found in the Indo-Pacific region from the Gulf of Aqaba and southeast coast of Africa, to the Marquesan Islands. Its range includes the […]
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12 September 2025
The Tail Spot Blenny (Ecsenius stigmatura) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Tail-spot Combtooth-blenny, Stigma Blenny, or Tailspot Coralblenny is found in the Red Sea and Western Pacific Ocean and is native to the coastal waters of the Philippines and Indonesia. The Tail Spot Blenny is a peaceful herbivore that inhabit the rocky […]
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09 September 2025
The Bundoon Blenny (Meiacanthus bundoon) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Meiacanthus Bundoon is native to South Pacific waters around Tonga and Fiji. The Bundoon Blenny is a venomous yet peaceful species that is generally found swimming just above the bottom among the rocks and branching corals in the shallow rocky reefs and […]
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07 September 2025
The Bicolor Blenny (Ecsenius bicolor) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Two-colored Blenny or Flame-Tail Blenny is found throughout Indo Pacific waters around Fiji, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, and Indonesia. Its range extends from the Maldives to the Phoenix Islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, and south to the southern Great Barrier Reef; […]
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14 August 2025
The Scooter Blenny (Synchiropus ocellatus) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Ocellated Dragonet, Scooter dragonet, Red scooter dragonet, Red scooter blenny, Starry dragonet, or Stellate dragonet is found in the southwest Pacific Ocean from southern Japan to the Marquesan Islands. The Scooter Blenny, actually a dragonet (not part of the blenny family) is […]
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12 August 2025
The Bladefin Basslet (Jeboehlkia gladifer) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Longspine Sea Bass is a super rare deep water species found in the western Atlantic from South Carolina to the southern Caribbean. Frequently collected by submersibles from deep water reefs like those in Curaçao, Puerto Rico; the Bladefin Basslet is a shy, […]
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11 August 2025
The Ruby Red Dragonet (Synchiropus sycorax) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Ruby Dragonet, Moyer’s Dragonet, and Red Wine Scooter Dragonet is only found around Jolo Island within the Sulu Peninsula in the Philippines. The Ruby Red Dragonet is a deep water dragonet that is found alone, in pairs, and occasionally in small […]
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