The Orbic Batfish (Platax orbicularis) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Cooper Batfish, Circular Batfish, Orbiculate Batfish, Round Batfish, Leaf Baffish or Narrow-banded Batfish are native to the Indo-Pacific. Orbic Batfish range in eastern Africa from South Africa, Madagascar, the Mascarenes and Seychelles, north into the Red Sea; east through the Persian Gulf […]

Humpback Batfish (Platax batavianus) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as Batavian Batfish, Marble Batfish, Zebra Batfish, Hump-headed Batfish, or Moonfish is found found throughout the Indo Pacific from the Red Sea to the Western Pacific Ocean. The Humpback Batfish‘s range is from eastern Africa, Madagascar, Seychelles, the Maldives, Sri Lanka, Indian, the Andaman Sea, […]

The Flametail Blenny (Enchelyurus flavipes) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Yellowtail Black Blenny, Orange Stripe Blenny, Orange Fin Blenny. Yellowfin Blenny, or Goldtail Combtooth Blenny is native to the Western Pacific and ranges from the South China Sea through Indonesia and the Philippines, eastward to Fiji and Papua New Guinea. Adult Flametail […]

The Canary Blenny (Meiacanthus oualanensis) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Oualan Forktail Blenny or Canary Fang Blenny is native to the coral reefs of the Indo-Pacific and is found along the islands of Fiji, Tahiti, and the Great Barrier Reef. Adult Canary Blennies are a solitary species that are normally encountered in […]

The Starry Blenny (Salarias ramosus) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Snowflake Blenny, Stellate Blenny, Rock Blenny, Coral Blenny, Reef Blenny or Starry Lawnmower Blenny is native to Western Central Pacific reefs and ranges from the Philippines southward to northwestern Australia. The Starry Blenny is found in the shallow protected inshore reefs, estuaries, […]

Lined Blenny (Ecsenius lineatus) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as Linear Blenny, Dot-Dash Blenny, Lined Combtooth Blenny, Lined Coiral Blenny, and Blennie Bigoula is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific. It is found from the eastern coast of Africa to the Philippines with a range that extends from Yemen to northwest […]

The Redlip Blenny (Ophioblennius atlanticus) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Horse Face Blenny, Horesface Blenny, Atlantic Redlip Blenny, or Red-lipped Blenny is native to the tropical waters of the central Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean. Its range extends to the eastern Atlantic from Senegal to Angola, and the offshore islands. In the northeastern […]

The Okinawa Chromis (Chromis okamurai) is one of the rarest Chromis species known to high end tropical fish keeping enthusiasts and the aquarium trade. The Okinawa Chromis is only found in the Northwest Pacific Ocean where it is rarely collected from the Okinawa Trough in the East China Sea which sits directly behind Japan’s Ryukyu […]

Carberryi Anthias (Nemanthias carberryi) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Threadfin Anthias are native to the western Indian Ocean and range from the Maldives to Malindi, Kenya along the coast of East Africa. Carberryi Anthias are usually encountered hovering just off the outer coral reef slopes of their range in the strong nutrient […]

Resplendent Anthias (Pseudanthias pulcherrimus) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Tierra Anthias, Elegant Anthias or Resplendent Goldie is native to the western Indian Ocean and have been documented in the Maldivian archipelagos, Chagos Archipelago, the Seychelles and the coastal reefs bordering the Andaman Sea. Resplendent Anthias are typically found in close knit social […]

Ventralis Anthias (Pseudanthias ventralis) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as Longfin Anthias, Longfin Basslet, Hawaiian Ventralis, Hawaiian Longfin Anthias, and Marshall Islands Ventralis are found in the Western and Southern Pacific Oceans. Their range extends from Southern Japan and the Mariana Islands in the northwestern Pacific, to the Marshall Islands and Micronesia in the […]

Ignitus Anthias (Pseudanthias ignitus) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Flame Anthias, Flame Basslet, Flame Fairy Basslet, Flame Fairy Anthias, and Indian Flame Anthias are found in the eastern Indian and far western edge of the Pacific Ocean. The range of the Flame Anthias extends into the Maldives, the Andaman Islands, the Similan […]

Squarespot Anthias (Pseudanthias pleurotaenia) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Pink Square Anthias, Mirror Basslet or Squarespot Fairy Basslet is found throughout Indonesia, Micronesia and Samoa. Its range in the Pacific Ocean extends from Indonesia to Samoa, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to New Caledonia and the Rowley Shoals in the eastern Indian […]

Purple Queen Anthias (Pseudanthias tuka) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as Queen Purple Anthias, Amethyst Anthias, or Sailfin Anthias are Native to the Indian and Western Pacific Oceans. Its range extends from Mauritius, Maldives in the Indian Ocean; to the Philippines, Indonesia, Palau, Solomon Islands, Fiji, and Society Islands in the Western and Central […]

The Sunburst Anthias (Serranocirrhitus latus) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Fathead Sunburst Anthias and Square Block Anthias are native to the Western Pacific Ocean. Its range is quite broad, stretching from the islands of southern Japan down to the northern coast of Australia It extends as far north as Taiwan and the […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]