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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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; […]

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 […]

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 […]

The Bluefin Angelfish (Centropyge multispinis) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as Bluefin Dwarf, Dusky Angelfish, Dusky Cherub, Black Angelfish, Brown Pygmy Angelfish, Many Spined Angelfish, and Multispined Angelfish is found in the northern and western Indian Ocean. Its range extends from the eastern coast of Africa, including the Red Sea, and across the Indian […]

The Bella Goby (Valencienna bella) also known as the Valenciennea Goby, Elegant Shrimp Goby, Blueband Goby, or Bella Sand Sifting Goby is an attractive sleeper goby species that is found in the Western Pacific from Okinawa, Japan to the Philippine islands. The Bella Goby, locally referred to as the Sleeper Goby, is a shy, reclusive […]

The Black Tang (Zebrasoma rostratum) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Black Longnose Tang, Longnose Surgeonfish, Longnose Tang, and Longnose Sailfin Tang is an uncommon species found in the western central Pacific Ocean. In the Eastern Pacific, the Black Tang is found in the Line, Marquesas, Society, Tuamoto, and Pitcairn Island groups and […]

The Orangeshoulder Tang (Acanthurus olivaceus) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as Orange Epaulette Surgeonfish, Orangespot Surgeonfish, Orangeband Surgeonfish, Olive Tang, Yellow Orange Tang, and Orangeshoulder Surgeonfish is found throughout tropical Indo-West Pacific waters. The Orangeshoulder Tang ranges from Christmas Island and the Cocos Keeling Islands to southern Japan; Western, North, and Eastern Australia, Indonesia, […]

The Two Spot Bristletooth Tang (Ctenochaetu binotatus) is widespread throughout the Indo-Pacific from the eastern African coast in the Indian Ocean between Kenya and Spdwama Bay in South Africa, all the way to the Andaman Sea.  In the Pacific it has been seen as far east as the Tuamotu Islands and Mangareva, and between southern […]

Convict Tang (Acanthurus triostegus) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Convict Surgeonfish or Manini is widespread throughout the Indo-Pacific (except fror areas around the Arabian Peninsula), the Eastern Pacific in the lower Gulf of California down to Panama, (including the Revillagigedo Islands, Clipperton Island, Cocos Island, and the Galápagos Islands), Hawaii, the Mediterranean […]

Black Cap Basslet (Gramma melacara) is a deep water species found in the tropical western Atlantic Ocean and range from the West Indies to the Bahamas. Black Cap Basslets are a peaceful, solitary species that inhabit the outer vertical reef slopes and drop offs at depths from 35 to 600 feet. Although they are occasionally […]

The Blue Damselfish (Chrysiptera cyanea) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Blue Devil Damselfish, Orangetail Damselfish, Orangetail Blue Damselfish, Red tail Australian Damsel, Blue Demoiselle, Sky Blue Damsel, Sapphire Devil, Devilfish, Hedleys Damselfish, Cornflower Serteant Major, and Blue Devil. Blue Damselfish are common throughout Indo West Pacific waters along the eastern edge of […]

Koran Angelfish (Pomacanthus semicirculatus) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Semicircled Angelfish, Blue Angelfish, Zebra Angelfish or Halfcircled Angelfish, is found in the Indo West Pacific Ocean around Timor, Bourou, Waigeo, Indonesia, and Port Praslin, New Ireland Island, and Bismarck Archipelago in Papua New Guinea. From the eastern coast of Africa, its range […]