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 […]

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The Tiger Nassarius Snail (Babylonia spirata) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Babylonian snail, Leopard nassarius snail, Lion snail, Ivory whelk snail, Spotted Babylon snail, Spiral Babylon, Butterscotch Nassarius, Puramutta chankm, Baigae snail, or Babylonia sp. is widely distributed in Indo-Pacific waters, particularly, from the Western Indian Ocean to Bali, Indonesia.   In India, […]

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The Maculated Ivory Whelk (Babylonia areolata) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Spotted Babylon is distributed throughout Indo-West Pacific and Southwest Atlantic waters. Its range extends from Sri Lanka and the Nicobar Islands through the Gulf of Siam, along the Vietnamese and Chinese coasts to Taiwan where it is found in intertidal areas […]

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The Margarita Snail (Margarites pupillus) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Puppet Margarite or Little Margarite is a marine turban snail species that is found from the Bering Sea to Southern California. Margarita Snails are normally found among rocky shorelines and kelp beds of their range at depths from the low intertidal zone […]

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The West Australia Dragonet (Synchiropus occidentalis) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the West Australian Mandarin Dragonet, or Occidentalis Dragonet is a rare subspecies of Synchiropus picturatus distributed from the Monte Bellos Islands northwards to the Timor Sea. Synchiropus occidentalis‘ limited distribution Southeast of Elphik’s Knob, the northeastern end of Rosemary Island, Dampier Islands […]

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The Picturesque Dragonet (Synchiropus picturatus) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the , Picture Dragonet, Spotted Mandarin, Spotted Mandarinfish, Target Mandarin, Psychedelic Mandarinfish, and Psychedelic Fish is native to the Western Pacific Ocean throughout Philippine, South East Asian, Indonesian, and northwest Australian seas. The Picturesque Dragonet is a shy, secretive species normally encountered alone, […]

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  The Mandarin Goby (Synchiropus splen didus) known by various names to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts such as the Mandarinfish, Mandarin, Mandarin Dragonet, Striped Mandarin Fish, Striped Dragonet, Green Mandarin, and Psychedelic Goby is native to the Western Pacific Ocean including the Coral Triangle, Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, Hong Kong, Micronesia, New Caledonia, Taiwan, Japan, […]

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The Sharknose Goby (Elacatinus evelynae) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Caribbean Cleaner Goby or Caribbean Cleaning Goby is native to Western Atlantic waters from the Bahamas and the Lesser Antilles, to the northern coast of South America, as well as the Antilles and western Caribbean. The Sharknose Goby is a peaceful cleaner […]

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The Neon Goby (Elacatinus oceanops) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Blue Neon Goby is native to the Caribbean, West Central Atlantic, and Gulf coast waters of North America; and range from southern Florida to Texas and southward to Belize. The Neon Goby is found among the coral heads of their range alone, […]

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The Pink-speckled Shrimpgoby (Cryptocentrus leptocephalus) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as Pink and Blue Shrimpgoby, Pink and Blue Spotted Goby, Singapore Shrimp Goby, Leptocephalus Prawn, Pinkspotted Shrimp Goby, Blue Prawn Goby, Pink Spotted Watchman Goby, or Leptocephalus Goby is native to the Western Pacific Ocean. Its range extends from Indonesia to New Caledonia, north […]

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The Y-bar Shrimpgoby (Cryptocentrus fasciatus) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Y-bar Shrimp Goby, Ninebar Prawn-goby, Bluelined Shrimp goby, Blue Fin Watchman Goby or Barred prawn-goby is widespread in the Indo-West-Pacific from East Africa to Melanesia and the Great Barrier Reef. Its range extends throughout the East Indian Ocean, West Indian Ocean, Australia, […]

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The Harlequin Prawn-goby (Cryptocentrus caeruleopunctatus) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Red Sea Shrimpgoby, Blue-speckled Prawn-goby, Blue-spotted Shrimpgoby, or Harlequin Shrimpgoby is found in Indo-Pacific waters from East Africa to the Marianas and north to southern Japan. Relatively recently, it has entered the Mediterranean Sea where large populations have been observed along the […]

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The Catalina Goby (Lythrypnus dalli) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Blue-banded Goby is native to the cold waters off the Eastern Pacific coast of the United States, particularly on the coasts of Catalina Island and Baja Mexico. Its range extends from the islands of California to the coasts of Peru. The Catalina […]

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The Blue-speckled prawn-goby (Cryptocentrus caeruleomaculatus) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Blue-speckled Shrimpgoby, Green shrimpgoby, Green shrimp goby, Bluespotted Shrimpgoby, or Eight-barred Shrimp-gobyGoby is found across the Indo west Pacific from East Africa to the Marianas, north to Southern Japan, and south to the Great Barrier Reef. In the Western Pacific their range […]

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The Spotted Watchman Goby (Cryptocentrus cinctus) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Yellow Prawn Goby, Yellow Watchman Goby, Sulphur Goby, or Banded Prawn Goby is found in the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, the Central West Pacific Ocean, and the Red Sea. Their range extends from the Yaeyama Islands, Japan to Singapore […]

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The Citrinis Clown Goby (Gobiodon citrinus) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Citron Clown Goby, Clown Goby, Citron Goby, Poison Goby, or Yellow Coral Goby is native to the Indian Ocean. In the Indo-West Pacific, their range extends from the Red Sea south to Delagoa Bay, Mozambique on the coast of Africa and […]

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Meyer’s Butterflyfish (Chaetodon meyeri) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as Scrawled Butterflyfish or Maypole Butterflyfish is found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Meyer’s Butterflyfish are found along the eastern coast of Africa from Somalia to Durban, and across the Indian and Pacific Oceans as far east as the Line Islands and Hawaii. Their […]

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Fourspot Butterflyfish (Chaetodon quadrimaculatus), known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as Fourspotted Butterflyfish or Four-spot Butterfly is found in Australia, Indonesia, and the East and Central/West Pacific Oceans. Their range extends from the Ryukyus, Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands and Taiwan, to the Hawaiian, Marquesan, and Pitcairn islands; south to the Samoan and Austral Islands; and in […]

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Speckled Butterflyfish (Chaetodon citrinellus) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as Citron Butterflyfish or Lemon Butterflyfish are found throughout the Indo Pacific.   Its range extends from the Red Sea, East Africa to the Hawaiian, Marquesan and Tuamotu islands; north to southern Japan and the Ogasawara Islands; and south to New South Wales (Australia) and Lord […]

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The Black Back Butterflyfish (Chaetodon melannotus) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Black-backed Butterflyfish, Melannotus Butterflyfish or Blackback Butterflyfish is widespread through the Indo-Pacific region. It’s range extends from the Red Sea and East Africa to Samoa, northward to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe Island, and throughout Micronesia. The Black Back Butterflyfish […]

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