Trimma maiandros is a new species of nano goby from the Indo-Pacific which was recently described. Although it seems like countless new species of Eviota and Trimma gobies are frequently described that are lacking in the color department, the new…
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Eviota ancora and E. rubriguttata gobies formerly known as Eviota sp. 7 and E. sp. 15
Eviota ancora and Eviota rubriguttata are the latest new species of nano gobies to be formally described and given a proper scientific name. The nano gobies formerly known as Eviota sp. 7 and Eviota sp. 15 were described from specimens…
First look at the AquaMedic Yasha reef tank
We saw it at Interzoo, wrote about it coming to North America a few months back and now the AquaMedic Yasha nano reef aquarium is getting closer to being available to the public. We had the chance to get our…
Navigobius dewa, a new firefish genus and species
Navigobius dewa is a sensational new species and genus of dartfish with some very firefish-like qualities. Described in 2009 from specimen collected in Kagoshima Bay, Japan, Navigobius dewa is so unique that it was placed into a genus all it’s…
Four new species of Eviota gobies described: E. rubrisparsa, E. shimadai, E. winterbottomi & E. toshiyuki
There’s been a lot going in the gobiid taxonomic world lately with a big push to describe new species of Eviota gobies by Drs. Greenfield and Randall. Just over a month ago we got our first look at the gorgeous…
Eviota sp. 2 is officially described as Eviota nigrispinna
Eviota nigrispinna is a new species of reef goby fish described from the Ryukyu Islands, Japan. This small goby was previously known as ‘Eviota sp. 2’ and was known from just a handful of photographs of the species in it’s…