Although reef aquarists encounter new forms, colors and strains of reef corals, new species of Octocorals and Scleractinia are few and far between. While this year may have featured a few new species of corals, these are mostly cryptic species such…
Lysmata napoleoni, a New Species of Cleaner Shrimp from the Middle of the Atlantic
Lysmata napoleoni is a new species of Caridean shrimp from St. Helena named after one of its most notorious residents, Napoleon Bonaparte. This distinctively colored species is recognizable in the field at depths of 15 meters at St. Helena and…
Ankersquilla pardus, a New Species of Leopard Spotted Mantis Shrimp
Ankersquilla pardus是一种全新的螳螂虾物种，非常独特，被放置在自己的单型属中。通常，当发现新的螳螂虾物种很小，或者不描述时，但是Ankersquilla Pardus已经……
Parascolopsis akatamae, A New Species of Fluorescent Monocle Bream
Parascolopsis akatamae is a new species of dwarf monocle bream from Japan which has a very curious and unique feature. Fluorescence is well documented among many different groups of reef animals, especially the corals, but the new Akatamae bream exhibits…
Stigmatopora Harastii，澳大利亚植物学湾的新型红烟熏鱼
Stigmatopora harastii is a brand new species of pipefish with a bright red coloration to hide amongst a particular habitat of sponges and red algaes. It’s surprising that the discovery was made in Australia’s Botany Bay, right there in the harbor of…
Acanthoplesiops jessicae, an Attractive New Species of Spiny Basslet from PNG
Acanthopleopsiops jessicae是巴布亚新几内亚的一种新物种，与该属中的鱼的典型外观相去甚远。新描述的巴斯莱特是在特有和生物多样性的热点中发现的……
伪朱洛伊德斯冥王星和Proserpina是来自麦克罗尼亚和侯爵夫人群岛的两个新铅笔卷
多产博士候选人Yi Kai Tea（Lemon Tyk）本周发表了有关两种新的铅笔卷的论文。Pseudojuloides Crux和P.Paradiseus现在与P.Pluto和P. -Proserpina一起加入，将铅笔wrassse物种的总数达到18。
Parazoanthus atlanticus是一个新的species of Yellow Polyp from the Dutch Caribbean
The biodiversity of the Dutch Caribbean has been studied for 250 years, but most records of Zoantharians don’t go much beyond the genus level or are grouped into generic catch-all species despite being common. A group of zoantharian specialists from Japan and the Netherlands has sought to change that by collecting and DNA testing new specimens as well as reexamining huge numbers of historic records and data of species collected and described from the area.
Pseudojuloides crux & P. paradiseus, Two New Species of Pencil Wrasses
Pseudojuloides crux and P. paradiseus are two new species of pencil wrasses described by Reef Builders alum Yi-Kai Tea et. al that sheds light on some ‘known unknown’ labrid species. In a similar vein to the Roa rumsfeldi butterflyfish, the new…
伪timanoa - 新喀里多尼亚的日出Anthias获得官方描述
Pseudanthias timanoa is a new species of anthias just described from New Caledonia, but the aquarium hobby has known about this unique fairy basslet for some time now. Way back in 2013 when Pseudanthias privitera and P. aurulenteus were all…
