And you thought Helfrich’s firefish were rare

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What we have here is a glowing deepwater morph of the already highly sought after Helfrich’s firefish, Nemateleotris helfrichi. This particular variant comes from Cook Island at about 220 feet which is over 100 feet deeper than the normal Helfrich firefish. Diving to 100 feet is doable with standard SCUBA or Nitrox but for more than 130 feet divers must use a mixture of gases and they have to endure long and numerous decompression stops on their ascent. All of this effort is reflected in the price of the fish which sold for $599 on LiveAquaria yesterday.

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