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We just got word that 40 clipperton angelfish, Holacanthus limbaughi, have been seized by USFWS because they were being illegally imported ‘from’ Mexico. The Clipperton angelfish is a very rare fish in the marine aquarium trade because it only comes from tiny Clipperton Atoll, an administrative territory of France which is roughly halfway between the Galapagos and the Revillagigedos. Needless to say, there is no way this fish was collected in Mexico. Details are sparse on this case but if the fish were seized because of improper permitting then these fish will be distributed through public institutions and they will not be released into the wider marine aquarium market. We’ll be on this story like white on rice so stay tuned.
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Oh my. I need to get my hands on the second fish in the pictures. I’m drooling right now.
Oh he’ll grow mean like any other Holacanthus sp.
What a beautiful fish!
this is a terrible development. I know Clipperton Angels are reported to be numerous int he location but the remval of such a large number of fish is worrying. I don’t like to think how many died in transit.
It would be nice if they could be returned to the location somehow but this seems unlikely.
Please let us know where they end up going.
such a sad sad story i dont like the thot of how many were lost in the the mean time a wonderful fish to dream of and hope to have one day…