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ORA is ever closer to producing all white clownfish

Posted on November 10th by Jake Adams. 5
We have usually been strong critics of the deformity-ladden 'snowflake' clownfish produced by ORA but this new batch of nearly all white ocellaris clownfish are another matter. Contrary to ...
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New Species of Tridacna clam discovered from the Red Sea

Posted on September 10th by Jake Adams. 3
[caption id="attachment_1935" align="aligncenter" width="435" caption="Tridacna costata on the left and Tridacna maxima on the right. Photo by M. Naumann."][/caption] A new species of Tridacna giant clam has been discovered in ...
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Marine scientists find millions of tiny starfish inhabiting undersea volcano

Posted on May 20th by Ryan Gripp. 2
Marine scientists surveying a large undersea mountain chain were amazed to find millions of tiny starfish swirling their arms to capture food in the undersea current. About 19 scientists studied ...
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New anglerfish discovered, flat and crawls

Posted on April 6th by Ryan Gripp. 2
This new anglerfish was discovered in Indonesia in January this species actually crawls rather then swims. The fish itself is very flat. These and other traits suggest the ...