Things tagged as rare fish.

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Cirrhilabrus earlei, Earle’s fairy wrasse pair relocated to Japanese Vessel

Posted on July 22nd by Jake Adams. 7
Earle's fairy wrasse, Cirrhilabrus earlei, is one of the newest and rarest fairy wrasses in the world. This species was only discovered in the depths of Palau in 2001 ...
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Update on the seized Clipperton angelfish, Holacanthus limbaughi

Posted on May 20th by Jake Adams. 2
A few weeks ago Reef Builders was first to break the news on the seizure of 40 Clipperton Angelfish by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The ...
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Bell’s Flasher Wrasse, Paracheilinus bellae

Posted on May 18th by Jake Adams. %
This is a fantastic photograph of Bell's Flasher Wrasse, Paracheilinus bellae, which was shared with the world on Pisces Kazu.  Bell's Flasher Wrasse is a deepwater species ...
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40 clipperton angelfish seized by USFWS

Posted on May 7th by Jake Adams. 5
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 ...
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Dirty Burgess butterflyfish officially reclassified as a Heniochus

Posted on April 1st by Jake Adams. %
The Chaetodon butterflyfish of the subgenus Roa are amongst the most beautiful, striking and highly sought after marine fish by rare fish collectors. All except the one which ...
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iPhone wallpapers of rare marine fish

Posted on March 28th by Jake Adams. 3
Calling all the iReefers out there, here's a small sampling of wallpapers for your iPhone or iPodTouch. The four rare reef fish featured in these images are some of ...

Rare Fish video collection

Posted on March 27th by Jake Adams.
Here is a gratuitous, end of the week, rare fish video collection to help everyone put a good cap on the end of the week. The videos we have for ...
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Jumbo Gem Tang splayed out in pix

Posted on March 26th by Jake Adams. 4
You know, we've seen more than a handful of small gem tangs but the cost/desire ratio just hasn't made us want one. However, now that we've seen these pics ...
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Baby whale shark is the smallest ever found

Posted on March 10th by Jake Adams. %
Will you take a look at that! The early life history of whale sharks, Rhyncodon typus, is almost virtually unknown and up to now the smallest recorded live whale ...
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Giant Stingray caught and released in Thailand

Posted on March 2nd by Jake Adams. %
The record setter in the image above was recently caught on reel in a freshwater river in Thailand. Giant freshwater rays occur in Southeast Asia and Northern Australia and ...