The Case for Common Names (and Common Sense)
In real world, everyday life, most of us use the names of plants and animals that are various referred to as “common,” “vernacular,” “trivial,” “colloquial,” or even “farmer’s” or “fisherman’s names.”
Playing with Darts
My first encounter with a dartfish in the wild happened unexpectedly in a shallow lagoon on the Great Barrier Reef.
Live Coral Imagery from New Microscopy Technique
“We can now track the fate of the algae during [coral] bleaching as well as during initiation of the symbiosis.”
Pseudanthias lori, Lori's (Tiger Queen) Anthias
First discovered by Dr. John E. (Jack) Randall off Rangiroa in 1970. As noted in the current issue of CORAL, he caught the first specimen on his daughter’s birthday and named the species Anthias lori in 1976, and it later became Pseudanthias lori.
CORAL Magazine: FREE Digital Access to 6 Years of Issues
To help make the best of the challenging weeks ahead, we have decided to open our back issue vault and offer free access to the full CORAL Magazine digital archive through the end of May 2020.
Matt Pedersen says:
Some addtional updates: Bocas Mariculture reports the successful cultivation of Serranus flaviventris, which didn't make it onto the list, and two accomplishments initially attributed to Bocas were in fact reported by Till Deuss from earlier when he was working with Biota Palau, so these have been attributed to the Biota Group with date information.Matt Pedersen says:
It's been brought to my attention that we overlooked the first breeding of Corythoichthys conspicillatus by Pholium Mariculture in the UK, which occurred in 2022. And thus, the first addition to the next list is already known!CORAL Magazine’s Captive-Bred Marine Fish Species List for says:
[…] Bred Marine Fish Species List now supersedes the 2019 list, the 2018 list, the 2017 list, the 2016 list, the 2015 list, the 2014 list, and the 2013 […]CORAL Magazine’s Captive-Bred Marine Fish Species List for says:
[…] new 2023 Captive Bred Marine Fish Species List now supersedes the 2019 list, the 2018 list, the 2017 list, the 2016 list, the 2015 list, the 2014 list, and the 2013 […]CORAL Magazine's Captive Bred Marine Fish Species List for 2013 says:
[…] Please see the updated captive-bred marine fish species list for 2023! […]CORAL Magazine’s Captive-Bred Marine Fish Species List for says:
[…] new 2019 Captive Bred Marine Fish Species List now supersedes the 2018 list, the 2017 list, the 2016 list, the 2015 list, the 2014 list, and the 2013 list. […]