Species Spotlight

Scientific name: Opistognathus aurifronsCommon Name/s: Yellowhead / Pearly JawfishMaximum Adult Size: 10cmNatural Distribution: Western Central Atlantic: southern Florida, USA and Bahamas to Barbados

Common Name/s: Royal GrammaMaximum Adult Size: 8cmNatural Distribution: Western Central Atlantic: Bermuda, Bahamas, and Central America to northern South AmericaDepth Range: 1 – 60m

OK so we couldn’t resist sharing this colourful collage of Christmas Tree worms. It’s been done before but these critters

It’s that time of year when reef organisms with any kind of festive link feature heavily, and let’s face it,

Similar in appearance to a number of other species in the Halichoeres genus, H. timorensis is found at depths of

Hailing from the Indo-West Pacific, the striped or linespot triggerfish is a rare species that inhabits offshore reefs at depths