Species

Abalistes stellaris

A surprisingly beginner-friendly triggerfish with bold spots and serious size.

Psammocora stellata

A tough, wave-battered coral that shrugs off turbulence most others can't handle.

Synchiropus stellatus

A pint-sized predator from Indian Ocean reefs, built for life among the rubble.

Arothron stellatus

The largest puffer in the world, built like a torpedo with a beak to match.

Stephanocyathus (Stephanocyathus) laevifundus

A solitary deep-water cup coral from the Atlantic with an air of mystery.

Pseudanthias hypselosoma

A robust, gregarious anthias that thrives in calmer reef lagoons across the Indo-Pacific.

Dichocoenia stokesii

A tough Atlantic stony coral with distinctive elongated polyp mouths.

Madracis myriaster

A finger-shaped Atlantic coral with an impressively wide depth range.

Heterocyathus aequicostatus

A free-roaming coral with a live-in worm chauffeur keeping it mobile.

Meiacanthus grammistes

A venomous-fanged blenny that other fish mimic for protection.

Tubastraea chloromura

A rare subtropical sun coral from Hong Kong's reefs, thriving in low light.

Tubastraea coccinea

Brilliant orange polyps that only open at night. And demand to be fed.

Tubastraea megacorallita

A rare subtropical sun coral from Japan's reef slopes, built for low light.

Tubastraea violacea

A rare subtropical sun coral from Hong Kong's reef slopes, thriving in low light.

Leptopsammia pruvoti

A rare non-photosynthetic cup coral that thrives in low-light reef corners.

Psammocora profundacella

A low-profile encrusting coral with a wide range and understated charm.

Liopropoma swalesi

A secretive reef gem that rewards patient, detail-oriented keepers.

Liopropoma rubre

A boldly striped little basslet that stays hidden but rewards patient reef keepers.

Neogonodactylus oerstedii

A compact, punchy reef predator with claws built for cracking and crushing.

Eunicea mammosa

A branching gorgonian with distinctively swollen polyp knobs and bold candelabra structure.

Parazoanthus brevitentacularis

A clinging colonial zoanthid that thrives in the shade of deeper reef zones.

Parazoanthus franciscae

Soft, colonial reef polyps that thrive in low light and live symbiotically.

Chaetodon trichrous

A rarely seen Pacific butterflyfish from the islands of Tahiti.

Madracis kirbyi

A compact Indo-Pacific coral recognized by its distinctive ten-septum corallites.

Seriatopora hystrix

Delicate needle-tipped branches form airy thickets that reward attentive reef keepers.

Porites divaricata

A Caribbean finger coral that keeps its tentacles out even in broad daylight.

Acanthurus thompsoni

A deep-reef plankton feeder that breaks the surgeonfish mold entirely.

Nemanthias carberryi

A schooling reef anthias that holds its own unless bullied by tankmates.

Chaetodon auriga

A wide-ranging Indo-Pacific butterfly that grazes reefs, rubble, and everything between.

Batrachomoeus trispinosus

A long-lived ambush predator that looks like a rock and eats like a trap.

Apolemichthys trimaculatus

A bold, reef-dwelling angel with three unforgettable spots and a big personality.

Apolemichthys kingi

A rare South African reef angel with bold, tiger-like patterning.

Ecsenius tigris

A tiny, rarely seen blenny from one of the most remote reef systems on Earth.

Alpheus bellulus

The shrimp that blasts prey with a sonic snap and shares its burrow with a watchful goby.

Takifugu rubripes

The fish behind fugu. A massive, long-lived puffer with serious presence.

Holothuria thomasi

A bold, patterned sea cucumber that earns its tiger-stripe name in the reef tank.