Species Spotlight

Stupendous Scolymia!

Stupendous Scolymia!

By Quality Marine Staff | January 4, 2024

Between 1848 when it was first cataloged for western science and today, the coral that most of us call Scoly or Scolymia has … Read more
The Aptly Named Ornate Butterfly

The Aptly Named Ornate Butterfly

By Quality Marine Staff | December 19, 2023

Almost the world round, Chaetodon ornatissimus is known as the Ornate or Clown Butterflyfish, or a translation of these words … Read more
That Orange Fuzzy Drip

That Orange Fuzzy Drip

By Quality Marine Staff | December 12, 2023

Palinurellus wieneckii is a lobster that has the brilliant coloration of having already been cooked when it hasn't! Not to wo … Read more
That Shrimp is Like Pow!

That Shrimp is Like Pow!

By Quality Marine Staff | December 5, 2023

The Brownbar Pistol Shrimp is one of those rare species with very few common names. They consist of pretty much any combinati … Read more
The Blue Tang of Many Names

The Blue Tang of Many Names

By Quality Marine Staff | November 29, 2023

Paracanthurus hepatus is a fish of many (common) names. It is frequently called Blue Tang, a name that causes some confusion … Read more
What Are You Afer?

What Are You Afer?

By Quality Marine Staff | November 8, 2023

The Dark Moray is only found on the west coast of Africa, from Mauritania in the north to Ghana in the south. We see very few … Read more