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Captive bred fish in the aquarium trade

Discussion in 'Private Collections & Pets' started by Zoovolunteer, 12 Nov 2017.

  1. Zoovolunteer

    Zoovolunteer Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    The latest list of marine aquarium fish actually or potentially available in the aquarium trade has just been released. Notable additional species for 2017 include:

    Centropyge potteri, Potter’s Angelfish
    Pseudanthias hypselosoma, Stocky Anthias
    Rainfordia opercularis, Flathead Perch
    Chaetodon milliaris, Milletseed or Lemon Butterflyfish
    Amblyglyphidodon leucogaster, Yellow-belly Damselfish
    Pseudochromis coccinicauda, Yellow-breasted Dottyback
    Synchiropus sycorax, Ruby Red Dragonet
    Paracanthurus hepatus, Pacific Blue Tang
    Labroides phthirophagus, Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse
    plus several others (18 new species in total for 2017)

    The full report can be found here:
    CORAL Magazine’s Captive-Bred Marine Fish Species List for