Burt Jones and Maurine Shimlock, Conservation International, USA
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We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to Burt Jones and Maurine Shimlock of Secret Sea Visions for the photo of this undescribed wrasse. They captured this beautiful male on camera in “the hotspot” for new species, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia.
As Burt told us in an email, his interest was focused exclusively on the male: “I was only interested in the male and only interested in it because it was displaying and had its colors ‘turned on’.”
“I was only interested in the male, and that was only because it was showing off and had its colors ‘turned on’.”
The gray-colored females had gathered in a harem and were deeply impressed by the male’s striking courtship behavior and his “activated” plumage.
Unfortunately, however, the females themselves were not photographed.
We received the information on water depth and temperature directly from Burt Jones upon request.
Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.
https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html
A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!
As Burt told us in an email, his interest was focused exclusively on the male: “I was only interested in the male and only interested in it because it was displaying and had its colors ‘turned on’.”
“I was only interested in the male, and that was only because it was showing off and had its colors ‘turned on’.”
The gray-colored females had gathered in a harem and were deeply impressed by the male’s striking courtship behavior and his “activated” plumage.
Unfortunately, however, the females themselves were not photographed.
We received the information on water depth and temperature directly from Burt Jones upon request.
Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.
https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html
A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!
