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New fish order just in for the weekend!
Bicolor Angelfish — FijiHalf Black Angelfish — Eastern AsiaLyretail Anthias (Orange) — FijiPajama Spotted Cardinalfish — Eastern AsiaMaroon Gold Stripe Clownfish (QM Labs) — USAOcellaris “Wyoming White” Clownfish (QM Labs) — USABlue Green Damselfish — FijiRuby Dragonet — Eastern AsiaOcellated Scooter Dragonet — Eastern AsiaFalse Yellow Spotted Watchman Goby — Eastern AsiaFirefish Goby — Eastern AsiaTwo Spot Signal Goby — Eastern AsiaDiamond Watchman Goby — South AsiaYashia Goby (Aquacultured) — USAFlame Hawkfish (Armatus) — Central PacificPowder Blue Tang (Maldives) — South AsiaTomini Bristletooth Tang — Eastern AsiaPurple Tang (QM Labs Aquacultured) — USAHumu Picasso Triggerfish — South AsiaOrange Back Fairy Wrasse — Eastern AsiaSolorensis Red-eye Fairy Wrasse — Eastern AsiaYellow Chrysus Wrasse — Eastern AsiaPencil Wrasse (Small Tail Pair) — Fiji
Red Leg Hermit Crab — Not specifiedHalloween Hermit Crab — Not specifiedGreen Bubble Tip Anemone — Not specifiedCandy Cane Pistol Shrimp — Not specifiedPeppermint Shrimp — Not specifiedBlack Margarita Snail — Not specifiedStrawberry Fighting Conch — Not specifiedMexican Turbo Snail (MX Turbo) — Not specifiedBlue Star Linkia (Reef Safe) — Not specifiedOrange Halloween Sea Urchin — Not specified
Scientific names avoid any confusion...
I'm always confused. But noted.
I prefer the common hobby name saves me from Google. Though if both are provided I would consider it a oppturinty to learn.
AI got you!
Here are the commonly accepted scientific (binomial) names for each of the species you listed. I’ll flag a couple where trade names can refer to more than one species.
Fish
Bicolor Angelfish — Centropyge bicolor
Half Black Angelfish — Centropyge vrolikii
Lyretail Anthias (Orange) — Pseudanthias squamipinnis
Pajama Spotted Cardinalfish — Sphaeramia nematoptera
Maroon Gold Stripe Clownfish — Premnas biaculeatus
Ocellaris “Wyoming White” Clownfish — Amphiprion ocellaris
Blue Green Damselfish — Chromis viridis
Ruby Dragonet — Synchiropus sycorax
Ocellated Scooter Dragonet — Synchiropus ocellatus
False Yellow Spotted Watchman Goby — Cryptocentrus pavoninoides (sometimes confused with other Cryptocentrus spp.)
Firefish Goby — Nemateleotris magnifica
Two Spot Signal Goby — Signigobius biocellatus
Diamond Watchman Goby — Valenciennea puellaris
Yashia Goby — Stonogobiops yasha
Flame Hawkfish — Neocirrhites armatus
Powder Blue Tang — Acanthurus leucosternon
Tomini Bristletooth Tang — Ctenochaetus tominiensis
Purple Tang — Zebrasoma xanthurum
Humu Picasso Triggerfish — Rhinecanthus aculeatus
Orange Back Fairy Wrasse — Cirrhilabrus aurantidorsalis
Solorensis Red-eye Fairy Wrasse — Cirrhilabrus solorensis
Yellow “Chrysus” Wrasse — Halichoeres chrysus
Pencil Wrasse — Pseudojuloides cerasinus (common trade ID; may vary by region)
Inverts & Others
Red Leg Hermit Crab — Clibanarius digueti (sometimes Paguristes cadenati in trade)
Halloween Hermit Crab — Ciliopagurus strigatus
Green Bubble Tip Anemone — Entacmaea quadricolor
Candy Cane Pistol Shrimp — Alpheus randalli (most common ID in trade)
Peppermint Shrimp — Lysmata wurdemanni (note: multiple similar species sold as “peppermint”)
Black Margarita Snail — Tegula funebralis
Strawberry Fighting Conch — Strombus alatus (sometimes Gibberulus spp. depending on supplier)
Mexican Turbo Snail — Turbo fluctuosa
Blue Star Linkia — Linckia laevigata
Orange Halloween Sea Urchin — Tripneustes gratilla
AI got you!
Here are the commonly accepted scientific (binomial) names for each of the species you listed. I’ll flag a couple where trade names can refer to more than one species.
Fish
Bicolor Angelfish — Centropyge bicolor
Half Black Angelfish — Centropyge vrolikii
Lyretail Anthias (Orange) — Pseudanthias squamipinnis
Pajama Spotted Cardinalfish — Sphaeramia nematoptera
Maroon Gold Stripe Clownfish — Premnas biaculeatus
Ocellaris “Wyoming White” Clownfish — Amphiprion ocellaris
Blue Green Damselfish — Chromis viridis
Ruby Dragonet — Synchiropus sycorax
Ocellated Scooter Dragonet — Synchiropus ocellatus
False Yellow Spotted Watchman Goby — Cryptocentrus pavoninoides (sometimes confused with other Cryptocentrus spp.)
Firefish Goby — Nemateleotris magnifica
Two Spot Signal Goby — Signigobius biocellatus
Diamond Watchman Goby — Valenciennea puellaris
Yashia Goby — Stonogobiops yasha
Flame Hawkfish — Neocirrhites armatus
Powder Blue Tang — Acanthurus leucosternon
Tomini Bristletooth Tang — Ctenochaetus tominiensis
Purple Tang — Zebrasoma xanthurum
Humu Picasso Triggerfish — Rhinecanthus aculeatus
Orange Back Fairy Wrasse — Cirrhilabrus aurantidorsalis
Solorensis Red-eye Fairy Wrasse — Cirrhilabrus solorensis
Yellow “Chrysus” Wrasse — Halichoeres chrysus
Pencil Wrasse — Pseudojuloides cerasinus (common trade ID; may vary by region)
Inverts & Others
Red Leg Hermit Crab — Clibanarius digueti (sometimes Paguristes cadenati in trade)
Halloween Hermit Crab — Ciliopagurus strigatus
Green Bubble Tip Anemone — Entacmaea quadricolor
Candy Cane Pistol Shrimp — Alpheus randalli (most common ID in trade)
Peppermint Shrimp — Lysmata wurdemanni (note: multiple similar species sold as “peppermint”)
Black Margarita Snail — Tegula funebralis
Strawberry Fighting Conch — Strombus alatus (sometimes Gibberulus spp. depending on supplier)
Mexican Turbo Snail — Turbo fluctuosa
Blue Star Linkia — Linckia laevigata
Orange Halloween Sea Urchin — Tripneustes gratilla
Lol bonus points. I've always had to look them up one by one.
Cool update, but still waiting to hear about shop changes. I will keep waiting
