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Collection Manager, Ichthyology

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This week in Fish: A lost Mozambique Seabream

It has been a big week.  Highlights include the receipt of a Mozambique Seabream that was caught in a surprising location and a fact sheet about an unusual habitat for small fishes - sea slugs.

New images

Dusky Leatherjacket, Paramonacanthus otisensis
Flathead Gudgeon in an aquarium
Flathead Gudgeon, Philypnodon grandiceps
Mozambique Seabream, Wattsia mossambica
Seram Blenny, Salarias ceramensis

New FAQ

Are sea slugs goby hosts? This page shows some amazing images of a shrimp and goby on a sea slug. It also discusses the three kinds of symbiotic relationships found in fishes - parasitism, mutualism and commensalism.

New fish indices:

Antenariidae - Anglerfishes
Eleotridae Gudgeons
Lethrinidae - Emperors
Monacanthidae - Leatherjackets
Ogcocephaliidae - Batfishes


Mark McGrouther , Collection Manager, Ichthyology
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