These are just a handful of the 25 new coral reef fish species discovered in recent years in the South China and Andaman Seas. Scientists don’t consider any of these newly-identified fish endangered. They’re all profiled in the book Reef Fishes of the East Indies, published last month by the University of Hawaii Press. All photographs from National Geographic.
Fairy Basslet (Pseudanthias mica) – Photograph courtesy Gerald Allen, Conservation International
Tripod Fish (Pteropsaron longipinnis) – Photograph courtesy Gerald Allen, Conservation International
Clingfish (Aspasmichthys alorensis) – Photograph courtesy Gerald Allen, Conservation International
A school of anthias fish feeds over a reef in Indonesia’s Komodo National Marine Park in the Coral Triangle – Photograph by Mauricio Handler, National Geographic
Candy Striper (Lepidichthys akiko) – Photograph courtesy Gerald Allen, Conservation International
Fairy Goby (Tryssogobius sarah) – Photograph courtesy Gerald Allen, Conservation International
Scorpionfish (Pteroidichthys amboinensis) – Photograph courtesy Roger Steene, Conservation International
Giant Frogfish (Antennarius commersoni) – Photograph courtesy Roger Steene, Conservation International
Dwarf Goby (Eviota rubriceps) – Photograph courtesy Gerald Allen, Conservation International
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