SRC Member seamonkee Posted September 18, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted September 18, 2006 Just saw this in Yahoo! Thought I share... Handout obtained February 2006 from the Conservation International shows a new species of Litoria Prora, discovered from Foja mountain in Papua, Indonesia. Scientists have found at least 52 new marine species off the western coast of Indonesia's Papua, deeming the waters there to be one of the richest in the world. capt.sge.okt14.180906092916.photo00.photo.default_512x367 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member seamonkee Posted September 18, 2006 Author SRC Member Share Posted September 18, 2006 Here are some newly discovered marine species... a Pterocaesio sp., one of over 50 likely new species discovered during the recent CI-led surveys in the waters off Indonesia's Papua province. capt.jak10609180540.indonesia_underwater_discoveries_jak106 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member seamonkee Posted September 18, 2006 Author SRC Member Share Posted September 18, 2006 a Paracheilinus walton, a new species of flasher wrasse, one of over 50 likely new species discovered during the recent CI-led surveys in the waters off Indonesia's Papua province (I thot this one is cool...) capt.jak10509180535.indonesia_underwater_discoveries_jak105 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member seamonkee Posted September 18, 2006 Author SRC Member Share Posted September 18, 2006 a Meiacanthus sp. one of over 50 likely new species discovered during the recent CI-led surveys in the waters off Indonesia's Papua province. capt.jak10409180506.indonesia_underwater_discoveries_jak104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member seamonkee Posted September 18, 2006 Author SRC Member Share Posted September 18, 2006 a Cirrhilabrus cenderawasih, a new species of flasher wrasse, one of over 50 likely new species discovered during the recent CI-led surveys in the waters off Indonesia's Papua province capt.jak80309180454.indonesia_underwater_discoveries_jak803 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member seamonkee Posted September 18, 2006 Author SRC Member Share Posted September 18, 2006 a Pseudochromis sp., one of over 50 likely new species discovered during the recent CI-led surveys in the waters off Indonesia's Papua province capt.jak80109180440.indonesia_underwater_discoveries_jak801 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member seamonkee Posted September 18, 2006 Author SRC Member Share Posted September 18, 2006 an epaulette shark (Hemiscyillum freycineti), one of over fifty likely new species discovered during the recent CI-led surveys in the waters off Indonesia's Papua province capt.jak10209180431.indonesia_underwater_discoveries_jak102 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidjazz Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 The wrasse in the 3rd pic looks nice. Wonder if its for sale, will the price tag be $1000? jk. . . Thanks for sharing! Quote 300 Gallon Reef Paradise 6X2.5X2.5 FT Tank : 4x2x2 ft sump : 2x1x2 ft refugim Skimmer: Deltec AP851 Calcium Reactor: Lightings: Aqualight T5 Retrofit, 150 watt MH X2 Chiller: Hailea HC-500A model w/ Aquabee 2000 Ozonizer: Hailea HLO-300 Digital ozonizer Wavemaker: Tunze 6080, Tunze 6060 Return Pumps: Aquabee 5000 x2 Other equipments: Aquabee 2000, Quietone 1200, 5L Co2 Cylinder w/ Dupla regulator American Marine Wireless Thermometer Reefing is a dedication, not a competition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member seamonkee Posted September 19, 2006 Author SRC Member Share Posted September 19, 2006 For all you know, it is already sitting in someone's tank long time ago... since it is from nearby indonesia... The thing with "newly discovered" species is that the recording and official naming is often times done by "ang mohs"... perhaps the local people in Indonesia have already been shipping them to ah beng in Singapore for ###### no. of years... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamomatt Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 Would really love that 1st flasher wrasse! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member raydiative Posted September 19, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted September 19, 2006 yeah.. that wrasse is damn nice... Quote A man with a reef tank is a man with an empty wallet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member flamey Posted September 19, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted September 19, 2006 a Cirrhilabrus cenderawasih, a new species of flasher wrasse, one of over 50 likely new species discovered during the recent CI-led surveys in the waters off Indonesia's Papua province if im nt wrong the word 'cenderawasih' means mythical bird in malay.. so i guess maybe there's an indonesian involved in the naming of the species? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member flamey Posted September 19, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted September 19, 2006 by the way theres also a write up of this 'discovery' in today's Strait times pg 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles Tang Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 Frankly, i think the fishes look quite common... even the flasher wrasse looks like something I've seen before in one of the fairy wrasse books! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jervismun Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 Yeah... heard it on BBC radio yesterday... thanks bro Seamonkee for sharing!!! This is the amazing thing about mother nature... some will go (extinct)... some will be discovered... the cycle never ends Quote Tank 60x40x40 Optiwhite Glass Tank Sump Elos 500 w/ Tunze Overflow Protein Skimmer Skimz Kone SK1 Return Pump Hydor Seltz L30 Wavemaker Hydor K1 Illumination 150W + 2 T5 Chiller Arctica 1/5hp w/ Aquabee 1000 Water Top-up Tunze Osmolator Dosing Pumps Grotech 3-Channels Calcium Reactor Deltec PF 501 Computer Aquatronica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member big_ben102000 Posted September 19, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted September 19, 2006 its in the papers 2dae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member seamonkee Posted September 19, 2006 Author SRC Member Share Posted September 19, 2006 Always read Yahoo! News (U.S. one...)... its always ahead of our local news... hehe... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member seamonkee Posted September 19, 2006 Author SRC Member Share Posted September 19, 2006 Frankly, i think the fishes look quite common... even the flasher wrasse looks like something I've seen before in one of the fairy wrasse books! That's why I said I'm not surprised that there's a possibility that its already caught and shipped by fishermen who dun even noe they are new species yet to be named... haha... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member WaNeR Posted September 20, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted September 20, 2006 do agree dat the Paracheilinus walton does look very cool! would love to have it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interesting Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 That's why I said I'm not surprised that there's a possibility that its already caught and shipped by fishermen who dun even noe they are new species yet to be named... haha... well,i felt quite sad for that if thats e real case Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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