Adding New Species to the Gallery!

Quite a few new taxa from Lake Biwa Museum - a fantastic facility!

Western Japanese Striped Loach (Cobitis sp. BIWAE type B) - Lake Biwa Museum

Western Japanese Striped Loach (Cobitis sp. BIWAE type B) - Lake Biwa Museum


Oumiyoshinobori (Rhinogobius sp. 'OM') - Lake Biwa Museum

Oumiyoshinobori (Rhinogobius sp. 'OM') - Lake Biwa Museum


Setashijimi (Corbicula sandai) - Lake Biwa Museum

Setashijimi (Corbicula sandai) - Lake Biwa Museum


Biwa Rock Catfish (Silurus lithophilus) - Lake Biwa Museum

Biwa Rock Catfish (Silurus lithophilus) - Lake Biwa Museum


Giant Lake Biwa Catfish (Silurus biwaensis) - Lake Biwa Museum

Giant Lake Biwa Catfish (Silurus biwaensis) - Lake Biwa Museum


Biwayoshinobori (Rhinogobius biwaensis) - Lake Biwa Museum

Biwayoshinobori (Rhinogobius biwaensis) - Lake Biwa Museum


Biwa Moroko Gudgeon (Gnathopogon caerulescens) - Lake Biwa Museum

Biwa Moroko Gudgeon (Gnathopogon caerulescens) - Lake Biwa Museum


Nigorobuna (Carassius "auratus" grandoculis) - Lake Biwa Museum

Nigorobuna (Carassius "auratus" grandoculis) - Lake Biwa Museum

variously considered a subspecies of C. auratus or C. buergeri

Japanese Dark Chub (Nipponocypris sieboldii) - Lake Biwa Museum

Japanese Dark Chub (Nipponocypris sieboldii) - Lake Biwa Museum


Ajime Loach (Niwaella delicata) - Lake Biwa Museum

Ajime Loach (Niwaella delicata) - Lake Biwa Museum


Amago (Oncorhynchus masou ishikawae) - Lake Biwa Museum

Amago (Oncorhynchus masou ishikawae) - Lake Biwa Museum

This subspecies is variously considered valid or a synonym of thr nominate subspecies

Japanese Stream Toad (Bufo torrenticola) - Lake Biwa Museum

Japanese Stream Toad (Bufo torrenticola) - Lake Biwa Museum


Yamato Salamander (Hynobius vandenburghi) - Lake Biwa Museum

Yamato Salamander (Hynobius vandenburghi) - Lake Biwa Museum


Also these taxa, but they are not appearing in my media imbed menu
- Japanese Rosy Bitterling Rhodeus smithii
- Hariyo Gasterosteus aculeatus 'subsp. 2'
- Deepbody Bitterling Acheilognathus longipinnis
- Kissing Loach Parabotia curtus
- Siberian Taimen Hucho taimen
- Lepidolamprologus attenuates
- Dewindti Cichlid Aulonocranus dewindti
- Pearl of Likoma Labidochromis joanjohnsoniae
- Hasu Opsariichthys uncirostris uncirostris
- Amago Oncorhynchus masou ishikawae
 
Solitary cup coral (Cynarina cf. 'macassarensis')

Solitary cup coral (Cynarina cf. 'macassarensis')


Frogspawn coral (Euphyllia divisa)

Frogspawn coral (Euphyllia divisa)


Anchor coral (Fimbriaphyllia ancora)

Anchor coral (Fimbriaphyllia ancora)


Devil's hand coral (Lobophytum cf. pauciflorum)

Devil's hand coral (Lobophytum cf. pauciflorum)


Knotted fan coral (Melithaea ochracea)

Knotted fan coral (Melithaea ochracea)


Pearl bubble coral (Physogyra lichtensteini)

Pearl bubble coral (Physogyra lichtensteini)


Elephant-ear sponge (Stylissa carteri)

Elephant-ear sponge (Stylissa carteri)


Branching purple coral (Amphimedon queenslandica)

Branching purple coral (Amphimedon queenslandica)


Yellow-fin snapper (Lutjanus xanthopinnis)

Yellow-fin snapper (Lutjanus xanthopinnis)


Latent sling-jaw wrasse (Epibulus brevis)

Latent sling-jaw wrasse (Epibulus brevis)


Doubletooth soldierfish (Myripristis hexagona)

Doubletooth soldierfish (Myripristis hexagona)


Eclectus parrot (Eclectus sp.) - Jakarta Bird Land

Eclectus parrot (Eclectus sp.) - Jakarta Bird Land


Indo-Pacific green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas 'japonica')

Indo-Pacific green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas 'japonica')


Torpedo scad (Megalaspis cordyla)

Torpedo scad (Megalaspis cordyla)


Russell's snapper (Lutjanus russellii)

Russell's snapper (Lutjanus russellii)


Tille trevally (Caranx tille)

Tille trevally (Caranx tille)

 
Rizz Carlton said:
Solitary cup coral (Cynarina cf. 'macassarensis')

Solitary cup coral (Cynarina cf. 'macassarensis')


Frogspawn coral (Euphyllia divisa)

Frogspawn coral (Euphyllia divisa)


Anchor coral (Fimbriaphyllia ancora)

Anchor coral (Fimbriaphyllia ancora)


Devil's hand coral (Lobophytum cf. pauciflorum)

Devil's hand coral (Lobophytum cf. pauciflorum)


Knotted fan coral (Melithaea ochracea)

Knotted fan coral (Melithaea ochracea)


Pearl bubble coral (Physogyra lichtensteini)

Pearl bubble coral (Physogyra lichtensteini)


Elephant-ear sponge (Stylissa carteri)

Elephant-ear sponge (Stylissa carteri)


Branching purple coral (Amphimedon queenslandica)

Branching purple coral (Amphimedon queenslandica)


Yellow-fin snapper (Lutjanus xanthopinnis)

Yellow-fin snapper (Lutjanus xanthopinnis)


Latent sling-jaw wrasse (Epibulus brevis)

Latent sling-jaw wrasse (Epibulus brevis)


Doubletooth soldierfish (Myripristis hexagona)

Doubletooth soldierfish (Myripristis hexagona)


Eclectus parrot (Eclectus sp.) - Jakarta Bird Land

Eclectus parrot (Eclectus sp.) - Jakarta Bird Land


Indo-Pacific green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas 'japonica')

Indo-Pacific green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas 'japonica')


Torpedo scad (Megalaspis cordyla)

Torpedo scad (Megalaspis cordyla)


Russell's snapper (Lutjanus russellii)

Russell's snapper (Lutjanus russellii)


Tille trevally (Caranx tille)

Tille trevally (Caranx tille)

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Anchor Coral and Bubble Coral aren't new, there are a few photos of both already around. Surprised there isn't more of Frogspawn.

A nice selection of aquatic species you've uploaded lately.
 
Rizz Carlton said:
Indo-Pacific green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas 'japonica')

Indo-Pacific green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas 'japonica')

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Perhaps the first photo of 'japonica' in the gallery labelled as such, but certainly not the first photo of this form in the gallery. I say 'form' here as japonica is not currently recognised as a subspecies - in fact, I don't think any sea turtles have currently recognised subspecies.

Great Argus said:
Anchor Coral and Bubble Coral aren't new, there are a few photos of both already around.
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Yes, but very few identified to species level. Both are extremely messy species complexes, and whether all members of these 'species' even belong in the same genus is unclear. Very few photos of these corals in the gallery will be identifiable to species, as the polyps themselves are essentially identical - genetic testing or in-hand examination of dead skeletons is required to identify these corals with the slightest semblance of reliability.
 
DaLilFishie said:
Yes, but very few identified to species level. Both are extremely messy species complexes, and whether all members of these 'species' even belong in the same genus is unclear. Very few photos of these corals in the gallery will be identifiable to species, as the polyps themselves are essentially identical - genetic testing or in-hand examination of dead skeletons is required to identify these corals with the slightest semblance of reliability.
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I'm glad that the aquarium I took the photos from took their time to label their corals and anemones, even to a species level, so it doesn't really took a while for me to try to ID. Though it's not always accurate, their "melithaea ochracea" are labelled as an gorgonia sp.

DaLilFishie said:
Perhaps the first photo of 'japonica' in the gallery labelled as such, but certainly not the first photo of this form in the gallery. I say 'form' here as japonica is not currently recognised as a subspecies - in fact, I don't think any sea turtles have currently recognised subspecies.
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Green sea turtles are one of those species where their taxa/subspecies status are debated wether they're valid or not, which is why I add the apostrophe to the label.

Thinking about this again, you're very right. A lot of the green sea turtles in other pictures could be what some consider to be 'japonica', but aren't labelled as so. That's like adding the Malayan elephant (Elephas maximus 'hirsutus') to this thread, despite a lot of pictures of the elephants in Malaysia already being present. My bad!
 
Wine-coloured tree bubble-nest frog (Feihyla vittiger) - Suraloka Interactive Zoo

Wine-coloured tree bubble-nest frog (Feihyla vittiger) - Suraloka Interactive Zoo

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Larger star coral (Favites pentagona) - Suraloka Interactive Zoo

Larger star coral (Favites pentagona) - Suraloka Interactive Zoo

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Crispy crust coral (Merulina ampliata) - Suraloka Interactive Zoo

Crispy crust coral (Merulina ampliata) - Suraloka Interactive Zoo

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Ornate snakehead (Channa ornatipinnis) - Taman Konservasi Sato Loka

Ornate snakehead (Channa ornatipinnis) - Taman Konservasi Sato Loka


Sumatran green pit viper (Trimeresurus barati) - Taman Konservasi Sato Loka

Sumatran green pit viper (Trimeresurus barati) - Taman Konservasi Sato Loka

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Toba pit viper (Trimeresurus toba) - Taman Konservasi Sato Loka

Toba pit viper (Trimeresurus toba) - Taman Konservasi Sato Loka

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Nias pit viper (Trimeresurus calamitas) - Taman Konservasi Sato Loka

Nias pit viper (Trimeresurus calamitas) - Taman Konservasi Sato Loka

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Eight-striped kukri snake (Oligodon octolineatus) - Taman Konservasi Sato Loka

Eight-striped kukri snake (Oligodon octolineatus) - Taman Konservasi Sato Loka

 
Potentially the only Bullseye Round Ray in the US, possibly globally but ZTL doesn't have the species on the website, and I can't find anything else about other Aquarium's keeping the species
Bullseye Round Stingray

Bullseye Round Stingray

Urobatis concentricus | In the Tropical Reef Aquarium, this is potentially one of the few, if...
 
 
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