The little strip ofBodianus sanguineusin the video above is among one of the rarest fish in the aquarium trade. Until about 10 years ago there existed only one image of a live specimen taken from a deepwater submersible at over 600 feet. The sunrise hogfish,Bodianus sanguineusis a resident of very deep Hawaiian reefs along with the other extremely rare yellow fin anthias,Odontanthias fuscipinnis, also featured in the video. The owner of this tank from Singapore probably has over $6000 invested in the two deepwater Hawaiian fish but what is the deal with theJohnrandallia nigrirostriswhich is also living in this tank? This butterflyfish is aHeniochuswannabe occuring in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and it is much less expensive than the other two. Don’t get us wrong, we love the cute little ‘El Barbero’ but there is such a price disparity between it and the other two fish it just makes you wonder. Follow the link for a couple more videos of the stunning Yellow Fin anthias, a deepwater Hawaiian endemic which is a relative of the Borbonius anthias.
Rare Fish Video Alert: Bodianus sanguineus, Odontanthias Fuscipinnis and a random barbefish
Jake Adams
Jake Adams has been an avid marine aquarist since the mid 90s and has worked in the retail side of the marine aquarium trade for more than ten years. He has a bachelor’s degree in Marine Science and has been the managing editor of ReefBuilders.com since 2008. Jake is interested in every facet of the marine aquarium hobby from the concepts to the technology, rare fish to exotic corals, and his interests are well documented through a very prolific career of speaking to reef clubs and marine aquarium events, and writing articles for aquarium publications across the globe. His primary interest is in corals which Jake pursues in the aquarium hobby as well as diving the coral reefs of the world.
Share This
Previous Article