World’s Largest Stingray Species Discovered in Raja Ampat? by Alex Lindbloom I’m a photographer for Mermaid Liveaboards, in April of 2014 we were diving at the dive site called Blue Magic... Read More →
Famed photographer, Roger Steene, releases his Magnum Opus! If you have ever looked at a tropical reef fish ID book it’s likely that Roger Steene’s name is on the cover. Roger, an... Read More →
New Goby Species named for West Papuan Governor, Abraham Atururi by Mark Erdmann Leave it to the Bird’s Head to produce a gubernatorial goby! In a recent paper published with my colleagues... Read More →
Species named to commemorate departed heroes of the Bird’s Head by Dr. MV Erdmann As this year draws to a close, it seems appropriate to reflect upon and commemorate the contributions of... Read More →
And the list keeps growing…. by Dr. Mark Erdmann Its that time again – an update to the reef fish biodiversity numbers for the Bird’s Head! Two recent dive trips to the BHS... Read More →
New Siphonfish (Cardinalfish) brings BHS fish count to 1727 species! by Dr. Mark Erdmann Breaking news: Another notch in the BHS biodiversity belt! This week marks the publication of yet another... Read More →
New pygmy gobies from the Bird’s Head bring fish species count to 1721 species! By Mark Erdmann A recent paper published by Rick Winterbottom (Royal Ontario Museum), Dita Cahyani (Udayana... Read More →