Benjamin Victor’s website, coralreeffish.com, presents his research on coral reef fish ecology, larval development, taxonomy, and DNA barcoding. Building on decades of fieldwork and study, Victor traces his work from Caribbean wrasse population biology and otolith-based fish aging to identifying larvae and investigating the evolutionary relationships of reef fishes. The site offers a photographic guide to larval reef fishes, including a Caribbean species list, along with downloadable publications, a curriculum vitae, fish links, and a glossary.

A key resource is Victor’s extensive research collection of fish specimens and tissue available for phylogenetic studies. Preserved in ethanol, many samples remain suitable for DNA sequencing. The collection is primarily labrids and includes other tropical Pacific and Atlantic families, with specimens from locations such as Baja California, Hawaii, Palau, the Cook Islands, Tahiti, Bali, Panama, and Noronha. It also includes many late-stage Caribbean larvae and collections from the eastern Pacific and Polynesia. Victor’s work uses genetic evidence alongside physical features and color patterns to examine species boundaries and reveal possible cryptic diversity.