Teleocichla centisquama was described as a new species from the region of Altamira along the Rio Xingu in 2002 by scientists, Ivan Sazima and Jansen Zuanon. The following article includes excerpts from the species description and outlines a little about the habitat, plights and behaviour of this endearing, but highly
The Zebra pleco Hypancistrus zebra is endemic to the middle of Brazil’s Rio Xingu (pronounced shin goo) and is among the list of catfish species at risk from the Belo Monte dam. It lives at a depth where the surroundings are, at best, pretty gloomy, if not completely dark. It
The Clown Killifish or Banded Panchax (Epiplatys annulatus) is a species of fish in the family Nothobranchiidae, an African rivuline, native to freshwater habitats in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone in West Africa. (Fishbase) The climate across its range is hot and wet with a pronounced wet season between April-May
Ecology The Ropefish, also known as the Reedfish is the only species in the genus Erpetoichthys, and is an incredibly hardy, nocturnal species. Due to its poor vision, the Ropefish relies on its excellent sense of smell to locate food. It’s closely related to the Polypterus genus and both these
The freshwater butterflyfish Pantodon buchholzi (Peters, 1886) are found in lightly acidic, water bodies in West Africa. Typically, they are found in habitats with slow current or standing water with high amounts of surface foliage and/or riparian vegetation for cover. They have been observed in Lake Chad, the Congo Basin,
Benitochromis is a small genus of cichlid fishes that are endemic to riverine and lake habitats in Middle Africa (Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea, including the island of Bioko). Several of these species were originally assigned to the genus Chromidotilapia. The genus Benitochromis was erected by Dr Anton Lamboj in 2001
The advanced fish food formulation Naturekind, developed by Chris Englezou of C.E. Fish Essentials has made its first move into the German aquarium market via the world renowned Discus fish retailer and world expert breeder of wild Discus, Frank Tinnes.
A second Maidenhead Aquatics store has recently opted to stock the popular new advanced fish food formula Naturekind, with positive results! Maidenhead Aquatics at Osterley in Hounslow posted a fantastic video on 15th of this month showing some of their very uncommon Champsochromis caeruleus, a Lake Malawi predator chowing down
The Guiana Shield region in northern South america has a rich and diverse ichthyofauna with a high degree of endemism. the fauna of this region is shaped not only by the geology of the area but climatic events as well. the Rupununi district of southwestern Guyana is an area where
La iniciativa de lOS autores ha sido auspiciada por la Comisión Científica de La provincia de Buenos Aires. Su patronazgo, solicitado y otorgado sin retaceos, ha sido la esencia de esta realización. La Dirección de Conservación de la Fauna de la Província, interesada en el conocimiento cabal de los recursos
The red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) is a worldwide highly invasive species, currently introduced in most freshwater habitats as a consequence of massive pet trade. In the Iberian Peninsula, this species is competing with and displacing the endangered native Spanish terrapin (Mauremys leprosa). Sliders are considered environmentally aggressive turtles, capable
The topmouth gudgeon Pseudorasbora parva Schlegel, 1842, a south-east asian cyprinid, was introduced accidentally in the Danube Delta in Romania in the 1960s and has now achieved a pan-Danu-bian distribution. P. parva has been introduced into other countries, such as Greece, usually inadvertently included with other species imported for fish
For the last 800 years, 35 alien fish species have been introduced, mainly intentionally, in Polish inland waters. The paper reviews the present state of alien fish fauna in Poland, with special attention paid to those considered to be invasive. Till now 26 species have been reported as naturalized, acclimatized
Evidence available for most inland water and terrestrial organisms highlights the significant role played by southern Italy, Sicily and the Maltese islands as refuges during Pleistocene climatic fluctuations. However, to date, the hypothesis that these areas may have acted as Pleistocene refugia for the freshwater crab Potamon fluviatile has not
n the Maltese language the freshwater crab or river crab {Potamon sp.) has a common name and is referred to as Qabru (plural: Qwabar). Thanks to this common name it is possible to know the first probable reference, in the literature, to the freshwater crab in Malta. In 1647 the
