by AMAZONAS Magazine | Mar 12, 2020 | AMAZONAS - Courtney Tobler, Freshwater
A new banjo catfish has been described from the upper Paraná River basin, Brazil. In a recent paper in the journal Zootaxa, authors André L.H. Esquícero, Ricardo M.C. Castro, and Thiagon N.A. Pereira described the novel species, Bunocephalus hertzi, and provided a...
by AMAZONAS Magazine | Feb 6, 2020 | Freshwater
via International Betta Congress (IBC) Official Notice from the Judging Board 05 February 2020 With the advent of GloFish® Bettas coming into the market the IBC is issuing an official policy as to the use of GloFish® Bettas in the IBC and for IBC Shows. Below is the...
by AMAZONAS Magazine | Feb 5, 2020 | Freshwater, New Products
via Spectrum Brands, Inc. GloFish® LLC is welcoming a new species to its ever-expanding family of fluorescent fish with GloFish Betta. The Electric Green® GloFish Betta species is the first to debut within the betta category, introducing GloFish to a new audience, and...
by AMAZONAS Magazine | Nov 9, 2019 | Freshwater, News & Notes
via US Geological Survey (USGS) This week USGS scientists are in three Florida counties, Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach, leading experts in the semi-annual Fish Slam, a scientific scavenger hunt for non-native freshwater fishes. Biologists and natural resource...
by AMAZONAS Magazine | Nov 8, 2019 | Freshwater, Marine
Aquarium livestock trade associations from across the globe have issued an open letter to the CITES Secretariat expressing their concern about a new proposal to study the trade and conservation of marine ornamental fish. CITES, the Convention on International Trade in...
