Crizanto and his fishermen have found a number of particularly colorful armored catfish species, illustrated here, in the previously little-collected Rio Itacaiúnas in the lower Rio Araguaia.
New Fishes from Brazil
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Freshwater Articles
AquaMediaTV’s 2-Part Documentary on Altum Angelfish
Aqua Media Group’s two-part documentary on the Pterophyllum altum in the wild and being bred by Simon Forkel in Germany. Translated into English – a must watch for any Angelfish enthusiast.
Catfish Study Group 2013 Event
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Altum Angelfish Species Tank Video
With breadth to accommodate a large shoal of Pterophylum altum angels, this sytem by “Goukiie” measures 96 x 30 x 30 inches (244 x 76 x 76 cm) and is illuminated with three metal halide fixtures.
Zhou’s Vermilion Goby
When the first Rhinogobius zhoui began appearing in the aquarium trade in September 2010, a tremor ran through the goby community. Everybody had to have one.
Damming the Río Xingu: field update
With the specter of an ecosystem-killing hydroelectric dam project moving ahead in Brazil, the eyes of many concerned observers, especially those interested in the fate of native fish species, are on the Lower Xingu River.
Mesmerizing Planted Tank Video
An exceptionally beautiful planted tank, nicely captured on video with a good sound track.
Presidential Darters: A Fish Called Obama
Biologists have described five new species of darters in freshwater river systems in the eastern United States and named them after four U.S. presidents and a vice president: Theodore Roosevelt, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, Al Gore, and Barack Obama.
Video: Angelfish with fry in Amazon Biotope tank
Our Amazon tank here in the ADG Gallery has had a couple of pairs of these wild caught angelfish spawn with fry reaching the free-swimming stage.
World’s Smallest Vertebrate?
Dr. Ralf Britz at the British Natural History Museum asserts that the world’s smallest vertebrate is still a fish, if consistent systems of biological measurement are used.
