by AMAZONAS Magazine | Sep 15, 2016 | AMAZONAS - Mike Tuccinardi, Freshwater, News & Notes
A recently published paper in the journal Zootaxa has formally described two species of freshwater stingray from the Tapajós River in Brazil. Both species have been known to the aquarium trade for some time, the first being referred to as the “P14” or...
by AMAZONAS Magazine | May 21, 2016 | AMAZONAS - Mike Tuccinardi, Freshwater
The ‘Cururu’ or ‘Rio Negro Hystrix’ Ray, which has been known in the trade and hobby for some time, was recently described scientifically in a paper published in the journal Zootaxa this past month. Endemic to Brazil’s Rio...
by Anne Linton | Jan 27, 2016 | AMAZONAS Tables of Contents, Freshwater
Planted Worlds Volume 5, Number 2 6 Editorial by Hans-Georg Evers 8 Aquatic Notebook by AMAZONAS staff & readers FEATURE ARTICLES 18 In Pursuit of Stingrays in Brazil’s Rio Negro by Jennifer O. Reynolds 32 Stingrays of South America by Hans-Georg Evers 44...
by AMAZONAS Magazine | Mar 16, 2015 | AMAZONAS - Mike Tuccinardi, Freshwater
Most longtime aquarists are as familiar with the great lakes of Africa as they are with their own home towns. We know Malawi, Victoria, Tanganyika and the unique species found in each. But mention Cambodia’s Tonlé Sap lake—one of the most biodiverse tropical...
