by Matt Pedersen AZ | May 27, 2021 | AMAZONAS Excerpt, Freshwater
AMAZONAS Magazine, Volume 10, Number 4, FOSSIL FISHES, on sale June 1st. On the cover: Polypterus endlicherii (the saddled bichir) by Dany Kurniawan/Shutterstock The July/August 2021 issue of AMAZONAS Magazine is printed and arriving at the homes of magazine...
by AMAZONAS Magazine | May 20, 2019 | Freshwater
It’s not too late to make last minute plans to attend the 2019 American Killifish Association Convention in Columbus, Ohio. The national gathering of Killifish enthusiasts is being held at the Embassy Suites Columbus Airport, and will officially kick off at 9:00...
by Matt Pedersen AZ | Sep 21, 2017 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater
New species of fish seem to be described almost daily, but a new genus? That’s less common. Of particular interest to killifish enthusiasts, scientists have introduced the new species and genus Pseudorestias lirimensis, hailing from the high plains of Chile...
by AMAZONAS Magazine | Dec 21, 2015 | AMAZONAS - Mike Tuccinardi, Freshwater
Fresh off the excitement of my first glimpse of aquarium fish in the wild outside Villavicencio, Colombia, I decided to take a last-minute detour away from Bogota and into the heart of Amazonas. My destination: Leticia, the extreme Southeast corner of the Colombia and...
by Sumer Tiwari | Jan 9, 2015 | AMAZONAS - Sumer Tiwari, Freshwater
Nature has made annual killifish very interesting. They die every year. Some killifish species have a life span of just a few months like this Nematolebias papilliferus from South America. Their natural habitat dries twice a year, which means that the species...
