by Matt Pedersen | 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 | Apr 12, 2016 | AMAZONAS Excerpt, Freshwater
The May/June 2016 Issue of AMAZONAS Magazine is printed and now delivering to print magazine subscribers, local aquarium shops, and better bookstores. On sale date: April 5, 2016 Readers of the Digital Edition can log in now: AMAZONAS DIGITAL EDITION Paid subscribers...
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 22, 2015 | AMAZONAS - Sumer Tiwari, Freshwater
I have been talking about killifish in my last few blogposts—I am in absolute awe of them. The way they reproduce is just amazing. In this installment, I am going to show you another very interesting phenomenon—the process of eclosion. When I got some eggs of Blue...
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...
