by Matt Pedersen | Jul 6, 2023 | Freshwater, News & Notes
Neolissochilus pnar, live in its natural habitat at Krem-Um-Ladaw. Image Credit: Uros Aksamovic from Dahanukar et al., CC BY 4.0 A recent open-access article introduces the world to a new and extremely large species of cavefish from Northeast India, and it’s a...
by Matt Pedersen | Sep 7, 2022 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater
The “Red Head Tapajos” finally has a scientific name. Image credit: fivespots/Shutterstock Geophagus sp. ‘Red Head Tapajos’ or ‘Tapajos Redhead’ is a popular South American eartheater cichlid for good reason. It’s modestly...
by Matt Pedersen | Mar 29, 2022 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater
Nannostomus sp. ‘Super Red Cenepa’. Image credit: Albertino Maca Ausber. Details are effectively nonexistent, but the fish world is fervently excited about a brand new, nearly solid-red pencilfish that was shared this week by Albertino Maca Ausber at...
by Matt Pedersen | Nov 3, 2021 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater
Parosphromenus juelinae, about 31 mm SL, male, from type locality, live coloration. Image credit Whentian Shi et al. CC BY-NC 4.0 Researchers have described two new species of Parosphromenus, a genus of small anabantoids collectively known as licorice gouramis in the...
by Matt Pedersen | Jun 23, 2021 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater
Paratypes of Moenkhausia cambacica, MZUSP 125793, freshly collected, showing other aspects of its live coloration, Brazil, Rondônia State, Municipality of Vilhena, Rio Madeira basin, upper Rio Machado drainage. CC BY 4.0 Scientists have discovered and described...
