by Matt Pedersen | Jun 29, 2018 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater
Barb enthusiasts will appreciate the latest addition to the portfolio of active schooling fishes from Asia. The new species description for Pethia sahit, discovered in India’s Western Gahts, has been published in Zootaxa this month by authors Unmesh Katwate,...
by Matt Pedersen | Jun 16, 2018 | Freshwater
Austrolebias wichi is the name given to a beautiful, newly-discovered Killifish species hailing from Argentina. The new species description was recently published by researchers Felipe Alonso, Guillermo Enrique Terán, Pablo Calviño, Ignacio García, Yamila Cardoso, and...
by Matt Pedersen | Mar 22, 2018 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater
A sleek, small, and glimmeringly-hued new species in the danio clan has just been described and may offer potential for breeders serving the aquarium trade. Reaching a maximum size of just 6 cm (2.36 inches), the shimmering Laubuka tenella represents the newest...
by Matt Pedersen | Jan 12, 2018 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater
According to the recent paper authored by Jorge Casciotta, Adriana Almirón, Lubomír Piálek and Oldřich Říčan, the newest member of the Gymnogeophagus setequedas species complex, G. taroba, is best differentiated from its relatives through color patterning. Dorsal fin...
by Matt Pedersen | Jul 28, 2017 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater
Having first come to love the East African Cichlids some 25 years ago, I’m one of those aquarists likely to use inappropriate names when referring to species that have long-standing histories in the hobby. When it comes to the “Pseudos” of the Lake...
