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 | Aug 11, 2016 | Freshwater, News & Notes
Brazilian environmental agency rejects Tapajós River mega-dam, citing likely major impacts on Amazon’s indigenous people and the environment by Sue Branford, originally published August 4th, 2016 at MongaBay Ibama, Brazil’s environmental agency has denied an...
by Matt Pedersen | Apr 22, 2016 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater, News & Notes
With all the doom and gloom out there lately, I admit, it’s tough to keep up. For aquarists interested in rare and exciting Loricarids, Brazil’s Belo Monte Dam captured our attention, the forecasted extinctions a huge hydroelectric project would cause are...
