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Well ok maybe we do have some news. Very exciting it is too as we're delighted to welcome Hippocampus Bildarchiv to Seriously Fish! For those not "street" enough to have heard of it (ahem...), this outstanding archive of wildlife photography has been compiled by Frank Teigler with other contributors including Erwin Schraml, Hans W. Mayland, Dieter Bork, S. Nakano and Kai Velling. Many of the images have featured in published material such as the "Aqualog" series of books, and over the coming weeks we'll be adding hundreds to the knowledge base. We hope you find them both useful and enjoyable!

A massive "thank you" must go to Frank for not only allowing to use the pictures, but also communicating via hilarious gender-bending emails which make us feel a bit funny ... more

To test the theory that "no news is good news", we've decided to stop adding items here for the time being. At least that's what we're telling our mums. We actually need to devote a bit of time to other areas of the site, sorting out the incomplete species profiles in the knowledge base as well as some other bits and pieces that we never seem to have time for.

Because of the fancy way this has all been designed the functionality of the site shouldn't be affected by this process, and we promise to be back with a new, improved news service as soon as we can! ... more

A rare species of Australian Hypseleotris that was only described to science late last year is the subject of a new captive breeding program aimed at the aquarium trade. Hypseleotris barrawayi, also known as Barraway's Carp Gudgeon was first discovered swimming in an abandoned uranium mine pit 20 years ago. It is thought to have good potential as an aquarium species and apparently interest is already high among international hobbyists ... more

A joint effort by German and Swedish scientists is to result in 60 cichlid fry being launched into space on a two-stage rocket. During their flight the fish will travel over 160 miles above the Earth's surface and experience 6 minutes of total weightlessness. Observations recorded both during and after the flight could apparently reveal clues as to how space flight-induced motion sickness in humans might be reduced. SF, meanwhile, are off to find whoever writes these headlines before conducting some "experiments" of our own ... more

The Californian Fish and Game Commission have voted unanimously to more closely examine the plight of the longfin smelt, Spirinchus thaleichthys. The species' San Francisco Bay-Delta population has declined dramatically in recent times and dropped to record low numbers during 2007. A detailed study will now aim to ascertain whether it should be protected under the California Endangered Species Act ... more