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A new member of the genus Nematocharax from Bahia state, eastern Brazil is just the second member of the genus known to date. Continue reading »
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Hyphessobrycon peugeoti © Ingenito et al.
A new tetra of the genus Hyphessobrycon has been described from affluents of the middle rio Juruena, itself a tributary in the upper rio Tapajós basin, Mato Grosso State, Brazil. Continue reading »
Category: New Species, News | Tags: Amazon, Brazil, Hyphessobrycon, Juruena, Neotropical Ichthyology, Tapajós, tetra | 2 comments »
Live specimen of E. altipinnis. © Netto-Ferreira et al.
A new miniature characid genus and species from the rio Curuá at Serra do Cachimbo, Pará state, Brazil. has been described in the open access journal PLoS ONE.
Erythrocharax altipinnis is the only known member of the new genus and can be told apart from related groupings by having the pelvic bones firmly attached through the horizontal isquiatic processes. Continue reading »
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Tetraodon fluviatilis (Green Puffer)
Moved to the genera Dichotomyctere in 2013. Now Dichotomyctere fluviatilis
7th Mar 2019
Myloplus rubripinnis (Redhook)
Captaintim, males have a ‘wavy’ anal fin, thicker in the middle with a convex curved edge. Females have a straight edged uniform anal fin.
26th Feb 2019
Laetacara curviceps – Dwarf Flag Cichlid (Acara curviceps, Aequidens curviceps)
The Laetacara curviceps will nibble on soft leaves of live plants as I have observed.
21st Jan 2019
Sicyopus cebuensis
unfortunately this species is now critically endangered, and feared extinct in the wild :-(, https://www.facebook.com/groups/freshwater.gobies.sleep...
27th Nov 2018
Tetraodon miurus (Congo Puffer)
I own one of these guys and they are truly awesome. His name is Quagmire (given the squared-out jaw.) If you’re not keen on the idea of the fish bei...
5th Nov 2018