A review of Dicrossus foirni and Dicrossus warzeli

  Joseph Schieser Nelson, 1937-2011 The Man of Fishes, as many have called him, has left us and suddenly there is a gap, which no one can fill. The four editions of “Fishes of the World“ which he authored – the first in 1984 and the last...

Just recently in Science Daily Sep. 14, 2011), was published an article on the fact well known that Dams and weirs have a stronger impact on the ecosystem of watercourses than was previously realized. I think it is well known and often documented in the...

Professor Wu Han-lin has presented to Heiko Bleher a copy of his recent book of the Chinese fishes of the suborder Gobioidei during Heiko's visit and conferences at the Shanghai Ocean University, October 18th 2010. This book of 952 pages took more then...

THE LADY AND THE SHARKS by Eugenie Clark   the Peppertree Press, LLC.   1269 First Street, Suite 7 - Sarasota,   Florida 34236 - USA. 313 pp.   ISBN 978-1-936051-52-6. Cover price $19.95   This is the 4th updated...

by Joseph S. Nelson I love books on fishes, human history, natural history, and exploration, and when a book combines all of these subjects it is truly a joy to read. I do mean read—this extraordinary work is far more than a reference book, it is...

The life of an ichthyologist by A. P. Saveliev Renome Publishers, St. Petersburg 2010 Published in Russian, 392 pp. Enquires on how to purchase this book may be made to V. P. Prirodina by e-mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots....

Fang Fang Kullander, 1962 – 2010 I will never forget this amazing active woman sitting on the table next to me, and her husband Sven O. Kullander, asking me endless questions about my discoveries, collecting and specially the Danio species. She wanted...

A new fossil fish species was discovered on the north-eastern Brazilian island Ilha do Cajual Alcântara and was named Equinoxiodus alcantarensis

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The Peruvian freshwater stingray commonly known as Tiger Ray, has been named

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Climate Change Could Drive Native Fish out of Wisconsin Waters

A Glasshead Barreleye Rhynchohyalus natalensis, trawled from a depth of around 1000 m on the abyssal plain in the southern Tasman Sea, between Tasmania and New Zealand might be a Deepsea...

Dear aqua Subscriber, aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology has, with its 18th year celebration, launched a complete new and easy to use website. Please have a look at: www.aqua-aquapress.com It contains a lot of information about conferences,...

Before Animals First Walked On Land, Fish Carried Gene Program for Limbs

Some amazing and possible new Loricariidae