by AMAZONAS Magazine | Mar 18, 2020 | Freshwater, Marine, News & Notes
via Interzoo In view of the current situation pertaining to the spread of the coronavirus in Germany and in Europe, WZF Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft Zoologischer Fachbetriebe GmbH as Interzoo organizer in close cooperation with NürnbergMesse GmbH as assigned partner for...
by AMAZONAS Magazine | Mar 12, 2020 | AMAZONAS - Courtney Tobler, Freshwater
A new banjo catfish has been described from the upper Paraná River basin, Brazil. In a recent paper in the journal Zootaxa, authors André L.H. Esquícero, Ricardo M.C. Castro, and Thiagon N.A. Pereira described the novel species, Bunocephalus hertzi, and provided a...
by AMAZONAS Magazine | Feb 6, 2020 | Freshwater
via International Betta Congress (IBC) Official Notice from the Judging Board 05 February 2020 With the advent of GloFish® Bettas coming into the market the IBC is issuing an official policy as to the use of GloFish® Bettas in the IBC and for IBC Shows. Below is the...
by AMAZONAS Magazine | Feb 5, 2020 | Freshwater, New Products
via Spectrum Brands, Inc. GloFish® LLC is welcoming a new species to its ever-expanding family of fluorescent fish with GloFish Betta. The Electric Green® GloFish Betta species is the first to debut within the betta category, introducing GloFish to a new audience, and...
by AMAZONAS Magazine | Nov 9, 2019 | Freshwater, News & Notes
via US Geological Survey (USGS) This week USGS scientists are in three Florida counties, Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach, leading experts in the semi-annual Fish Slam, a scientific scavenger hunt for non-native freshwater fishes. Biologists and natural resource...