A new marbled loricariid catfish has been described from the upper Paraguaça basin in Brazil. The new taxon, Parotocinclus nandae, is the seventh species of loricariid known from the Río Paraguaça basin, and it is also considered to be an endemic of the area.
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New Species of Hill-Stream Betta
There is a new Betta known to science! Authors Kamal, Tan, and Ng (2020) recently described a new species of hill-stream Betta native to Malaysia in the journal Zootaxa.
Arrow Loach Variability and Novel Sister Species
A recent study of southeast Asian Nemacheilus ascertained a new species, N. zonatus, and also indicated that N. pallidus was actually a junior-synonym to N. masyae.
Ninth Endemic Livebearer of Lake Miragoâne: Limia mandibularis
Limia mandibularis, the jawed limia, was newly described from a hotspot for poeciliid radiation.
Tiger Limia of Lake Miragoane Formally Described
Limia sp. “tiger” or the tiger limia has been formally described as Limia islai.
Scientists Describe A New Species of Banjo Catfish
A second Bunocephalus banjo catfish was recently described from Brazil’s Paraná River basin.
L330 described: Panaque nigrolineatus laurafabianae
The wood-eating watermelon pleco or L330 has been formally described as a distinct subspecies of Panaque nigrolineatus.
Hidden in Plain Sight, Cichlasoma dimerus in Florida
The true identity of a Florida invader has been realized nearly 20 years after its first recorded collection.
White Clouds Get a New Cousin: Tanichthys kuehnei
After years of mystery, the elusive ‘yellow white cloud’ has finally been found again and formally described.
One of Nature’s Oddities: Garra surinbinnani
A strange fish with an impressive profile has recently been discovered and scientifically described from the Mae Khlong basin in Thailand.