by AMAZONAS Magazine | Jul 5, 2019 | Freshwater
ABSTRACT A new species of Farlowella is described from the Bermejo River basin, in Salta and Jujuy provinces, northwestern Argentina. The new species belongs to the Farlowella nattereri species group. The new species is diagnosed by the following combination of...
by AMAZONAS Magazine | Jun 3, 2019 | AMAZONAS - Liz Marchio, Freshwater
Great news! Another beautiful eartheater has been described! Gymnogeophagus jaryi is from Southern tributaries of the Middle Paraná basin in Misiones, Argentina (see map). This new species is the sister species of G. caaguazuensis from the Paraguay basin and is...
by Matt Pedersen | Sep 14, 2018 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater
A colorful new tetra, Hyphessobrycon piorskii, could one day capture our hearts. An introduction to the new species was recently released in an open-access description published in ZooKeys and is available online for free. To read the full article by authors Erick...
by Matt Pedersen | Jul 20, 2018 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater
Researchers José L.O. Mattos and Wilson J.E.M. Costa, working in northeastern Brazil, have recently described three new cichlid species attributed to the Geophagus brasiliensis species group. The species descriptions were included in the open-access article, Three new...
by Matt Pedersen | Jun 29, 2018 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater
Barb enthusiasts will appreciate the latest addition to the portfolio of active schooling fishes from Asia. The new species description for Pethia sahit, discovered in India’s Western Gahts, has been published in Zootaxa this month by authors Unmesh Katwate,...
