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Archive for August 2012


SF Summer Break!

August 20th, 2012 — 9:46am

One of us is getting married and the other is lazy hugely attractive so there’ll be no updates to the website for a week or two. Apologies for the inconvenience folks and see you soon!!!

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Aphanius sp. ‘Namak’ given official name

August 14th, 2012 — 12:13pm

Males of the new species possess 12-19 vertical bars on each flank. © Barbara Nicca

The undescribed killifish commonly referred to as Aphanius sp. ‘Namak’ or ‘Namak River’ in the aquarium hobby has been formally named. Continue reading »

Category: Ichthyology, New Species, News | Tags: , , , | Comment »

Skin cancer identified in wild fish populations for first time

August 6th, 2012 — 4:01pm

The coral trout, Plectropomus leopardus is the first wild fish in which skin cancer has been detected. © Richard Ling

A collaborative study between Newcastle University, England, and the Australian Institute of Marine Science published in the open access journal ‘PLoS ONE’ this week and has revealed the first recorded incidence of skin cancer in wild marine fishes. Continue reading »

Category: Discoveries, Ichthyology, News | Tags: , , , | Comment »

Support the Big Fish Campaign!

August 3rd, 2012 — 10:21am

BIAZA project aims to educate and promote responsible sales of problematic species.

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