Seriously Fish

We’re going to be running a series of interviews with famous icthyologists and well-known figures from the aquarium world over the coming months, and we want you to ask the questions!

Our first victi…errr…interviewee is Malawi cichlid expert Dr. Michael K. Oliver, who recently described a new species, Hemitaeniochromis brachyrhynchus, from the lake which is intriguing in that no-one knows how it looks when alive with only two preserved specimens known.

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Mike Norén

Biologists from the University of Bonn have discovered that the dwarf cichlid Pelvicachromis taeniatus can perceive light in the near-infrared range, a phenomenon previously considered unlikely at best and which apparently helps them hunt prey in shallow African rivers. Continue reading »

Hervé Gonin

Yes, we know this is our second Betta-related news item in succession but given this new study is co-authored by one of our contributors and concerns one of our favourite members of the genus we could hardly omit it… Continue reading »

Nonn Panitvong/Siamensis.org

The Betta splendens-group fish previously known in the hobby as B. sp. ‘Maha Chai’ is officially described in the journal ‘Zootaxa’ this week. Continue reading »