Crenicichla anamiri, holotype, male, INPA 46650, 42.9 mm SL, Itapuama, below confluence with rio Iriri, State of Pará, rio Xingu (above); paratype, female, INPA 46651, 43.3 mm SL, same locality of holotype (below). © Douglas Bastos

The dwarf pike cichlid known to aquarium hobbyists as Crenicichla sp. cf. regani ‘Xingu’ for more than two decades is described as C. anamiri Ito & Rapp Py-Daniel 2015 in the latest issue of the journal ‘Neotropical Ichthyology’.

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Connecting Fish, Rivers, and People

Although the majority of fluvial freshwater fishes are migratory to some extent the spatial and temporal extent of these movements varies considerably depending on species. Continue reading »

Important new title aims to provide managament guidelines for restoration of migratory fish pathways…

Damming of rivers adversely affects the reproductive cycle of migratory salmonids such as this masu salmon. © Odyssey

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