INDIAN ORNAMENTAL FISHES – Volume 1 by Mark Smith It is with great enthusiasm that the publication of Heiko Bleher’s book Indian Ornamental Fishes Volume 1 is finally out for all to behold.  This is the first comprehensive book published to date on the subject, and due to the large

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by Mousavi-Sabet, S. Vatandoust and H. Blehe aqua 24 (4) – Revised 26 October 2018 – Accepted 03 November 2018 Abstract The Harirud or Tedzhen River basin is an international endorheic basin at the border of Afghanistan, Iran and Turkmenistan. The present article provides an updated checklist on fish fauna

On August 31, 2018, the world lost a pioneer in marine research, an outstanding ichthyologist, inspiring environmentalist, museum expert, and historian of science, and we lost a beloved colleague, Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Klausewitz, who died in Bad Homburg, near Frankfurt am Main, Germany after a short stay in hospital. On

by J. Praveenraj, A. Uma, N. Moulitharan and H. Bleher aqua 24(4) – Accepted: 24 October 2018 Abstract Channa bipuli, a new species of colorful snakehead from Assam, Northeast India, is distinguished from all its congeners by possessing a unique bluish dorsum, 25-32 minute, well defined black spots on post-orbital

by J. Praveenraj, A. Uma, J. Daniel, M. Knight, N. Moulitharan, S. Balasubramanian, K. Bineesh and H. Bleher aqua 24 (4) – Accepted: 09 October 2018 Abstract Channa quinquefasciata, a new species of snakehead from Torsa River, West Bengal, differs from all congeners by possessing a unique greyish to chrome-yellow

SCHMERLEN Biologie, Pflege, Vermehrung 
By Gerhard Ott Tetra Verlag GmbH, Berlin-Velten, 2017 235 pp. Price €19,90 ISBN 978-3-89745-247-3 (soft cover) This loach book, so far only in German available Schmerlen, Biologie, Pflege, Vermehrung (Loaches, Biology, Maintenance, Breeding) came out in 2017 after many years of waiting, written by the German

Axel Meyer, top molecular biologist studying fishes with the main focus on CICHLIDS, talking about Evolution, Speciation, and Adaptation of Cichlid Fish at the Radcliffe Institute: https://youtu.be/O4Gm62x6NWg

Starting with August 2017 AQUA institutional subscribers are offered the option for online view of the complete collection of AQUA, International Journal of Ichthyology. The possibility to access to online viewing of ALL back issues and single papers (more than 900 PDFs) is reserved to institutional subscribers in the SUBSCRIPTION

THE TEETH OF NON-MAMMALIAN VERTEBRATES By B. Berkovitz & P. Shellis Elsevier/Acadenic Press, London, 2016. 354 pp. Price $150.00 ISBN 978-0-12-802850-6 (hard cover) Teeth are mineralized, hard structures typically present at the mouth, which aid food acquisiton and processing. Teeth were a key evolutionary feature during the early evolution of