Aquatic Events
News related to conferences, fairs and exhibitions in the scientific field and aquatic industries

The 60-year-old ray myster of the Magpie fiddler ray
The 60-year-old ray myster of the Magpie fiddler ray (Trygonorrhina melaleuca) resolve
The origins of tropical marine biodiversity
The origins of tropical marine biodiversity
DO FRESHWATER FISHES DIVERSIFY FASTER THAN MARINE FISHES?
Do Freshwater fishes diversify faster than marine fishes? A test using state-dependent diversification analyses and molecular philogenetics of new world silversides (Atherinopsidae)
Frans Witte passed away February 12
Frans Witte passed away February 12 He worked on cichlid fishes from the Mwanza Gulf on Lake Victoria for the past 30 years in Tanzania and studied the adaptative evolution of the haplochromines to the Nile perch introduction. With his help, many cichlids were brought from the Lake in captivity
A deepwater fish with ‘lightsabers’….
A deepwater fish with ‘lightsabers’ – dorsal spine-associated luminescence in a counterilluminating lanternshark
Primitive fish with butt fins shows evolution’s quirk
Primitive fish with butt fins shows evolution’s quirk A 370-milion-year-old, primitive fish sported a weird pair of fins just below its anus, new research shows…..
Fluorescent cichlids – Taiwan Researchers Unveil Glow In The Dark
Again (reminder of): the terrible news about ‘creating’ fluorescent cichlids …
The Conundrum of the Gap in the Spine of the Barbeled Dragonfish Finally
The conundrum of why a particular group of deep sea fish have a gap between their skull and spinal columns has finally been solved
Conferences 2013
IV Conferencia Latinoamericana sobre Cultivo de Peces Nativos – October 8-11, 2013, Villavicencio, Meta – Colombia Lectures at Perth Cichlid Society (Perth) and ANGFA Western Australia – October 9-10, 2013, Perth – Australia Lectures ANGFA Convention 2013 – October 12-13, 2013, Melbourne – Australia Lectures at Living Reef Aquarium –
Russian scientists reach Lake Vostok…
Russian scientists reach Lake Vostok after 20 years of drilling into ice in Antarctica