Breeding Reports

• Nov 18,
  Duringlanis romani
  updated report by Jools (b:54)
• Nov 19,
  Hypancistrus zebra
  updated report by Jools (b:17)
• Jan 01,
  Oryzias latipes
  new report by bekateen (b:37)
• Aug 12,
  Herotilapia multispinosa
  new report by bekateen (b:40)
• Jul 05,
  Laetacara dorsigera
  updated report by bekateen (b:44)
• May 11,
  Heterandria formosa
  updated report by bekateen (b:18)
• Nov 13,
  Nanochromis splendens
  updated report by Bettaja (b:55)
• Feb 21,
  Neoheterandria elegans
  new report by bekateen (b:8)
• Feb 19,
  Copella arnoldi
  updated report by bekateen (b:45)
• Jan 02,
  Tanichthys albonubes
  updated report by bekateen (b:40)
• Nov 08,
  Poecilia reticulata
  new report by Divemaster (b:41)
• Oct 30,
  Hoplisoma paleatum
  new report by Divemaster (b:42)
• Aug 19,
  Hypancistrus zebra
  new report by JKvalvaag (b:49)
• Aug 19,
  Hoplisoma sterbai
  new report by JKvalvaag (b:48)
• Aug 19,
  Danio margaritatus
  new report by JKvalvaag (b:43)
• Aug 15,
  Semotilus atromaculatus
  new report by Divemaster (b:42)
• Nov 29,
  Synodontis multipunctatus
  new report by Cichlidon (b:25)
• Aug 24,
  Poecilia sphenops
  new report by HUNdani (b:13)
• Aug 22,
  Apistogramma cacatuoides
  new report by HUNdani (b:13)
• Aug 22,
  Xiphophorus hellerii
  new report by HUNdani (b:11)
• Aug 22,
  Osteogaster aenea
  new report by HUNdani (b:13)
• Aug 22,
  Psalidodon anisitsi
  new report by HUNdani (b:13)
• May 28,
  Gastrodermus pygmaeus
  new report by Onsaud (b:49)
• May 21, Nomorhamphus ebrardtii new report by tyrano34 (b:27)
• Mar 22,
  Benitochromis finleyi
  new report by Andi8421 (b:19)
• Mar 21,
  Pelvicachromis pulcher
  new report by Andi8421 (b:6)
• Nov 08,
  Haplochromis vanheusdeni
  new report by Anton (b:13)
• Jul 30,
  Gastrodermus sp. (C123)
  new report by Bd79 (b:6)
• Jun 07,
  Clupisoma bastari
  new report by djtonyel (b:12)
• May 12, Poeciliopsis prolifica new report by Harold Weiss (b:45)
• Jan 24,
  Benitochromis ufermanni
  new report by Anton (b:10)
• Jan 16,
  Benitochromis batesii
  new report by Anton (b:54)
Species Profile Updates
• Oct 28, 14:07 Rineloricaria atratoensis (Loricariidae)
  [changes]
  Desc_by changed to [Castellanos-Mejía, Londoño-Burbano, Ochoa, García-Alzate & DoNascimiento] from [Regan].
  
  Year changed to [2024] from [1904].
  
  Type_locality changed to [Colombia, Antioquia, Murindó, caño Chageradó, Atrato River basin, 06°49'56''N, 76°84'31''W.] from [Eastern Ecuador.].
  
  Brazil_negative_list changed to [n] from [].
  
  Etymology changed to [The specific epithet is a reference to the type locality, the Atrato River.] from [].
  
  Literature changed to [Ichthyology & Herpetology v. 112 (no. 3), pp 429–443.] from [Transactions of the Zoological Society of London v. 17 (pt 3, no. 1), pp 247, Pl. 13 (fig. 3).].
  
  Literature_url changed to [https://doi.org/10.1643/i2023091] from [].
  
  Sl changed to [133] from [300].
  
  Identification changed to [Rineloricaria atratoensis is distinguished from all trans-Andean and Central American congeners by having the first (unbranched) ray of dorsal, pectoral, and pelvic fins extended as a short filament (vs. coterminous with branched rays), and from all of these species except R. magdalenae by having a paired deep depression between the nostrils and the interorbital region.] from [].
  
  Sexing changed to [Adult males have hypertrophied odontodes on the sides of their head and on the dorsum of pectoral fins.] from [].
  
  Distribution changed to [South America: Atrato River basin, Colombia.] from [South America: Zamora River basin in the upper Marañon River drainage, Ecuador.].
  
• Oct 28, 12:29
  Sinobdella sinensis
  (Mastacembelidae)
  [changes]
  Type_locality changed to [Yangtze River (Chang-Jian), China.] from [China.].
  
• Oct 28, 11:42 Rineloricaria giua (Loricariidae) New Species
• Oct 28, 11:37
  Chaetostoma branickii
  (Loricariidae)
  [changes]
  Distribution changed to [South America: Upper Chamaya River basin in upper Marañon River drainage, Peru.] from [Upper Chamaya River basin in upper Marañon River drainage, Peru.].
  
• Oct 27, 04:28 Megalamphodus haraldschultzi (Acestrorhamphidae)
• Oct 27, 04:27
  Megalamphodus eques
  (Acestrorhamphidae)
  [changes]
  Sl changed to [31] from [40].
  
  Distribution changed to [South America: Amazon, Guaporé and Paraguay River basins.] from [Amazon and Guaporé River basins; Paraná River basin.].
  
• Oct 27, 04:27 Megalamphodus copelandi (Acestrorhamphidae)
• Oct 27, 04:27 Megalamphodus socolofi (Acestrorhamphidae)
• Oct 27, 04:27
  Hyphessobrycon troemneri
  (Acestrorhamphidae)
  [changes]
  Type_locality changed to [Gluck Island, Essequibo River, Guyana (a river island at about 6°00' to 6°05'N, 58°36'W).] from [Gluck Island, Essequibo River, Guyana (a river island at about {for map: 6°03'N, 58°36'W} 6°00' to 6°05'N, 58°36'W).].
  
  Type_loc_lat changed to [6] from [6.05].
  
  Type_loc_long changed to [6.0833333333333] from [-58.6].
  
• Oct 27, 04:27 Haplochromis paludinosus (Cichlidae)
  [changes]
  Distribution changed to [Africa: Lower Malagarasi River and swamps (Tanzania).] from [].
  
• Oct 27, 04:26 Megalamphodus micropterus (Acestrorhamphidae)
  [changes]
  Distribution changed to [South America: São Francisco River basin.] from [South America: São Francisco River basin.].
  
• Oct 27, 04:26
  Holopristis ocellifera
  (Acestrorhamphidae)
  [changes]
  Type_locality changed to [Villa Bella and Cudajas, Amazon River, Brazil [Parintins and Codajás, Amazones, Brazil].] from [Villa Bella and Cudajas, Amazon River.].
  
  Genus_etymology changed to [Hemigrammus: Greek, hemi = half + Greek, gramma = letter, signal.] from [Hemigrammus: Greek, hemi = half + Greek, gramma = letter, signal.].
  
• Oct 27, 04:26
  Megalamphodus bentosi
  (Acestrorhamphidae)
• Oct 27, 04:26
  Bario sanctaefilomenae
  (Acestrorhamphidae)
  [changes]
  Type_locality changed to [Lagoon at Santa Filomena on Rio Parnahyba (Rio Parnaíba), Brazil.] from [Lagoon at Santa Filomena on Rio Parnahyba, Brazil.].
  
  Distribution changed to [South America: Brazil (in Paranaíba River basin), Paraguay and Argentina.] from [South America: Brazil (in Paranaíba River basin), Paraguay and Argentina.].
  
• Oct 27, 04:25
  Holopristis pulchra
  (Acestrorhamphidae)
• Oct 27, 04:25 Megalamphodus epicharis (Acestrorhamphidae)
• Oct 27, 04:25 Bario oligolepis (Acestrorhamphidae)
  [changes]
  Desc_by changed to [Günther] from [Günther].
  
• Oct 27, 04:25 Hasemania negodagua (Acestrorhamphidae)
  [changes]
  Desc_by changed to [Lima & Gerhard] from [Lima & Gerhard].
  
  Original_desc changed to [n] from [y].
  
  Type_locality changed to [Río Pratinha at Fezenda Pratinha, 12°21'13"S, 41°32'51"W, município de Iraquara, Bahia, Brazil.] from [Río Pratinha at Fezenda Pratinha, 12°21'13"S, 41°32'51"W, município de Iraquara, Bahia, Brazil.].
  
  Distribution changed to [South America: upper Paraguaçú River basin.] from [South America: upper Paraguaçú River basin.].
  
• Oct 27, 04:25
  Megalamphodus sweglesi
  (Acestrorhamphidae)
  [changes]
  Min_ph changed to [5.5] from [0.0].
  
  Max_ph changed to [7.5] from [0.0].
  
  Min_temp changed to [20] from [0.0].
  
  Max_temp changed to [23] from [0.0].
  
  Genus_tankmates changed to [As a shoaling fish, a group of five or more is definitely preferred.] from [].
  
• Oct 27, 03:27
  Megalamphodus megalopterus
  (Acestrorhamphidae)
  [changes]
  Desc_by changed to [Eigenmann] from [Eigenmann ].
  
  Distribution changed to [South America: Upper Paraguay and Guaporé River basins.] from [Upper Paraguay and Guaporé River basins: Bolivia and Brazil.].
  
• Oct 27, 03:27 Psalidodon alleni (Acestrorhamphidae)
  [changes]
  Literature changed to [Annals of the Carnegie Museum v. 4 (no. 2) (art. 7), pp 126, Pl. 40 (fig. 2).] from [Annals of the Carnegie Museum v. 4 (no. 2), pp 126, Pl. 40 (fig. 2).].
  
• Oct 27, 03:26
  Megalamphodus erythrostigma
  (Acestrorhamphidae)
  [changes]
  Distribution changed to [South America: Upper Amazon River basin.] from [Upper Amazon River basin: Brazil, Colombia and Peru.].
  
• Oct 27, 03:26 Psalidodon balbus (Acestrorhamphidae)
  [changes]
  Distribution changed to [South America: upper Paraná River basin.] from [South America: upper Paraná River basin.].
  
• Oct 27, 03:26
  Makunaima pittieri
  (Acestrorhamphidae)
  [changes]
  Desc_by changed to [Eigenmann] from [].
  
  Year changed to [1920] from [0].
  
  Original_desc changed to [y] from [].
  
  Type_locality changed to [Concejo, Río Tiquirito, Venezuela.] from [].
  
  Literature changed to [Indiana University Studies v. 7 (no. 44), pp 10, Pl. 3.] from [].
  
  Sl changed to [60] from [0].
  
  Distribution changed to [South America: Environs of Lake Valencia in Venezuela.] from [].
  
• Oct 27, 03:26
  Bario cosmops
  (Acestrorhamphidae)
  [changes]
  Desc_by changed to [Lima, Britski & Machado] from [].
  
  Year changed to [2007] from [0].
  
  Original_desc changed to [y] from [].
  
  Type_locality changed to [Sapezal, córrego Vinte e Cinco de Maio, near its mouth at the rio Papagaio, Mato Grosso State, Brazil.] from [].
  
  Literature changed to [aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology v. 13 (no. 2), pp 47, Figs. 1-2.] from [].
  
  Sl changed to [48] from [0].
  
  Distribution changed to [South America: tributaries of the upper rio Sepotuba in the rio Paraguai basin and tributaries of the rio Juruena in the rio Tapajôs basin in Brazil.] from [].
  
• Oct 27, 03:26
  Hemigrammus collettii
  (Acestrorhamphidae)
  [changes]
  Literature changed to [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Klasse v. 19 (no. 19), pp 179.] from [Anzeiger der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 19 (no. 19), pp 179.].
  
• Oct 27, 03:23
  Ctenobrycon magdalenae
  (Acestrorhamphidae)
  [changes]
  Desc_by changed to [Eigenmann & Henn] from [Eigenmann & Henn].
  
  Sl changed to [100] from [0].
  
  Distribution changed to [South America: Columbian rivers and the Catatumbo River basin.] from [].
  
• Oct 27, 03:22 Psalidodon goyacensis (Acestrorhamphidae)
  [changes]
  Distribution changed to [South America: Goiás, Brazil (?).] from [South America: Goiás, Brazil (?).].
  
• Oct 27, 02:37
  Sciades couma
  (Ariidae) New Species
• Oct 23, 12:21
  Hoplisoma loretoense
  (Callichthyidae)
  [changes]
  Desc_by changed to [Nijssen & Isbrücker] from [Nijssen & Isbrücker].
  
  Original_desc changed to [n] from [y].
  
  Literature changed to [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 12 (no. 3) [for 1985], pp 68, Figs. 4-5, 33A.] from [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 12 (no. 3) [for 1985], pp 68, Figs. 4-5, 33A.].
  
  Genus_feeding changed to [Will readily accepted all prepared foods that reach the bottom of the aquarium such as tablets, granules and larger flakes. Live (or frozen) foods such as bloodworm, white worm, grindal worm (Enchytraeus), Daphnia and Tubifex are readily accepted and good for conditioning groups of fishes for spawning.] from [Will readily accepted all prepared foods that reach the bottom of the aquarium such as tablets, granules and larger flakes. Live (or frozen) foods such as bloodworm, white worm, grindal worm (Enchytraeus), Daphnia and Tubifex are readily accepted and good for conditioning groups of fishes for spawning.].
  
• Oct 23, 12:21
  Hoplisoma paragua
  (Callichthyidae)
  [changes]
  Original_desc changed to [n] from [y].
  
  Type_locality changed to [Río Paragua, northwestern bank, river mouth area, río Itenez system, Provincia J.M. Velasco, Departamento Santa Cruz, Bolivia, 13°31'842"S, 61°90'015"W.] from [Río Paragua, northwestern bank, river mouth area, río Itenez system, Provincia J.M. Velasco, Departamento Santa Cruz, Bolivia, 13°31'842"S, 61°90'015"W.].
  
  Etymology changed to [Paragua after the Río Paragua in Bolivia, where this species was found.] from [Paragua after the Río Paragua in Bolivia, where this species was found.].
  
  Genus_feeding changed to [Will readily accepted all prepared foods that reach the bottom of the aquarium such as tablets, granules and larger flakes. Live (or frozen) foods such as bloodworm, white worm, grindal worm (Enchytraeus), Daphnia and Tubifex are readily accepted and good for conditioning groups of fishes for spawning.] from [Will readily accepted all prepared foods that reach the bottom of the aquarium such as tablets, granules and larger flakes. Live (or frozen) foods such as bloodworm, white worm, grindal worm (Enchytraeus), Daphnia and Tubifex are readily accepted and good for conditioning groups of fishes for spawning.].
  
• Oct 21, 12:08
  Hoplisoma parallelum
  (Callichthyidae)
  [changes]
  Original_desc changed to [n] from [y].
  
  Genus_feeding changed to [Will readily accepted all prepared foods that reach the bottom of the aquarium such as tablets, granules and larger flakes. Live (or frozen) foods such as bloodworm, white worm, grindal worm (Enchytraeus), Daphnia and Tubifex are readily accepted and good for conditioning groups of fishes for spawning.] from [Will readily accepted all prepared foods that reach the bottom of the aquarium such as tablets, granules and larger flakes. Live (or frozen) foods such as bloodworm, white worm, grindal worm (Enchytraeus), Daphnia and Tubifex are readily accepted and good for conditioning groups of fishes for spawning.].
  
• Oct 21, 12:08 Pariolius maldonadoi (Heptapteridae)
  [changes]
  Desc_by changed to [Faustino-Fuster, López-Castaño, Quiñones & Meza-Vargas] from [].
  
  Year changed to [2024] from [0].
  
  Original_desc changed to [y] from [].
  
  Type_locality changed to [Caño Potosí, tributary of the Inírida River, Orinoco River basin, Retorno Municipality, Guaviare State, Colombia, 2°10'50.8"N, 72°38'48.8"W.] from [].
  
  Type_loc_lat changed to [2.1807777777778] from [0].
  
  Type_loc_long changed to [-72.646888888889] from [0].
  
  Literature changed to [Zootaxa 5433 (no. 3), pp 396.] from [].
  
• Oct 21, 12:08
  Rhinogobius cliffordpopei
  (Oxudercidae)
  [changes]
  Type_locality changed to [Tungting (Dongting) Lake, Hunan Province, China.] from [Tungting Lake, Hunan Island, China.].
  
• Oct 21, 12:07 Chiloglanis carnatus (Mochokidae)
  [changes]
  Desc_by changed to [Mutizwa, Bragança & Chakona] from [].
  
  Year changed to [2024] from [0].
  
  Original_desc changed to [y] from [].
  
  Type_locality changed to [Mukwadzi River near bridge on the road to Mutorashanga, Manyame River sub-catchment, middle Zambezi River system, Mashonaland West Province, 17.42485°S, 30.58542°E.] from [].
  
  Type_loc_lat changed to [-17.42485] from [0].
  
  Type_loc_long changed to [30.58542] from [0].
  
  Genus_etymology changed to [Chiloglanis: From the Greek cheilos, meaning lip, and glanis, meaning catfish; in reference to the oral morphology.] from [Chiloglanis: From the Greek cheilos, meaning lip, and glanis, meaning catfish; in reference to the oral morphology.].
  
  Literature changed to [ZooKeys No. 1197, pp 75, Figs. 9, 10A.] from [].
  
  Genus_identification changed to [The second largest catfish genus in Africa after Synodontis. They are characterized by jaws and lips modified into a sucker or oral disc used for adhering to and feeding upon objects in fast-flowing waters. Generally reasonably small at 100 mm SL or less. species with forked caudal fins can show sexual dimorphism and is usually species-specific. Other characteristics in this hard-to-ID genus are the size of the adipose fin, the position of the adipose fin relative to pelvic and ventral fins, size of barbles, eyes and dorsal fin. Only a handful of species are identified on colouration. They can be distinguished from other African suckermouth catfish (of the genera Euchilichthys and Atopochilus) by their circular suckermouth disc. This is more elliptical in the other two genera.] from [The second largest catfish genus in Africa after Synodontis. They are characterized by jaws and lips modified into a sucker or oral disc used for adhering to and feeding upon objects in fast-flowing waters. Generally reasonably small at 100 mm SL or less. species with forked caudal fins can show sexual dimorphism and is usually species-specific. Other characteristics in this hard-to-ID genus are the size of the adipose fin, the position of the adipose fin relative to pelvic and ventral fins, size of barbles, eyes and dorsal fin. Only a handful of species are identified on colouration. They can be distinguished from other African suckermouth catfish (of the genera Euchilichthys and Atopochilus) by their circular suckermouth disc. This is more elliptical in the other two genera.].
  
• Oct 21, 12:07 Pariolius pax (Heptapteridae)
  [changes]
  Desc_by changed to [Faustino-Fuster, López-Castaño, Quiñones & Meza-Vargas] from [].
  
  Year changed to [2024] from [0].
  
  Original_desc changed to [y] from [].
  
  Type_locality changed to [Caño Ovejas, tributary of the Guaviare River, vereda San Jorge, Mapiripán Municipality, Meta, Colombia, 03°5'26.82"N, 72°42'33.14"W.] from [].
  
  Type_loc_lat changed to [3.0907833333333] from [0].
  
  Type_loc_long changed to [-72.709205555556] from [0].
  
  Literature changed to [Zootaxa 5433 (no. 3), pp Figs. 1, 2A, 3-5A, 6A, 7A, 8A.] from [].
  
• Oct 21, 09:28 Pimelodella guato (Heptapteridae)
  [changes]
  Desc_by changed to [Pierre & Slobodian] from [].
  
  Year changed to [2024] from [0].
  
  Original_desc changed to [y] from [].
  
  Type_locality changed to [Rio Miranda, sandy beaches at Passo do Lontra region, Rio Paraguai basin, Corumbá municipality, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, 19°34'37"S, 57°00'42"W.] from [].
  
  Type_loc_lat changed to [-19.576944444444] from [0].
  
  Type_loc_long changed to [-57.011666666667] from [0].
  
  Literature changed to [Neotropical Ichthyology v. 21 (no. 1): e230110, pp 5, Figs. 1, 2A, 3A, 5.] from [].
  
  Genus_general changed to [During the day, occurs in shoals in shaded, deeper pools in streams and smaller rivers.] from [].
  
• Oct 21, 09:28
  Hoplisoma urucu
  (Callichthyidae)
  [changes]
  Desc_by changed to [Britto, Wosiacki & Montag] from [Britto, Wosiacki & Montag].
  
  Original_desc changed to [n] from [y].
  
  Type_locality changed to [Coari, Igarapé da Onça, Rio Urucu basin, tributary of Lago Coari, Rio Solimões system, 4°52'09.12"S, 65°18'03.6"W, Amazonas State, Brazil.] from [Coari, Igarapé da Onça, Rio Urucu basin, tributary of Lago Coari, Rio Solimões system, 4°52'09.12"S, 65°18'03.6"W, Amazonas State, Brazil.].
  
  Genus_feeding changed to [Will readily accepted all prepared foods that reach the bottom of the aquarium such as tablets, granules and larger flakes. Live (or frozen) foods such as bloodworm, white worm, grindal worm (Enchytraeus), Daphnia and Tubifex are readily accepted and good for conditioning groups of fishes for spawning.] from [Will readily accepted all prepared foods that reach the bottom of the aquarium such as tablets, granules and larger flakes. Live (or frozen) foods such as bloodworm, white worm, grindal worm (Enchytraeus), Daphnia and Tubifex are readily accepted and good for conditioning groups of fishes for spawning.].
  
• Oct 21, 09:15
  Brochis (sub-clade 3) imitator
  (Callichthyidae)
  [changes]
  Sl changed to [56] from [65].
  
  Male_sl changed to [0] from [60].
  
  Distribution changed to [South America: Upper Negro River basin.] from [South America: Brazil: Upper Rio Negro].
  
• Oct 21, 00:41
  Rhinogobius sowerbyi
  (Oxudercidae)
  [changes]
  Type_locality changed to [Yalu River, Liaoning, Jilin Province, China.] from [Yalu River, China.].
  
• Oct 20, 05:49
  Pseudacanthicus nyktos
  (Loricariidae)
  [changes]
  Original_desc changed to [-] from [].
  
  Breeding changed to [Has been bred in the aquarium.] from [Unreported.].
  
• Oct 19, 17:36
  Chaetostoma sacramento
  (Loricariidae)
  [changes]
  Brazil_negative_list changed to [n] from [].
  
  Sl changed to [77] from [90].
  
  Genus_identification changed to [The genus Chaetostoma is not straightforward to identify, but as a general rule, the species has spines behind the gill-cover (interopercular odontodes), no plates on the abdomen, and aside from C. platyrhynchus also lack plates on the snout edge. Different from Ancistrus by not having fleshy tentacles on the snout.] from [The genus Chaetostoma is not straightforward to identify, but as a general rule, the species has spines behind the gill-cover (interopercular odontodes), no plates on the abdomen, and aside from C. platyrhynchus also lack plates on the snout edge. Different from Ancistrus by not having fleshy tentacles on the snout.].
  
  Distribution changed to [***blank***.] from [Rio Negro, a small tributary of the upper Rio Pisqui, near the Boqueron del Padre Abad. Peru.].
  
• Oct 19, 05:29 Chaetostoma sp. (L456) (Loricariidae)
  [changes]
  Brazil_negative_list changed to [n] from [].
  
  Iucn_category changed to [NE] from [].
  
  Genus_identification changed to [The genus Chaetostoma is not straightforward to identify, but as a general rule, the species has spines behind the gill-cover (interopercular odontodes), no plates on the abdomen, and aside from C. platyrhynchus also lack plates on the snout edge. Different from Ancistrus by not having fleshy tentacles on the snout.] from [The genus Chaetostoma is not straightforward to identify, but as a general rule, the species has spines behind the gill-cover (interopercular odontodes), no plates on the abdomen, and aside from C. platyrhynchus also lack plates on the snout edge. Different from Ancistrus by not having fleshy tentacles on the snout.].
  
  Distribution changed to [***blank***.] from [Río Pisqui, Peru.].
  
• Oct 19, 05:29 Chaetostoma sp. (L457) (Loricariidae)
  [changes]
  Brazil_negative_list changed to [n] from [].
  
  Iucn_category changed to [NE] from [].
  
  Genus_identification changed to [The genus Chaetostoma is not straightforward to identify, but as a general rule, the species has spines behind the gill-cover (interopercular odontodes), no plates on the abdomen, and aside from C. platyrhynchus also lack plates on the snout edge. Different from Ancistrus by not having fleshy tentacles on the snout.] from [The genus Chaetostoma is not straightforward to identify, but as a general rule, the species has spines behind the gill-cover (interopercular odontodes), no plates on the abdomen, and aside from C. platyrhynchus also lack plates on the snout edge. Different from Ancistrus by not having fleshy tentacles on the snout.].
  
  Distribution changed to [***blank***.] from [Rio Chiu, Alejandro drainage, Peru.].
  
• Oct 19, 05:29
  Sturisomatichthys festivus
  (Loricariidae)
  [changes]
  Genus_identification changed to [Sturisoma and Sturisomatichthys can be difficult to tell apart. Older descriptions of the genera emphasized the length of the snout (elongated in Sturisoma), but this trait is not reliable across species. Recent analyses allow discrimination based on the abdominal plates, fin colors and lateral plates: Sturisoma has its central abdominal plates arranged in three clearly-defined longitudinal series; all fins (except sometimes pectoral fins) lack dark spots; and 20–21 lateral plates in median series. Sturisomatichthys has its central abdominal plates less organized, not arranged in clearly-defined longitudinal series; dark spots usually present on one or more of the dorsal-, pectoral-, pelvic, or anal-fins; and 15–18 lateral plates in median series. Furthermore, to date all Sturisoma are cis-Andean; most (but not all) Sturisomatichthys are trans-Andean.] from [Sturisoma and Sturisomatichthys can be difficult to tell apart. Older descriptions of the genera emphasized the length of the snout (elongated in Sturisoma), but this trait is not reliable across species. Recent analyses allow discrimination based on the abdominal plates, fin colors and lateral plates: Sturisoma has its central abdominal plates arranged in three clearly-defined longitudinal series; all fins (except sometimes pectoral fins) lack dark spots; and 20–21 lateral plates in median series. Sturisomatichthys has its central abdominal plates less organized, not arranged in clearly-defined longitudinal series; dark spots usually present on one or more of the dorsal-, pectoral-, pelvic, or anal-fins; and 15–18 lateral plates in median series. Furthermore, to date all Sturisoma are cis-Andean; most (but not all) Sturisomatichthys are trans-Andean.].
  
  General changed to [Alongside the Blue Eyed Pleco, Panaque cochliodon, this species was a mainstay export until the 1990s. Degradation of habitat, thought to be industrial waste entering the river in the areas collected (Honda / Puerto Bogota) saw exports stop. Remaining captive individuals were slowly hybridised with other similar species. Like the Blue Eye, this species may turn up, but is often misidentified.] from [].
  
  Distribution changed to [Venezuela: Maracaibo Basin
  Colombia: Rio Catatumbo.] from [Venezuela: Maracaibo Basin
  Colombia: Rio Catatumbo.].
  
• Oct 18, 11:43 Trichomycterus galvisi (Trichomycteridae)
  [changes]
  Desc_by changed to [] from [Fowler].
  
  Year changed to [0] from [1915].
  
  Original_desc changed to [y] from [n].
  
  Type_locality changed to [] from [Rio Jaguaribe at Barro Alto, Brazil.].
  
  Brazil_negative_list changed to [n] from [].
  
  Literature changed to [] from [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 67, pp264, Fig. 3.].
  
  Distribution changed to [] from [South America: Jaguaribe River basin.].
  
• Oct 15, 11:33
  Hoplisoma lymnades
  (Callichthyidae)
  [changes]
  Desc_by changed to [Tencatt, Vera-Alcaraz, Britto & Pavanelli] from [Tencatt, Vera-Alcaraz, Britto & Pavanelli].
  
  Original_desc changed to [n] from [y].
  
  Type_locality changed to [Minas Gerais, Guada-Mor, rio Guarda-Mor, rio São Francisco basin, 17°46'18"S, 47°05'43"W, Brazil.] from [Minas Gerais, Guada-Mor, rio Guarda-Mor, rio São Francisco basin, 17°46'18"S, 47°05'43"W, Brazil.].
  
  Genus_feeding changed to [Will readily accepted all prepared foods that reach the bottom of the aquarium such as tablets, granules and larger flakes. Live (or frozen) foods such as bloodworm, white worm, grindal worm (Enchytraeus), Daphnia and Tubifex are readily accepted and good for conditioning groups of fishes for spawning.] from [Will readily accepted all prepared foods that reach the bottom of the aquarium such as tablets, granules and larger flakes. Live (or frozen) foods such as bloodworm, white worm, grindal worm (Enchytraeus), Daphnia and Tubifex are readily accepted and good for conditioning groups of fishes for spawning.].
  
• Oct 15, 11:33
  Hoplisoma kanei
  (Callichthyidae)
  [changes]
  Original_desc changed to [n] from [y].
  
  Genus_feeding changed to [Will readily accepted all prepared foods that reach the bottom of the aquarium such as tablets, granules and larger flakes. Live (or frozen) foods such as bloodworm, white worm, grindal worm (Enchytraeus), Daphnia and Tubifex are readily accepted and good for conditioning groups of fishes for spawning.] from [Will readily accepted all prepared foods that reach the bottom of the aquarium such as tablets, granules and larger flakes. Live (or frozen) foods such as bloodworm, white worm, grindal worm (Enchytraeus), Daphnia and Tubifex are readily accepted and good for conditioning groups of fishes for spawning.].
  
• Oct 15, 11:33
  Hoplisoma thanatos
  (Callichthyidae)
  [changes]
  Desc_by changed to [Tencatt, Ohara, Sousa & Britto] from [Tencatt, Ohara, Sousa & Britto].
  
  Original_desc changed to [n] from [y].
  
  Type_locality changed to [Stream with unknown name, tributary to the rio Jamanxim, rio Tapajós basin, Novo Progresso Municipality, Pará State, Brazil, 08°23'06"S, 55°19'43"W.] from [Stream with unknown name, tributary to the rio Jamanxim, rio Tapajós basin, Novo Progresso Municipality, Pará State, Brazil, 08°23'06"S, 55°19'43"W.].
  
  Etymology changed to [The specific epithet "thanatos" refers to Thanatos (from the Greek θᾰ́νᾰτος, thánatos, which means "death"), the Greek god or personification of death, and the twin brother of Hypnos, the god/personification of sleep. The name alludes to the fact that although both C. thanatos and C. hypnos may exhibit some visual similarities (in colour pattern), they are completely different in other aspects (general morphology).] from [The specific epithet "thanatos" refers to Thanatos (from the Greek θᾰ́νᾰτος, thánatos, which means "death"), the Greek god or personification of death, and the twin brother of Hypnos, the god/personification of sleep. The name alludes to the fact that although both C. thanatos and C. hypnos may exhibit some visual similarities (in colour pattern), they are completely different in other aspects (general morphology).].
  
  Genus_feeding changed to [Will readily accepted all prepared foods that reach the bottom of the aquarium such as tablets, granules and larger flakes. Live (or frozen) foods such as bloodworm, white worm, grindal worm (Enchytraeus), Daphnia and Tubifex are readily accepted and good for conditioning groups of fishes for spawning.] from [Will readily accepted all prepared foods that reach the bottom of the aquarium such as tablets, granules and larger flakes. Live (or frozen) foods such as bloodworm, white worm, grindal worm (Enchytraeus), Daphnia and Tubifex are readily accepted and good for conditioning groups of fishes for spawning.].
  
• Oct 15, 11:33
  Corydoras iiap
  (Callichthyidae)
  [changes]
  Desc_by changed to [Tencatt, Ruiz-Tafur & Chuctaya] from [].
  
  Year changed to [2024] from [0].
  
  Original_desc changed to [y] from [-].
  
  Type_locality changed to [Quebrada Paujil, Iquitos-Nauta road km 26.4, lower Río Nanay drainage, upper Río Amazonas basin, San Juan Bautista District, Maynas Province, Loreto District, Peru, 03°57'49"S, 73°25'02"W.] from [].
  
  Type_loc_lat changed to [-3.9636111111111] from [0].
  
  Type_loc_long changed to [-73.417222222222] from [0].
  
  Genus_etymology changed to [Cory = helmet, doras = skin. In this case it was incorrectly used to mean armour (cuirasse) instead of skin in allusion to the dual rows of plates that run along the flanks of this genus.] from [Cory = helmet, doras = skin. In this case it was incorrectly used to mean armour (cuirasse) instead of skin in allusion to the dual rows of plates that run along the flanks of this genus.].
  
  Literature changed to [Neotropical Ichthyology v. 22 (no. 2): e240016, pp 4, Figs. 1-11.] from [].
  
  Genus_identification changed to [Corydoras are identified by their twin rows of armour plates along the flanks and by having fewer than 10 dorsal fin rays. They are most commonly confused with the other genera in the sub-family, namely Brochis, Scleromystax and Aspidoras.] from [Corydoras are identified by their twin rows of armour plates along the flanks and by having fewer than 10 dorsal fin rays. They are most commonly confused with the other genera in the sub-family, namely Brochis, Scleromystax and Aspidoras.].
  
  Genus_feeding changed to [Will readily accepted all prepared foods that reach the bottom of the aquarium such as tablets, granules and larger flakes. Live (or frozen) foods such as bloodworm, white worm, grindal worm (Enchytraeus), Daphnia and Tubifex are readily accepted and good for conditioning groups of fishes for spawning.] from [Will readily accepted all prepared foods that reach the bottom of the aquarium such as tablets, granules and larger flakes. Live (or frozen) foods such as bloodworm, white worm, grindal worm (Enchytraeus), Daphnia and Tubifex are readily accepted and good for conditioning groups of fishes for spawning.].
  
• Oct 15, 11:32
  Hoplisoma hypnos
  (Callichthyidae)
  [changes]
  Desc_by changed to [Tencatt, Ohara, Sousa & Britto] from [Tencatt, Ohara, Sousa & Britto].
  
  Original_desc changed to [n] from [y].
  
  Type_locality changed to [Rio Jamanxim, a tributary to the rio Tapajós, Novo Progresso Municipality, Pará State, Brazil, 08°23'00"S, 55°19'08"W.] from [Rio Jamanxim, a tributary to the rio Tapajós, Novo Progresso Municipality, Pará State, Brazil, 08°23'00"S, 55°19'08"W.].
  
  Genus_feeding changed to [Will readily accepted all prepared foods that reach the bottom of the aquarium such as tablets, granules and larger flakes. Live (or frozen) foods such as bloodworm, white worm, grindal worm (Enchytraeus), Daphnia and Tubifex are readily accepted and good for conditioning groups of fishes for spawning.] from [Will readily accepted all prepared foods that reach the bottom of the aquarium such as tablets, granules and larger flakes. Live (or frozen) foods such as bloodworm, white worm, grindal worm (Enchytraeus), Daphnia and Tubifex are readily accepted and good for conditioning groups of fishes for spawning.].
  
• Oct 12, 22:28
  Brochis (sub-clade 3) arcuata
  (Callichthyidae)
  [changes]
  Identification changed to [The colour pattern forms an even arch (hence the scientific name) of dark stripe from the snout to the lower back. Sometimes the cleithrum will have an iridescent gold or bronze color. Corydoras arcuatus is very similar to Corydoras granti. C. arcuatus can be distinguished by having a longer, straight snout, whereas C. granti has a shorter, more rounded snout. Also, the posterior margin of the pectoral fin spine of C. arcuatus has serrations pointing toward the origin of the spine (toward the body), whereas these serrations point toward the spine tip on C. granti. Finally, when full grown, C. arcuatus is a larger species than C. granti.] from [The colour pattern forms an even arch (hence the scientific name) of dark stripe from the snout to the lower back. Sometimes the cleithrum will have an iridescent gold or bronze color. Corydoras arcuatus is very similar to Corydoras granti. C. arcuatus can be distinguished by having a longer, straight snout, whereas C. granti has a shorter, more rounded snout. Also, the posterior margin of the pectoral fin spine of C. arcuatus has serrations pointing toward the origin of the spine (toward the body), whereas these serrations point toward the spine tip on C. granti. Finally, when full grown, C. arcuatus is a larger species than C. granti.].
  
  General changed to [Corydoras arcuatus is very similar to C. granti , and specimens of C. granti are often sold by pet stores under the name C. arcuatus. A key to the arc-striped corys can be found in the forum HERE.] from [Corydoras arcuatus is very similar to C. granti , and specimens of C. granti are often sold by pet stores under the name C. arcuatus. A key to the arc-striped corys can be found in the forum HERE.].
  
• Oct 12, 14:16
  Cobitis melanoleuca
  (Cobitidae)
  [changes]
  Desc_by changed to [Nichols] from [].
  
  Year changed to [1925] from [0].
  
  Original_desc changed to [y] from [].
  
  Type_locality changed to [Chin-ssu, Shansi Province, China.] from [].
  
  Literature changed to [American Museum Novitates No. 170, pp 3.] from [].
  
  Sl changed to [200] from [0].
  
  Distribution changed to [Europe and Asia: Volga and Don Rivers to the Amur, rivers of Primor`e, Korea, China and the Nura River in Kazakhstan.] from [].
  
• Oct 12, 04:23
  Rhinodoras dorbignyi
  (Doradidae)
  [changes]
  Sl changed to [500] from [300].
  
  Breeding changed to [] from [Unreported.].
  
• Oct 12, 01:26
  Trachelyopterus galeatus
  (Auchenipteridae)
  [changes]
  Sl changed to [220] from [237].
  
  Distribution changed to [South America: Widespread in northern South America, including Peru and Argentina.] from [Widely distributed in the Amazon and is found from the Northern tip of South America as far South as tropical Peru and Brazil.].
  
• Oct 11, 11:23 Amblyceps yunnanense (Amblycipitidae)
  [changes]
  Type_locality changed to [Downstream of the Mengnai River, tributary of the Upper Irrawaddy, Nabang Township, Yingjiang County, Yunnan Province, China, 24°42'54.54"N, 97°34'06.44"E, elevation 247 meters.] from [Tributary of Upper Irrawaddy, Yunnan, China.].
  
  Type_loc_lat changed to [24.71515] from [0].
  
  Type_loc_long changed to [97.568455555556] from [0].
  
  Literature changed to [Folia Zoologica: international journal of vertebrate zoology. v. 65 (no. 2), pp 82, Fig. 1.] from [Folia Zoologica: international journal of vertebrate zoology. v. 65 (no. 2), pp 83.].
  
• Oct 11, 11:19
  Gastrodermus hastatus
  (Callichthyidae)
  [changes]
  Desc_by changed to [Eigenmann & Eigenmann] from [Eigenmann & Eigenmann].
  
  Original_desc changed to [n] from [y].
  
  Etymology changed to [The specific epithet is from the latin hastatus meaning spear-shaped.] from [The specific epithet is from the latin hastatus meaning spear-shaped.].
  
  Identification changed to [One of three species of pygmy cory (C. habrosus, hastatus and pygmeaus respectively). This species has a defined tail spot at the caudul penducle. Faint lines along the lateral line of a beige/grey colour run to the gill cover. The outer eye is usually a blackened colour making the actual eye itself look larger.
  The only pygmy species with the black rhombus shape at the base of the tail and without a horizontal stripe or dashes along the flanks.] from [One of three species of pygmy cory (C. habrosus, hastatus and pygmeaus respectively). This species has a defined tail spot at the caudul penducle. Faint lines along the lateral line of a beige/grey colour run to the gill cover. The outer eye is usually a blackened colour making the actual eye itself look larger.
  The only pygmy species with the black rhombus shape at the base of the tail and without a horizontal stripe or dashes along the flanks.].
  
  Genus_feeding changed to [Will readily accepted all prepared foods that reach the bottom of the aquarium such as tablets, granules and larger flakes. Live (or frozen) foods such as bloodworm, white worm, grindal worm (Enchytraeus), Daphnia and Tubifex are readily accepted and good for conditioning groups of fishes for spawning.] from [Will readily accepted all prepared foods that reach the bottom of the aquarium such as tablets, granules and larger flakes. Live (or frozen) foods such as bloodworm, white worm, grindal worm (Enchytraeus), Daphnia and Tubifex are readily accepted and good for conditioning groups of fishes for spawning.].
  
  Furniture changed to [Sandy substrate is best, the small size means that normal gravel can be a bit large for them to sift through. One species of Corydoras for which plant cover is strongly recommended.] from [Sandy substrate is best, the small size means that normal gravel can be a bit large for them to sift through. One species of Corydoras for which plant cover is strongly recommended.].
  
• Oct 11, 11:19
  Hoplisoma gryphus
  (Callichthyidae)
  [changes]
  Desc_by changed to [Tencatt, Britto & Pavanelli] from [Tencatt, Britto & Pavanelli].
  
  Original_desc changed to [n] from [y].
  
  Genus_feeding changed to [Will readily accepted all prepared foods that reach the bottom of the aquarium such as tablets, granules and larger flakes. Live (or frozen) foods such as bloodworm, white worm, grindal worm (Enchytraeus), Daphnia and Tubifex are readily accepted and good for conditioning groups of fishes for spawning.] from [Will readily accepted all prepared foods that reach the bottom of the aquarium such as tablets, granules and larger flakes. Live (or frozen) foods such as bloodworm, white worm, grindal worm (Enchytraeus), Daphnia and Tubifex are readily accepted and good for conditioning groups of fishes for spawning.].
  
• Oct 11, 11:19
  Gastrodermus napoensis
  (Callichthyidae)
  [changes]
  Desc_by changed to [Nijssen & Isbrücker] from [Nijssen & Isbrücker].
  
  Original_desc changed to [n] from [y].
  
  Literature changed to [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 12 (no. 3) [for 1985], pp 73, Figs. 25-26, 33E] from [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 12 (no. 3) [for 1985], pp 73, Figs. 25-26, 33E].
  
  Genus_feeding changed to [Will readily accepted all prepared foods that reach the bottom of the aquarium such as tablets, granules and larger flakes. Live (or frozen) foods such as bloodworm, white worm, grindal worm (Enchytraeus), Daphnia and Tubifex are readily accepted and good for conditioning groups of fishes for spawning.] from [Will readily accepted all prepared foods that reach the bottom of the aquarium such as tablets, granules and larger flakes. Live (or frozen) foods such as bloodworm, white worm, grindal worm (Enchytraeus), Daphnia and Tubifex are readily accepted and good for conditioning groups of fishes for spawning.].
  
• Oct 11, 11:18
  Hoplisoma araguaiaense
  (Callichthyidae)
  [changes]
  Original_desc changed to [n] from [y].
  
  Genus_feeding changed to [Will readily accepted all prepared foods that reach the bottom of the aquarium such as tablets, granules and larger flakes. Live (or frozen) foods such as bloodworm, white worm, grindal worm (Enchytraeus), Daphnia and Tubifex are readily accepted and good for conditioning groups of fishes for spawning.] from [Will readily accepted all prepared foods that reach the bottom of the aquarium such as tablets, granules and larger flakes. Live (or frozen) foods such as bloodworm, white worm, grindal worm (Enchytraeus), Daphnia and Tubifex are readily accepted and good for conditioning groups of fishes for spawning.].
  
  Breeding changed to [Spawning notes kindly provided by Eric Bodrock from March 1996. Five males & two females were setup in a 10-gallon tank with a pH of 6.5, TDS can range between 130-160 ppm. KH of 6, temp at 74°F (23°C). Forty-plus eggs were deposited in clusters of 3.5 eggs.] from [Spawning notes kindly provided by Eric Bodrock from March 1996. Five males & two females were setup in a 10-gallon tank with a pH of 6.5, TDS can range between 130-160 ppm. KH of 6, temp at 74°F (23°C). Forty-plus eggs were deposited in clusters of 3.5 eggs.].
  
• Oct 11, 11:18
  Hoplisoma axelrodi
  (Callichthyidae)
  [changes]
  Original_desc changed to [n] from [y].
  
  Genus_feeding changed to [Will readily accepted all prepared foods that reach the bottom of the aquarium such as tablets, granules and larger flakes. Live (or frozen) foods such as bloodworm, white worm, grindal worm (Enchytraeus), Daphnia and Tubifex are readily accepted and good for conditioning groups of fishes for spawning.] from [Will readily accepted all prepared foods that reach the bottom of the aquarium such as tablets, granules and larger flakes. Live (or frozen) foods such as bloodworm, white worm, grindal worm (Enchytraeus), Daphnia and Tubifex are readily accepted and good for conditioning groups of fishes for spawning.].
  
• Oct 11, 11:07 Carcharhinus obscurus (Carcharhinidae)
  [changes]
  Iucn_category changed to [NE] from [EN].
  
  Sl changed to [4200] from [0].
  
  Distribution changed to [Western Atlantic: southern Massachusetts to Florida (USA), Georges Bank, Bahamas, Cuba, northern Gulf of Mexico, Nicaragua, southern Brazil and Uruguay. Eastern Atlantic: Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Senegal, Sierra Leone. Some records from the Mediterranean and Madeira may be based on Carcharhinus galapagensis. Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea, Mozambique and South Africa to Japan, China, Viet Nam and Australia. Eastern Pacific: southern California, USA to Gulf of California and the Revillagigedo Island. Highly migratory species, Annex I of the 1982 Convention on the Law of the Sea.] from [].
  
• Oct 11, 09:35 Carcharias taurus (Carchariidae)
  [changes]
  Iucn_category changed to [NE] from [CR].
  
  Sl changed to [3200] from [0].
  
  Distribution changed to [Found in all warm seas except perhaps the eastern Pacific. Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and off South Africa to Japan, Korea and Australia. Present in Arafura Sea. Western Atlantic: Gulf of Maine to Argentina. Old record from Bermuda, south Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: Mediterranean to Cameroon. Northwest Atlantic: Canada.] from [].
  
• Oct 11, 09:34
  Hoplisoma copei
  (Callichthyidae)
  [changes]
  Desc_by changed to [Nijssen & Isbrücker] from [Nijssen & Isbrücker].
  
  Original_desc changed to [n] from [y].
  
  Literature changed to [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 12 (no. 3) [for 1985], pp 70, Figs. 11, 33C] from [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 12 (no. 3) [for 1985], pp 70, Figs. 11, 33C].
  
  Genus_feeding changed to [Will readily accepted all prepared foods that reach the bottom of the aquarium such as tablets, granules and larger flakes. Live (or frozen) foods such as bloodworm, white worm, grindal worm (Enchytraeus), Daphnia and Tubifex are readily accepted and good for conditioning groups of fishes for spawning.] from [Will readily accepted all prepared foods that reach the bottom of the aquarium such as tablets, granules and larger flakes. Live (or frozen) foods such as bloodworm, white worm, grindal worm (Enchytraeus), Daphnia and Tubifex are readily accepted and good for conditioning groups of fishes for spawning.].