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LATEST UPDATES
15th November 2025: A new species of Lasiancistrus (L. ruitoquensis) for the muncipality of Floridabalnca, Departmentof Santander - ColombiaPDF here
14th November 2025: A new short-snouted species of Farlowella has been described from the upper Paraguai River basin. F. kirane
13th November 2025: A new CW-number has now been added. CW217
11th November 2025: Baryancistrus sp. L274 and L384 have now been described: B. isaaci & B. quiloboma
1st November 2025: Factsheet of the Month Noturus flavipinnis
30th October 2025: Two New Species of Glyptothorax from the Mekong River Drainage in Cambodia and Laos have been described: G. carnatus & G. rhadinus
23rd October 2025: A New Species and Genera in the Sisoridae family, Rhicron rhicron Endruweit 2025. link here
8th October 2025: A New Species of Ituglanis (Trichomycteridae) has been described I. jussariensis
7th October 2025: A New Species of the Banjo Catfish Genus Ernstichthys described E. casalinuovoi
5th October 2025: Peckoltia sp. 'Rio Tocantins' now described as Peckoltia amjikin
1st October 2025: Factsheet of the Month Brachyrhamdia rambarrani
