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Every month. An in-depth look at over 300 species of catfish. July 2025 Chrysichthys brachynema
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LATEST UPDATES
1st July 2025: Factsheet of the Month Chrysichthys brachynema
27th June 2025: A taxonomic review of Bagarius catfish (Siluriformes, Sisoridae) in the Salween and Irrawaddy rivers, with descriptions of two new species from China and Myanmar: B. protos - B. dolichonema
24th. June 2025: Re-describing and ascertaining to homeland Hypostomus vaillanti (Steindachner, 1877) (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), a golden and black pleco from Northeast Brazil PDF here
22nd June 2025: Description of two new species of Chiloglanis from the Eastern Zimbabwe Highlands freshwater ecoregion: C. asperocutis - C. compactus
3rd June 2025: Diversity of Sisorid catfish of the genus Pseudolaguvia (Teleostei: Siluriformes) in Northeastern India. PDF link here
1st June 2025: Factsheet of the Month Gymnallabes typus
27th. May 2025: A newly described species of Rhineloricaria from Brazil Rhineloricaria buckupi
19th May 2025: Deep Divergence and Phenotypic Stasis of a Paleogene Relic Species Complex of Bullhead Catfish Within Eastern China (Tachysurus argentivittatus) PDF here
1st May 2025: Factsheet of the Month Denticetopsis praecox
22nd. April 2025:
Correction to: Phylogenomic analyses
in the complex Neotropical subfamily Corydoradinae (Siluriformes:
Callichthyidae) with a new classification based on
morphological and molecular data. PDF
here
14th April 2025: CW160, CW168 now described Hoplisoma tenebrosum
