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The IUCN/SSC Freshwater Conservation Committee was established in 2010 in order to address the global freshwater biodiversity crisis
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08-12-2014 02:29:52
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#NewSpeciesAlert - πΏππ π‘ππ’ππ πππππππ‘π, a new species of fossorial (burrowing) Microcambevinae catfish is described from the Rio CamboriΓΊ basin, an isolated small river basin in the Atlantic Forest of southern Brazil. #Trichomycteridae π zse.pensoft.net/article/139205/






Will be talking about IUCN knowledge products including IUCN Red List Key Biodiversity Areas at this interesting workshop next week #amphibians #freshwater #freshwaterfish #CalicutUniversity


#NewSpeciesAlert - πΉππ’π£ππβπ¦πππ₯ ππ’ππππ , a new species of neotropical lampeye is described from the Rio Negro basin, Colombia. The author presents a brief discussion on the genus, the entire history of these tiny fish is fascinating. π sfi-cybium.fr/fr/short-descrβ¦





#NewSpeciesAlert - πππππ’πππ’ππ’π βπππ‘πππ, a new species of πππππ’πππ’ππ’π is described from several localities in the Grijalva river basin and rivers of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, in southern Mexico. #Profundulidae π scielo.br/j/ni/a/5nH8BqXβ¦



#NewSpeciesAlert - π΅ππππ‘πππ ππβππ’πππ ππ , a new species of cave-dwelling hillstream loach with an unusual heterocercal caudal fin base, is described from Wenshan Zhuang & Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China. #Balitoridae π zse.pensoft.net/article/157180/


Hot off the press ! The identity of the Malabar Sunfish, a Western Ghats endemic, and our take on Brandolini's Law and Indian fish taxonomy. #freshwaterfish Fish in the News #fishtaxonomy #WesternGhats


