Articles
Colour forms of Amazonian cichlid fish represent reproductively isolated species
BY J. S. READY, I. SAMPAIO, H. SCHNEIDER, C. VINSON, T. DOS SANTOS & G. F. TURNER
Apistogramma Species List As of June 2008 by Mike Wise
BY Mike Wise
This is the most up-to-date survey of Apistogramma species & forms.
Collecting Corydoras sp. CW-018
BY Tom Chrisoffersen
A short article about how I found a new species of Corydoras, with some pictures of the fish and the habitat.
Helmut Pinters table of tetra breeding
BY Helmut Pinter, Handbuch er aquarienfisch-zucht, 1966
Collecting Apistogramma (cf.) bitaeniata in Pebas
BY Tom Christoffersen
A short report describing the collection of two forms of Aistogramma (cf.?) bitaeniata in the Río Ampíyacu-drainage.
Collecting Apistogramma sp. Papagei ( A91 )
BY Tom Christoffersen
A short report descibing the collection of Apistogramma sp. "Papagei" in the Pebas area in 2006
Why do Apistogramma females steal fry from other females?
BY Tom C
What are the advantages of raising fry from another female's cluster?
Erich Lorentzen studied this phenomenon many years ago, using Apistogramma borellii females and fry.
The hunt for the true Apistogramma cruzi
BY Tom Christoffersen
A report from the trip to Río Mazán in 2007, hunting for the true Apistogramma cruzi.
A few pictures from Tamshiyacu 2008
BY Tom C
Now, in Oct. 2008, we had the time for a two days trip to Rio Tamshiyacu and the town with the same name.
Collecting in Pebas, Río Orosa and Río Shishita.
BY Tom Christoffersen
A report from our trip to the Pebas area in the Peruvian Amazon in 2008
First collecting day in the Amazon 2009
BY Tom C
A brief report from our first day of collecting
Second expedition in the Amazon Oct. 2009
BY Tom C
On our second expedition we went to Mazan and up the Rio Napo
Collecting "Apistogramma sp. Ruth" = ?
BY Tom C
In October 2009 we collected a fish locally called "Apistogramma sp. Ruth" on a very short expedition out from Iquitos........
Collecting in the Rio Tapiche drainage
BY Tom C
This 1100 km (> 700 miles) long trip on the rivers, in October 2009, gave us amazing experiences, exiting fish, and a memory for life.
Warning: The report is long,and takes time to download!
First catches in the Amazon 2010
BY Tom Christoffersen
Just warming up for the more exiting adventures...
Collecting in Angamos, Río Yavari / Río Galvez 2010
BY Tom C
A report from our expedition to Angamos, Río Yavari / Río Galvez in October 2010
A DESCRIPTION OF APISTOGRAMMA SPECIES-GROUPS
BY Mike Wise
Mike recognizes 15 species-groups and 18 species-complexes in four distinct lineages with one sublineage, plus several unaffiliated species.
Collecting in Río Tigre / Río Pucacuro 2010
BY Tom Christoffersen
A more than 6 days adventure in remote areas....
Apistogramma Species List by Species-Groups/Complexes, as of August 2011
BY Mike Wise
An impressive list of more than 340 Apistogramma species & forms arranged by Species-Groups/Complexes.
August, 2011
Paleogeography of South America and its effects on the distribution & phylogeny of Apistogramma-species-groups
BY Mike Wise
THE article of the century!
With it, it should be possible to predict which species-groups occur in areas as yet not examined thoroughly. |