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So your Notho fry are belly sliding. Think you know the cause?

So your Notho fry are belly sliding. Think you know the cause?

Swim bladder as a primary site of mycobacterial infection in Nothobranchius ‘belly sliders’ I. Dyková, J. Žák, M. Reichard , K. Součková, O. Slabý, R. Blažek ABSTRACT: The swim bladder inflates early after fish hatching via its interconnection with the digestive tract (ductus pneumaticus). This interconnection may serve as a portal to foreign particles, including bacteria, causing deficiencies in primary swim bladder inflation. We histologicallyexamined 134 African annual killifish (genus Nothobranchius) with secondary loss of swim bladder function (‘belly sliders’)….

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Reproductive behaviour and the effects of substrate on the reproduction of annual killifish (Hypsolebias flagellatus)

Reproductive behaviour and the effects of substrate on the reproduction of annual killifish (Hypsolebias flagellatus)

Gustavo Soares da Costa Júlio, Lucas Pedro Gonçalves Junior, Fabio A. C. Santos, Luciano Medeiros de Araujo, Angélica da Silva Vasconcellos, Ronald Kennedy LuzFirst published: 04 June 2021 https://doi.org/10.1111/are.15365 Abstract This work aimed to evaluate two types of substrate for egg production by annual killifish (Hypsolebias flagellatus) and to describe the reproductive behaviour of males and females. Experiment I, with two phases, tested two types of substrates: coconut shell powder (CP) and brown 100% acrylic wool (AW), with five male–female…

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Phylogeography of Aphanius fasciatus (Osteichthyes: Aphaniidae) in the Mediterranean Sea, with a focus on its conservation in Cyprus

Phylogeography of Aphanius fasciatus (Osteichthyes: Aphaniidae) in the Mediterranean Sea, with a focus on its conservation in Cyprus

Langeneck, Joachim & Englezou, Christopher. (2021). Hydrobiologia. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10750-021-04627-5. AbstractAphanius fasciatus is a small fish occurring in Mediterranean brackish environments. In Cyprus it is known from three localities separated by long stretches of coast. The genetic diversity of these populations was evaluated using fragments of two mitochondrial genes. A comparison with the other available data showed that Cyprus populations represent a distinct lineage. The other lineages are concentrated in a relatively small area between the Strait of Sicily and the Western…

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Belly sliders?

Belly sliders?

This article from 2007 is now available in English. Well worth a read. Gas filling of the swimming bladder of south American annual fish larvae(Cyprinodontiformes; Rivulidae)Pablo A. Calviño (1), Felipe Alonso (1) and Jorge Sanjuán de Torres (2)(1) Study Group of Killi Club Argentino (KCA), Independencia 443, Villa Ballester 1653, BuenosAires, Argentina. e-mail: pablocalvin@yahoo.com.ar. (2) SEK, Spanish Killis Society.

Importing Live Fish from the EU

Importing Live Fish from the EU

The Fish Health Inspectorate have just issued clearer guidance regarding the movement of live fish from the EU to the UK. It is still a requirement that you possess an import licence (free of charge). However the requirement that fish come into the UK through a Border Control Post will no longer come into effect on 1st July 2021 but on 1st March 2022. There are still no sea ports listed and only Edinburgh, Gatwick, Heathrow and Manchester amongst the…

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A step forward in understanding diapause?

A step forward in understanding diapause?

Embryo ecology: Developmental synchrony and asynchrony in the embryonic development of wild annual fish populations Matej Polačik, Milan Vrtílek, Martin Reichard, Jakub Žák, Radim Blažek, Jason Podrabsky First published: 19 March 2021 This paper is free access https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7402

Miniature 1″ Killi described

Miniature 1″ Killi described

Revalidation and Redescription of “Lacustricola” chobensis (Fowler, 1935) and Description of a New Miniature Species of “Lacustricola” from Southern Africa (Cyprinodontiformes: Procatopodidae) Pedro Henrique Negreiros de Bragança, Paul Harvey Skelton, Roger Bills, Denis Tweddle, and Albert Chakona Published in Ichthyology and Herpetology Available to download for free until 21st May https://www.ichthyologyandherpetology.org/ihbjba/ski2020046gq701985wj

Egg & Fish List

Egg & Fish List

For BKA Members, the egg and fish list is active again, with some cracking Nothobranchius already up for sale. Submit your listings, sales or wants by following the instructions on the List page.

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