Look, the list of fish that are favorites around here is fantastically long. What can we say, we're all fish geeks. With that … Read more

Tanichthys micagemmae has an interesting name. The first person to catalog a fish in this genus was a Chinese Boy Scout Leade … Read more

When two of the most visually striking members of the genus Synodontis are crossed, the result is something that reliably sto … Read more

The Redtail Splitfin is an interesting fish, both in the aquarium and in the wild (though pretty much 100% of them in the aqu … Read more

One of the coolest little cats around is the Dwarf Petricola Catfish (Synodontis petricola). Truthfully, all the Syno's are s … Read more

Ctenolucius hujeta is a remarkable fish, with many common names. We call it the Silver Hujeta Gar, but you'll see it marketed … Read more

In 1865 and 1866 there was a famous expedition into the Amazon for the sake of biological and geological exploration. Over th … Read more

Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira was the first Brazilian naturalist to explore the Amazon and Pantanal in Para and Mato Grosso. E … Read more

Brachygobius xanthomelas is one of several fish called a Bumblebee Goby, right now (02/2026) there are at least nine other sp … Read more