Killifish..

[stormhawk]

HH, may need your help on this. I'm looking primarily for publications with regards to the descriptions of some killifish species, especially those from South America. Most of the recent work on these species has been that of Costa and others like Taphorn and Thomerson.

If the Fish Division Library has previous copies of IEF and other journals, they should contain previous descriptions of the species. In recent years since 1995, Costa has described quite a number of annual killifishes from the genus Simpsonichthys. Of major interest to myself would be the first descriptions of the following species:

Simpsonichthys cholopteryx
Simpsonichthys brunoi
Simpsonichthys delucai
Simpsonichthys santanae
Simpsonichthys parallelus

I'd appreciate any others who have any publications available on killifish. choyii.. anything?? :)

[Stuporman]

Simpsonichthys cholopteryx - got
Simpsonichthys brunoi - got
Simpsonichthys delucai - got
Simpsonichthys santanae - got
Simpsonichthys parallelus - no got

[hwchoy]

I used to have quite a thick "book" on south american killies, couldn't find it now!

[stormhawk]

HH, is it possible for you to scan those for me as pdf files? I've been looking for those descriptions for a long time. Got no access to earlier or any issues of IEF or any journals for that matter.

choyii, let me guess, the book's titled Pearl Killifishes : The Cynolebiatinae by W.J.E.M Costa. Published by TFH. Its just about the only detailed book on South American annual killifishes. NLB has it. Borrowed several times though. The other detailed book which is tailored more for hobbyists is the publication by Dr. Roger Brousseau. His latest edition not out yet but very good as a guidebook.

I have a pdf file for santanae but there's an error in the file. Keeps saying error in parsing an image or something like that. :scratch:

[hwchoy]

no it is a PDF file I got from some where.

[Stuporman]

HH, is it possible for you to scan those for me as pdf files?

See if I got time first. Scanning pdf files is very time-consuming.

[stormhawk]

no it is a PDF file I got from some where.

choyii, in that case it should be Brousseau's book. it's in pdf form and available via the DKG site but its one of the earlier versions. alot of scientific names on it are outdated but information on fry size and species care are still relevant. but just one prob, that file can't be printed. locked. you need to purchase it before you can print it.

[stormhawk]

See if I got time first. Scanning pdf files is very time-consuming.

If pdf is too time-consuming, is it possible for you to get colour photocopies of them?

[Stuporman]

The photocopier in the museum is only a regular copier. Don't want to go and color copy anything as it can be expensive here.

[stormhawk]

woah. in that case i'll just wait for the pdfs should you have time to do them that is. there's so many species i want to get information on but its not easy to get the pdfs online.

btw, what's the "error in parsing an image" message i get in some pdf files? I'm not a regular Acrobat user so abit suaku on these things.

what does Rev. fr. Aquariol. stand for? I'm not sure which journal this is. has some descriptions i'm looking for.

[hwchoy]

choyii, in that case it should be Brousseau's book. it's in pdf form and available via the DKG site but its one of the earlier versions. alot of scientific names on it are outdated but information on fry size and species care are still relevant. but just one prob, that file can't be printed. locked. you need to purchase it before you can print it.

if you are REALLY REALLY desparate you can always put the PDF at 100% on screen and then screen capture. I understand some PDF viewer will ignore these "protections". :)

[hwchoy]

stormhawkii, you don't need HH to PDF the files, if he gets around to scanning them he get just upload the JPEG files. You can print the JPEG directly or I can PDF them if you want.

[Stuporman]

what does Rev. fr. Aquariol. stand for?

Revue Francaise d'Aquariologie et Herpétologie

Sort of like the French equivalent of Aqua the Journal of Ichthyology (I think it's no longer in production).

[stormhawk]

choyii, anything will do as long as i get to see the descriptions. :worship:

[Stuporman]

stormhawkii, you don't need HH to PDF the files, if he gets around to scanning them he get just upload the JPEG files. You can print the JPEG directly or I can PDF them if you want.

Ah, but making the jpeg is the time-consuming step. I mean, if I want to make a jpeg, then it doesn't involve more time to import the image directly from the scanner to a pdf in Adobe Acrobat.

[stormhawk]

Revue Francaise d'Aquariologie et Herpétologie.

hmm.. is there anyway to get these online?

choyii, remember the files i sent you, some of them in French should have come from this journal, like the Simp. marginatus description.

[Stuporman]

No. I think they went OOP before digital publishing went big.

[hwchoy]

Ah, but making the jpeg is the time-consuming step. I mean, if I want to make a jpeg, then it doesn't involve more time to import the image directly from the scanner to a pdf in Adobe Acrobat.

the scanner will give you JPEG right, saves you the CPU time (waiting… waiting… waiting…) to convert further to PDF. also wouldn't save much space either.

[stormhawk]

ah? like that its gonna be real tough to get a hold of a copy i suppose?

[hwchoy]

hmm.. is there anyway to get these online?

choyii, remember the files i sent you, some of them in French should have come from this journal, like the Simp. marginatus description.

you send one got french meh! :dunnoe:

[stormhawk]

:doh: got lah, a few. u never open and read???

[hwchoy]

got open but never notice in french! maybe I suddenly can read french :dunnoe:

[stormhawk]

i think you went to see the meristics part and the type locality then you stopped viewing :p

[stormhawk]

HH, if its possible help me look for the following species description as well (last 2 in Portuguese I think):

Spectrolebias semiocellatus

Costa, W.J.E.M. and D.T.B. Nielsen., 1997. A new genus and species of annual fish (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from the Araguaia basin, central Brazil.. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 7(3):257-265.

Papiliolebias bitteri

described in 1990 by Costa as Plesiolebias bitteri, journal should be Comun. Mus. Ciênc. PUCRS, Sér. Zool. Porto Alegre v. 2 (no. 10) 195 Fig. 1 as given by FB.

Simpsonichthys adornatus

Costa, W.J.E.M., 2000. Descrições de quatro novas espécies de peixes anuais do gênero Simponichthys (Cyprinodontifomes: Rivulidae) das bacias dos rios São Fransisco e Paraná, nordeste e centro do Brasil.. Revista Aquarium 3(25):8-15.

Thanks. :)

[Stuporman]

Simpsonichthys adornatus

Costa, W.J.E.M., 2000. Descrições de quatro novas espécies de peixes anuais do gênero Simponichthys (Cyprinodontifomes: Rivulidae) das bacias dos rios São Fransisco e Paraná, nordeste e centro do Brasil.. Revista Aquarium 3(25):8-15.


This one for sure our library don't have.

[stormhawk]

Shucks. That's a pity. :(

Several of the species Costa described in the past few years were in Revista Aquarium. Is it a hobbyist magazine or a scientific journal? I know there's descriptions published in Freshwater and Marine Magazine (FAMA) but I've never heard of this Revista Aquarium. :scratch:

[Stuporman]

Simpsonichthys chloropteryx.

Enjoy.

[stormhawk]

HH, thank you very much. That was a much needed article. :worship: :)

By any chance, would you have pictures of both sexes for Simpsonichthys rufus? Working on a pictorial guide for my personal use. :)

[Stuporman]

Papiliolebias bitteri

Double checking reveals that the library does not have the issue with the original description of S. santanae.

[stormhawk]

I have the santanae pdf but the problem is that the pictures aren't showing up. Keeps having the "problem parsing an image" error message. The rest of the file is OK though.

By the way, I think one of the pictures got mislabelled by Costa.. the holotype pic is tagged as Cynolebias flammeus. :scratch:

Thanks for the file HH. :)

[Stuporman]

Actually, the picture of C. flammeus is for the paper immediately preceding it.

[stormhawk]

That's odd. The picture of the holotype for the flammeus looks exactly like the one for bitteri. You have a copy/pdf/document of the flammeus paper that was preceding the bitteri paper?

[Stuporman]

Now that you mention it, it certainly looks like a typo. I don't know which is correct, though.

Cynolebias flammeus:

[stormhawk]

The bitteri pic should be correct. I've seen pictures of the bitteri and the flammeus and that's certainly not a dead flammeus.

Here's two pictures of live fishes for a comparison. The striations on the black and white picture of the holotype fits the bitteri's body pattern. Finnage also the same since its of the male.

[stormhawk]

Here's the only illustration that's present on the santanae pdf that I have. Apparently it has ALOT of pictures but they're missing on the file that I have. :(

By viewing the pictures it seems that some aquarium populations of boitonei are very similar or possibly santanae itself.

[hwchoy]

I have the santanae pdf but the problem is that the pictures aren't showing up. Keeps having the "problem parsing an image" error message. The rest of the file is OK though.

send me the PDF have a look.

[stormhawk]

choyii, you've got mail. :p

[stormhawk]

HH, the article containing information on delucai and brunoi is this:

Costa, W.J.E.M. 2003. The Simpsonichthys flavicaudatus species group (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae: Cynolebiatinae): phylogenetic relationships, taxonomic revision and biogeography.. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters 14(1):31-60.

Saw this in the library?

[Stuporman]

Yes, but 30 pages? Don't have that kind of time.

[stormhawk]

Ouch. That's alot of files. Its okay then. Actually I just wanted pictures of the fish. Most of them are just on some pages. No need for the whole article. Working on a pictorial guide for myself and I took some pictures off the web. Can't find colour pictures for some species so I thought I'd ask your help in scanning them. Already found pictures of delucai (just the male) but I'm still looking for the following:

Simpsonichthys brunoi - both sexes
Simpsonichthys filamentosus - both sexes
Simpsonichthys multiradiatus - both sexes
Simpsonichthys rufus - both sexes
Simpsonichthys santanae - both sexes

and the following, mostly female pictures.

Simpsonichthys auratus - F
Simpsonichthys bokermanni - F
Simpsonichthys costai - F
Simpsonichthys delucai - F
Simpsonichthys flagellatus - F
Simpsonichthys flammeus - F
Simpsonichthys flavicaudatus - F
Simpsonichthys igneus - F
Simpsonichthys parallelus - F

Would appreciate it if anyone can help me find images of these. (The pictorial guide is for my personal use)

[stormhawk]

HH, if its possible I just need pictures for the species. Once I have the colour pictures I can take a photocopied set of the articles rather than make you scan the whole article. Can print out the pictures and just paste over where they're supposed to be. :)

[Stuporman]

Simpsonichthys multiradiatus male:

[Stuporman]

Simpsonichthys multiradiatus female:

[Stuporman]

Simpsonichthys filamentosus (both sexes):

[stormhawk]

Thanks for the pics HH. Any pictures for brunoi?

[Stuporman]

Simpsonichthys costai - F
Simpsonichthys flavicaudatus - F

I think there are pictures of these in Vol. 5 of the Baensch Atlas.

[stormhawk]

Found most of the female pictures in my Aqualog for New World Killies. Only lacking the following female pictures:

Simpsonichthys auratus - F
Simpsonichthys delucai - F
Simpsonichthys igneus - F
Simpsonichthys parallelus - F

For pictures of pairs or each gender by themselves, I'm still looking for the following:

Simpsonichthys brunoi - both sexes
Simpsonichthys rufus - both sexes
Simpsonichthys santanae - both sexes

I'm not whether choyii has viewed the santanae pdf I sent him but it is lacking the pictures I require. choyii, if you're reading this please tell me what's the problem with the pdf file. thanks. :)

[hwchoy]

well the PDF file IS damaged. however I was able to extract two pics of kiam hee. I will send to you.

You can send me the rest of the PDFs I will try my luck to extract whatever images must still be salvageable.

[stormhawk]

damaged? what could have caused the damage? i was thinking that maybe during file transfer the images may have somehow got corrupted during the process. :(

thanks for the kiam hee pics. better than nothing. now i realise that there's several boitonei populations that are possibly santanae, going by the presence of the dorsal fin spots on some males. :scratch:

[mad scientist]

Works by COSTA, W.J.E.M. (Brazil)

A new killifish genus and species from the coastal plains of northeastern Brazil (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) Zootaxa 642: 1-10 (13 September 2004)

pdf of abstract found here (http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2004f/z00642f.pdf).


Rivulus uakti sp. n. and R. amanapira sp. n. (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae): two new species from the upper Rio Negro, Brazilian Amazon
Zootaxa 465: 1-12 (16 March 2004)

pdf of abstract found here (http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2004f/z00465f.pdf).

Simpsonichthys suzarti sp. n. (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae): a new annual fish from the Rio Pardo floodplains, northeastern Brazil
Zootaxa 468: 1-7 (19 March 2004)

pdf of abstract found here (http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2004f/z00470f.pdf).

Microcambeva ribeirae sp. n. (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae): a new sarcoglanidine catfish from the Rio Ribeira do Iguape basin, southeastern Brazil
Zootaxa 563: 1-10 (9 July 2004)


pdf of abstract found here (http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2004f/z00563f.pdf).

[stormhawk]

maddie, thanks. I've gotten the R. uakti and amanapira abstract earlier and the full article on Simpsonichthys suzarti from a different source. Thanks for the links though. If its possible keep a lookout for killifish-related pdfs or species articles. I want to create a personal trove of information just on killifish. :)

That new Prorivulus species is a revelation to many of us killie folk. It just amazes us with the myriad species that seem to pop up almost every month of the year. :woot:

[hwchoy]

stormhawkii, send me your suzarti article leh.

[stormhawk]

choyii, you've got mail. :p btw, i need more info so help me look out ya.. thanks! :)

[Stuporman]

Here are the results of a search using the keyword "Cyprinodontiformes" for the year 2004 in Zoological Records.

[hwchoy]

choyii, you've got mail. :p btw, i need more info so help me look out ya.. thanks! :)

I send you a CD got receive anot?

[stormhawk]

yup, but the majority of the killie papers in there i sent u leh.. :p

[stormhawk]

HH, thanks for the link. Btw, just asking, did you manage to scan the pics of the brunoi? :scratch:

[Stuporman]

No, the issues of IEF in question have been sent for binding by the library. Will not get it back for another two weeks or so.

[Stuporman]

The latest issue of Aqua Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology has descriptions of two new killies:

Costa, WJEM, 2004. Rivulus simplicis n. sp. (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae): a new killifish from the coastal plains of south-eastern Brazil. Aqua Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology 8: 103-108.

Costa, WJEM & DTB Nielsen, 2004. Simpsonichthys carlettoi (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) a new annual fish from the Rio São Francisco basin, north-eastern Brazil. Aqua Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology 8: 125-130.

[hwchoy]

I'll wait for stormhawkii to ask for the PDF :scheming:

[stormhawk]

if its not too much of a bother.. I'd appreciate a PDF of the descriptions!! :worship: :begging:

Another question, is it possible to obtain PDFs for the following descriptions as well?

Costa, W. J. E. M. & D T. B. Nielsen 2003. Simpsonichthys reticulatus n. sp. (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae): A new annual fish from the Rio Xingu floodplains, Brazilian Amazon.
aqua 7(3), 119-122

Costa, W. J. E. M. 2003. Rivulus paracatuensis n. sp. (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae): A new rivuline species from the Rio Sao Francisco basin, Brazil.
Aqua 7(1), 39-43

Costa, W. J. E. M. & Cheffe, M. M. 2002. Austrolebias jaegari (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae: Cynolebiatinae): A new annual fish from the Laguna DOS Patos system, southern Brazil, with A redescription OF A. gymnoventris (Amato). aqua 6(2), 83-88

Thanks for looking. :thumbsup:

[Stuporman]

Simpsonichthys brunoi, male:

[stormhawk]

HH, thanks for the male pic. Is there a pic of the female?

[Stuporman]

Sorry, only the male is pictured.

[stormhawk]

hrm.. it looks very similar to Simpsonichthys flammeus. I suppose the females should be somewhat similar looking as well.

by the way, is there anything in its description that mentions differences or similarities between this species and its related species?

[Stuporman]

Left it in my office. Have to wait until tomorrow liao.

[stormhawk]

Okay then will be waiting for some good news. By the way, there's some on-going discussions regarding the status of Simpsonichthys (Nematolebias) papilliferus on the mailing list of the SAA club. Its regarding its similarities with Simpsonichthys whitei and vice versa.

The article that may help in telling us how to identify and differentiate it from whitei would be the following article:

Costa, W.J.E.M., 2002. The neotropical seasonal fish genus Nematolebias (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae: Cynolebiatinae): taxonomic revision with description of a new species.. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 13(1):41-52.

If its possible I'd appreciate that you help me look into this, especially into the similarities and differences part in that article. A copy of the article would be a great help but if you don't have time its alright. Thanks. :)

Another thing, what's the type locality for brunoi?. There's several other species described in that particularly large revision of the flavicaudatus-group. I'd appreciate their type localities as well.

[Stuporman]

Simpsonichthys reticulatus description (in 4 files because I could not reduce the size of the combined file):

[stormhawk]

Thanks HH. This species was originally in a commercial import from the Rio Xingu area to the UK on 29th May 2003. Supposedly a Peruvian shipment. Relatively new but it has been distributed worldwide to many hobbyists.

[Stuporman]

Rivulus paracatuensis:

[Stuporman]

Austrolebias jaegari:

[Stuporman]

hrm.. it looks very similar to Simpsonichthys flammeus. I suppose the females should be somewhat similar looking as well.

by the way, is there anything in its description that mentions differences or similarities between this species and its related species?

Similar to S. flammeus except for: male having 18-20 (vs. 20-23) dorsal-fin rays, slender body (36.1-37.5% SL vs. 38.9-40.3), melanophores concentrated on anterior portion of dorsal fin forming dark gray zone (vs. absence of dark zones on caudal fin), and entire opercular and dorsolateral regions of head metallic greenish blue (vs. opercular region bright blue, dorsolateral region of head red, with blue spots on center of scales).

[Stuporman]

Another thing, what's the type locality for brunoi?. There's several other species described in that particularly large revision of the flavicaudatus-group. I'd appreciate their type localities as well.

S. flagellatus: Temporary pool 12 km west of Bom Jesus da Lapa, 13°15'43.2"S, 43°31'37.2"W, Bahia State, Brazil, elev. 449 m.

S. delucai: Temporary pool near the city of Urucuia, rio Urucuia floodplains, rio São Francisco basin, ca. 16°08'S, 45°45'W, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, elev. 498 m.

S. brunoi: Temporary pool near the city of Vila Boa, ribeirão Canabrava floodplains, upper rio Urucuia drainage, rio São Francisco basin, 15°03'0.4"W, 47°04'3.3"W, Goiás State, Brazil, elev. 449 m.

[stormhawk]

HH, thanks alot. If you've scanned the entire article or parts of it please send them to my gmail email address. choyii managed to combine the entire reticulatus description. Thanks to both of you. :)

[Stuporman]

Simpsonichthys carlettoi

[Stuporman]

Rivulus simplicis:

[stormhawk]

Thanks HH. :thumbsup:

[stormhawk]

Was doing some web surfing and came across this bit of news. Costa described 4 new species of killifish in the genus Cynopoecilus in 2002. Before this the genus was monotypic. Here's the reference:

Costa, W.J.E.M., 2002. The annual fish genus Cynopoecilus (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae): taxonomic revision, with descriptions of four new species.. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 13(1):11-24.

Also looking for this:

Costa, W. J. E. M. and Nielsen, D. T. B. 2000
*Simpsonichthys auratus*, a new annual fish from the rio Paracatú drainage, São Francisco basin, Brazil (Cyprinodontiformes, Rivulidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters 7-12

[stormhawk]

and this..

Spectrolebias semiocellatus
Costa, W. J. E. M. and Nielsen, D. T. B. 1997.
A new genus and species of annual fish (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from the Araguaia basin, central Brazil. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters 257-265

:yumyum:

[stormhawk]

Plus these:

Stenolebias bellus Costa, 1995
Costa, W. J. E. M. 1995.
Two new genera and two new species of the neotropical annual fishes Plesiolebiathini (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae), with studies on the relationships of the tribe. Rev. Fr. Aquariol. 65-74

Stenolebias damascenoi (Costa, 1991)
Costa, W. J. E. M. 1991.
Systematics and distribution of the neotropical annual fish genus *Plesiolebias* (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae), with description of a new species. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters 369-378
Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters v. 1 (no. 4) 375 Figs. 14-15

[stormhawk]

Full list of articles found in IEF (Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters) since 1990:

1990 VOL 1
Costa, Wilson J. E. M. and Gilberto C. Brasil: Description of two new annual fishes of the genus Cynolebias (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from the Sao Francisco basin, Brazil (p. 15) vol.1 no.1

Davis, William P., D. Scott Taylor and Bruce J. Turner: Field observations of the ecology and habits of mangrove rivulus (Rivulus marmoratus) in Belize and Florida (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) (p. 123) vol.1 no.2

Costa, Wilson J. E. M. : Systematics and distribution of the neotropical annual fish genus Trigonectes (Cyprinodontiformes, Rivulidae), with description of two new species (p. 135) vol.1 no.2

Wildekamp, Rudolf H.: Redescription of two lesser known Nothobranchius from Central Tanzania, N. taeniopygus and N. neumanni (Cyprinodontiformes: Aplocheilidae) (p. 193) vol.1 no.3

Costa, Wilson J. E. M.: Systematics and distribution of the neotropical annual fish genus Plesiolebias (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae), with description of a new species (p. 369) vol.1 no.4

Costa, Wilson J. E. M. and Gilberto C. Brasil: Description of a new species of Rivulus (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from the coastal plains of Eastern Brazil (p. 379) vol.1 no.4

1991 VOL 2
Costa, Wilson J. E. M. and Gilberto C. Brasil: Three new species of Cynolebias (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from the São Francisco basin, Brazil (p. 55) vol.2 no.1

Thomerson, Jamie E., Leo G. Nico and Donald C. Taphorn: Rivulus tecminae, a new killifish from Amazonas Territory, Venezuela (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) (p. 289) vol.2 no.4

Lasso Carlos, Donald C. Taphorn and Jamie E. Thomerson: Rivulus gransabanae, a new species of killifish from Venezuela (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) (p. 297) vol.2 no.4

1992 VOL 3
Wildekamp, Rudolf H. and Richard Haas: Redescription of Nothobranchius microlepis, description of two new species from northern Kenya and southern Somalia, and note on the status of Paranothobranchius (Cyprinodontiformes: Aplocheilidae) (p. 1) vol.3 no.1

Wildekamp, Rudolf H.: A new Nothobranchius (Cyprinodontiformes: Aplocheilidae) from the Kenyan coastal plains; with a redefinition of the subgenus Aphyobranchius (p. 187) vol.3 no.2

Thomerson, Jamie E. and Donald C. Taphorn: Two new annual killifishes from Amazonas Territory, Venezuela (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) (p. 377) vol.3 no.4

1993 VOL 4
Thomerson, Jamie E. and Donald C. Taphorn: Rivulus corpulentus, a new killifish from Cordillera de La Macarena, Colombia (Cyprinidontiformes: Rivulidae) (p. 57) vol.4 no.1

Costa, Wilson J. E. M. and Gilberto C. Brasil: Two new species of Cynolebias (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from the São Francisco basin, Brazil, with notes on phylogeny and biogeography of annual fishes (p. 193) vol.4 no.3

Elder, John F., Jr., Bruce J. Turner, Jamie E. Thomerson and Donald C. Taphorn: Karyotypes of nine Venezuelan annual killifishes (Cyprinodontidae), with comments on karyotype differentiation in annual killifishes (p. 261) vol.4 no.3

1994 VOL 5
Soto, Cristina G. and David L. G. Noakes: Coloration and gender in the hermaphroditic fish Rivulus marmoratus Poey (Teleostei: Rivulidae) (p. 79) vol.5 no.1

Wildekarmp, Rudolf H.: The Nothobranchius species from Uganda, with description of a new polymorphic species (Cyprinodontiformes: Aplocheilidae) (p. 193) vol.5 no.3

Romand, Raymond: Epiplatys guineensis, a new species of killifish from Guinea, West Africa (Pisces: Cyprinodontidae) (p. 365) vol.5 no.4

1995 VOL 6
Thomerson, Jamie E. and Donald C. Taphorn: Renova oscari, a new genus and species of annual killifish from Venezuela (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) (p. 185) vol.6 no.2

Costa, Wilson J. E. M.: Revision of the Rivulus punctatus species-complex (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) (p. 207) vol.6 no.3

1996 VOL 7
Costa, Wilson J. E. M., Jaime Sarmiento and Soraya Barrera: A new species of the annual fish genus Pterolebias (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from the Rio Mamoré basin, Bolivian Amazon (p. 91) vol.7 no.1

Costa, Wilson J. E. M.: Relationships, monophyly and three new species of the neotropical miniature poeciliid genus Fluviphylax (Cyprinodontiformes: Cyprinodontoidei) (p. 111) vol.7 no.2

Ferrito, Venera and Concetta Tigano: Decline of Aphanius fasciatus (Cyprinodontidae) and Salaria fluviatilis (Blenniidae) populations in freshwaters of eastern Sicily (p. 181) vol.7 no.2

Costa, Wilson J. E. M. & Dalton T. B. Nielsen: A new genus and species of annual fish (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from the Araguaia basin, central Brazil (p. 257) vol.7 no.3/4

Staeck, Wolfgang and Ingo Schindler: Rivulus monticola, a new killifish (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from the eastern slopes of the Cordillera de Allcuquiro, Ecuador (p. 369) vol.7 no.3/4

1997 VOL 8
Wildekamp, Rudolf, H., Brian R. Watters and Ian F. N. Sainthouse: Redescription of Nothobranchius vosseleri (Cyprinodontiformes: Aplocheilidae), an annual fish from the Tanzanian coastal plains (p. 289) vol.8 no.4

Costa, Wilson J. E. M.: Revision of the neotropical annual fish genus Plesiolebias (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) (p. 313) vol.8 no.4

1998 VOL 9
Costa, Wilson J. E. M.: Rediscovery and redescription of Cynolebias carvalhoi (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) (p. 305) vol.9 no.3

1999 VOL 10
Costa, Wilson J. E. M.: Cynolebias periodicus, a new annual fish from the rio Ibicuí drainage, southern Brazil (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) (p. 297) vol.10 no.4

2000 VOL 11
Costa, Wilson J. E. M. and Dalton T. B. Nielsen: Simpsonichthys auratus, a new annual fish from the rio Paracatú drainage, São Francisco basin, Brazil (Cyprinodontiformes, Rivulidae) (p. 7) vol.11 no.1

2001 VOL 12
Costa, Wilson J. E. M.: The neotropical annual fish genus Cynolebias (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae): phylogenetic relationships, taxonomic revision and biogeography (p. 333) vol.12 no.4

2002 VOL 13
Wildekamp, Rudolf H., Brian R. Watters and Ian F. N. Sainthouse: Two new species of the genus Nothobranchius (Cyprinodontiformes: Aplocheilidae) from the Kilombero River basin, Tanzania (p. 1) vol.13 no.1

Costa, Wilson J. E. M.: The annual fish genus Cynopoecilus (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae): taxonomic revision, with descriptions of four new species (p. 11) vol.13 no.1

Costa, Wilson J. E. M.: The neotropical seasonal fish genus Nematolebias (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae: Cynolebiatinae): taxonomic revision with description of a new species (p. 41) vol.13 no.1

Costa, Wilson J. E. M.: Leptolebias marmoratus (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae: Cynolebiatinae): rediscovery and redescription of a rare, miniaturized forest dwelling seasonal fish from southeastern Brazil (p. 379) vol.13 no.4

2003 VOL 14
Costa, Wilson J. E. M.: The Simpsonichthys flavicaudatus species group (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae: Cynolebiatinae): phylogenetic relationships, taxonomic revision and biogeography (p. 31) vol.14 no.1

Hrbek, Tomas and Rudolf H. Wildekamp: Aphanius villwocki, a new species from the Sakarya River basin of central Anatolian plain, Turkey (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes) (p. 137) vol.14 no.2

Costa, Wilson J. E. M.: Moema heterostigma, a new annual fish (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from the Brazilian Pantanal, Rio Paraguay basin (p. 289) vol.14 no.4

2004 VOL 15
Costa, Wilson J. E. M.: Relationships and redescription of Fundulus brasiliensis (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae), with description of a new genus and notes on the classification of the Aplocheiloidei (p. 105) vol.15 no.2

choyii, if you're reading this many of the issues contain large amounts of information regarding cyprinids and others. of most interest to you i guess would be the ones on Danio pathirana and Boraras micros. :scheming:

[hwchoy]

have been drooling over the IEF for a long time, but at €100 per volume! Easier to introduce Uncle K a gerfren while he's here. :scheming:

[Stuporman]

Easier to introduce Uncle K a gerfren while he's here.

Hello, people happily married one.

[hwchoy]

Hello, people happily married one.

Betta maniacs also can be interested in cichlids, what. :D

[Stuporman]

Got another description:

Costa, WJEM, 2004. Rivulus uatuman sp. n. (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae): a new miniature killifish from the central Brazilian Amazon. Zootaxa, 696: 1-8.

http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2004f/z00696f.pdf

Don't ask me for a pdf.

[Stuporman]

Another one...

Costa, WJEM, 2004. Moema apurinan sp. n. and Aphyolebias boticarioi sp. n. (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae): two new annual killifishes from the Rio Purus basin, Brazilian Amazon. Zootaxa, 707: 1-12.

http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2004f/z00707f.pdf

[stormhawk]

HH, thanks. Now I know the name for one of the "new" Aphyolebias that's been in the hobby since 2003.

[stormhawk]

Molecular phylogeny and historical biogeography of the Aphanius species complex of central Anatolia, Turkey

Tomas Hrbek, Fahrettin Kucuk, Tancred Frickey,Kai N. Stolting, Rudolph H. Wildekamp and Axel Meyer

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 25 (2002) 125 137

28 Jan 2002

[Stuporman]

Another new one...

Costa, WJEM & GC Brasil, 2004. Simpsonichthys radiosus sp. n. (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae): a new annual killifish from the upper Rio Tocantins basin, central Brazil. Zootaxa 737: 1-7.

[stormhawk]

Thanks HH, just received notification of that description via a friend in Brasil. :)

Very interesting species. Picture of the male and female holotype shows similarity to Simp. notatus.

[stormhawk]

Simp. radiosus PDF here. :)

[stormhawk]

Looking for the following articles. If anyone can help, please let me know. Thanks in advance.

1) Mailliet, C. & Saunders, A. (2004): Review of recent work on Bedotia spp. (Teleostei: Atheriniformes) both described and recently collected. aqua 9(2), 45-64

2) Valdesalici, S. & Wildekamp, R. H. (2005): A new species of the genus Nothobranchius (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae) from the Luapula River Basin, Zambia.
aqua 9(3), 89-96

3) Valdesalici, S. & R.H. Wildekamp. 2004. A new Species of the Genus Nothobranchius Peters, 1868 From The Lufwa River Basin, Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of Congo (Pisces, Cyprinodontiformes, Aplocheilidae). Ann. Mus. Civ. Storia Naturale (Genova), 96: 241-251, 4 figs., 1 tab.

[stormhawk]

Does anyone have a copy of this article? :help:

Costa, W. J. E. M., Barrera, S. and J. Sarmiento 1997.
Simpsonichthys filamentosus, une nouvelle espèce des Llanuras Benianas, bassin du Rio Mamoré, Bolivia. Rev. Fr. Aquariol. 83-86 v. 24 (no. 3-4) 84 Figs. 1-2

[Stuporman]

I saw these for sale at the Pfeil booth in Tampa:

Costa, Wilson J. E. M.: The annual fish genus Cynopoecilus (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae): taxonomic revision, with descriptions of four new species (p. 11) vol.13 no.1

Costa, Wilson J. E. M.: The neotropical seasonal fish genus Nematolebias (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae: Cynolebiatinae): taxonomic revision with description of a new species (p. 41) vol.13 no.1

Costa, Wilson J. E. M.: The Simpsonichthys flavicaudatus species group (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae: Cynolebiatinae): phylogenetic relationships, taxonomic revision and biogeography (p. 31) vol.14 no.1

Could've picked them up FOC if I wanted, but I was grossly overweight with all my other stuff, so I passed.

[stormhawk]

Ahhh... the first two.. :bangwall:

I've been looking for those for a long time. The second would explain the differences between two very similar species, N. whitei and N. papilliferus.

The first paper is the only paper I know of that has dealt with the new species from Cynopoecilus.

HH, does Pfeil sell the articles/descriptions separately? If yes then it looks like I have to get those direct from them.

[Stuporman]

Pfeil has extra copies of some (definitely not all) of the reprints from the last 5 years or so. I spoke to the owner and he said it *might* be possible to order them.

Given postage costs, I think it's best to MO for this (first checking with them what's available). As a rough guide, the reprints were being sold for USD0.20 per printed page at their booth.

[stormhawk]

Hmm.. I guess I'll have to email them directly then.

[diablotin]

Hey
I'm french and I'lm going to have a few eggs of simp. carlettoi.
I've read all the topic and of course I've downloaded the pdf file.
I've also seen that there is a french magasine which deals with the description of some killie.
If you wanna me to read it or help you, only ask me.
I have not found a lot of informations for this fish so if someone can help me i thank him or her
my e mail adress is thunder.jordan@worldonline.fr

thank you

++

[stormhawk]

Bonjour Diablotin,

There's quite a number of expert breeders in France that have had experience with the carlettoi. Contact me at killifish@gmail.com if you need more information. :)