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Every month. An in-depth look at over 300 species of catfish. January 2025 Bagrus docmak

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LATEST UPDATES

17th. January 2025: New Hoplisoma species coded. CW212

12th. January 2025: New tribe-level classification of Hypostominae (Loricariidae) based on optimization of morphological states on DNA-based relationships, with descriptions of three new tribes and two new genera (Stellantia and Colossimystax). PDF here

5th. January 2025: New Horabagrus described. Horabagrus obscurus

5th. January 2025: New Hoplisoma species coded. CW211

5th. January 2025: New Brochis species coded. CW210

5th. January 2025: New Aspidoras species coded. CW209

1st January 2025: Factsheet of the Month Bagrus docmak

13th December 2024: Revision of the catfish family Pimelodidae (Teleostei: Siluriformes) of Bolivia PDF here

9th December 2024: Two new species of Neoplecostomus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from high altitudes of the upper rio Paraná basin, Brazil PDF here

1st December 2024: Factsheet of the Month Ageneiosus inermis

28th November 2024: Integrative phylogeny of Corydoradinae (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae) with an emphasis on Northwestern La Plata species, including descriptions of a new genus and species Hoplisoma osvaldoi