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Amazonas Magazine - Spiny Eels , nr 2 (mar/apr 2021) Den engelskspråkinga tidsskriften Amazonas endast avhandlar ämnen som rör sötvattensakvarium. Innehåll: 5 Letter from the Editor by Courtney Tobler 6 Aquatic Notebook • The Life of Fishguy Phil C. Benes, 1955–2020 by Stephan M. Tanner and Rusty Wessel • Dragon snakeheads—a new family arises by Ralf Britz FEATURE ARTICLES 14. Fascinating spiny eels— Under-rated aquarium fishes by Ralf Britz 20 Burmese spiny eel species-groups by Ralf Britz 26 African and Middle Eastern spiny eels by Ralf Britz 30 Two worthwhile spiny eels from the rift lakes: Mastacembelus shiranus & M. ellipsifer by Andreas Spreinat 40 Reportage — The star sapphire cichlid from Lake Malawi by Wolfgang Staeck 44 Reportage — The Maroa expedition by Frans Vermeulen 52 Husbandry and Breeding — The variably colored Apistogramma ortegai by Ernst Sosna 58 Husbandry and Breeding — Spot on—a closer look at the dwarf spotted danio by Ute Dederer 64 Aquatic Plants — Floating plants for summer tubs by Ute Dederer 70 Husbandry and Breeding — “Rhadinoloricaria” bahuajaby Eric Bodrock 76 Century Species Austrolebias nigripinnis—the blackfin pearlfish by Friedrich Bitter 80 Notes From The Field Clown loaches—finding their hidden habitats by Hans-Georg Evers DEPARTMENTS 88 Aquarium Calendar — Upcoming events by Janine Banks 90 Retail Sources 92 Species Snapshots 97 Advertiser Index 98 Underwater Eye