by Vincent Chalias | Mar 2, 2023 | CORAL - Vincent Chalias, Marine
Pterapogon kauderni, the Banggai Cardinal, is a very popular marine aquarium fish with a limited range and a “threatened” status in Indonesia. Recently, I was lucky enough to sail through the Banggai Islands. It’s a small archipelago consisting of...
by Matt Pedersen | Mar 4, 2021 | Freshwater, Marine, News & Notes
Red Arowana or Asian arowana (Scleropages formosus) is one of the world’s most expensive cultivated ornamental fishes, and is an endangered species. Image copyright Japan’ Fireworks/Shutterstock. New federal legislation before Congress would change the US...
by Matt Pedersen | Aug 5, 2019 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, CORAL - Matt Pedersen, CORAL Excerpt, Freshwater, Marine
an excerpt from CORAL Magazine, May/June 2012, by Matt Pedersen Can marine aquarists provide a safety net for endangered species and aquatic diversity? The first time I publicly expressed my concerns for the future of coral reefs, I got a bit choked up and teary-eyed....
by CORAL Magazine | Jul 24, 2018 | Marine, News & Notes
via Ornamental Fish International (OFI) The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), which held the 30th Meeting of its Animals Committee in Geneva last week (July 16-21), has a long story of watching over the Indonesian...
by CORAL Magazine | Oct 14, 2016 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater, Marine, News & Notes
October 13, 2016 UPDATE: New aquatic species of interest to the aquarium trade that have just been proposed for CITES Listings include: • Clarion Angelfish (Holacanthus clarionensis) • All members of the Family Nautilidae (nautiluses, six species) • Potamotrygon spp....