
AMAZONAS Author Interview: Stanislav Kislyuk
Recorded in late 2021, meet Stanislav Kislyuk, author of a fascinating article about a Malaysian freshwater sole in the January/February issue of AMAZONAS (11.1). Stan has a conversation with us about collecting and keeping flatfishes in our aquariums, and also takes us on a journey to some of the incredible places he has visited and the fish he has been lucky enough to see.

10 Charged for Illegally Trafficking Corals from the Philippines
A federal grand jury in Alaska indicted three men on felony charges and seven additional individuals on misdemeanor charges related to violations of the Lacey Act and smuggling protected marine corals from the Philippines into the United States for retail sale.

New sera siporax Nitrate-minus Professional Biomedia
sera’s new siporax Nitrate-Minus professional aquarium biomedia combines a classic, time-tested biological filtration media with easy-to-use carbon-based nitrate reduction capabilities for both freshwater and marine aquariums.

Reef Sponges as Genomic Time Machines
Sponges in coral reefs, less flashy than their coral neighbors but important to the overall health of reefs, are among the earliest animals on the planet. New research from UNH peers into coral reef ecosystems with a novel approach to understanding the complex evolution of sponges and the microbes that live in symbiosis with them. With this “genomic time machine,” researchers can predict aspects of reef and ocean ecosystems through hundreds of millions of years of dramatic evolutionary change.

Florida Tropical Fish Farms Generate $172 Million For Florida Economy in 2021
Through a first-of-its-kind survey, UF/IFAS has shown that tropical fish farmers bring over $172 million in sales to Florida’s economy in 2021.
Matt Pedersen says:
Some addtional updates: Bocas Mariculture reports the successful cultivation of Serranus flaviventris, which didn't make it onto the list, and two accomplishments initially attributed to Bocas were in fact reported by Till Deuss from earlier when he was working with Biota Palau, so these have been attributed to the Biota Group with date information.Matt Pedersen says:
It's been brought to my attention that we overlooked the first breeding of Corythoichthys conspicillatus by Pholium Mariculture in the UK, which occurred in 2022. And thus, the first addition to the next list is already known!CORAL Magazine’s Captive-Bred Marine Fish Species List for says:
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[…] new 2023 Captive Bred Marine Fish Species List now supersedes the 2019 list, the 2018 list, the 2017 list, the 2016 list, the 2015 list, the 2014 list, and the 2013 […]CORAL Magazine's Captive Bred Marine Fish Species List for 2013 says:
[…] Please see the updated captive-bred marine fish species list for 2023! […]CORAL Magazine’s Captive-Bred Marine Fish Species List for says:
[…] new 2019 Captive Bred Marine Fish Species List now supersedes the 2018 list, the 2017 list, the 2016 list, the 2015 list, the 2014 list, and the 2013 list. […]