Aquatic Experience Chicago 2015

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Ny Trondro Malagasy: An Overview of Madagascar's Endemic Fishes (Room Nirvana B)

08 Nov 15
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Tracks: Retail Session, Sessions

Speaker(s): Paul Loiselle
Ny Trondro Malagasy! Home to lemurs, chameleons and exotic plants, the fabulous Red Island also boasts an amazing and gravely threatened assemblage of endemic fishes. This introduction to the Malagasy ichthyofauna focuses on Madagascar's endemic rainbowfishes, killies and cichlids. This session will discuss the reasons for their dramatic decline and outline how aquarists can play a role in saving these living fossils from extinction.