Spiny Eels
Volume 10, Number 2
5 Â Â Letter from the Editor by Courtney Tobler
6 Â Â 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 Â Â Burmese spiny eel species-groups by Ralf Britz
26 Â Â African and Middle Eastern spiny eels by Ralf Britz
30 Â Â 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 Â Â Retail Sources
92 Â Â Species Snapshots
97 Â Â Advertiser Index
98 Â Â Underwater Eye
