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Job offer Curator Ichthyology, Stuttgart
Curator / Researcher (m/f/d) in Ichthyology The State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart (SMNS) is one of the largest and most popular natural history museums in Germany. As a modern research museum, we see ourselves as a [...]
Coregonid Symposium 2026, Port Elgin, Canada
Information from Wendylee Stott, Research Scientist, Fisheries & Oceans Canada, 02.04.26: ISBMCF 2026 Call for Abstracts Deadline: June 20, 2026 23:50 EDT Submit online at Coregonid Symposium 2026 We are pleased to invite you to participate in the [...]
Killifish as model organisms in ageing research
Jena/Cologne. Press release from the Leibniz Institute on Ageing Research – Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI) dated 24 March 2026: Ageing in fast motion: short-lived fish provides new insights into the ageing immune system With increasing age, the [...]
Newly published in the Bulletin of Fish Biology: GfI Fish Species Atlas
The GfI Fish Species Atlas provides a comprehensive tool for communicating and exchanging information on fish ecology and distribution data. Details and background information have now been published in an article in the Bulletin of Fish Biology: The [...]
Blenniidae, Clinidae and Tripterygiidae of the Mediterranean Sea
Looking to plan your next holiday or research project in the Mediterranean? Here’s a book recommendation: Blennies of the Mediterranean Sea – Biology and identification of Blenniidae, Clinidae, Tripterygiidae Francesco Tiralongo March 2026, ISBN: 979-8251093179 Lab: Francesco Tiralongo's [...]
How a clonal fish avoids genetic decay
Press release from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München from 13.03.26: How a clonal fish avoids genetic decay LMU computational biologist helps uncover how the Amazon molly maintains a healthy genome without sexual reproduction Researchers from an international team led by Dr. Edward [...]
Reintroduction plan for the Houting
BioConsult GmbH & Co. KG (Bremen) has announced a new project that began in early 2026: BeFisch – Conservation of endangered fish species (Project code: 3525520200) The project will run for three years (2026–2029) and is funded by [...]
Speciation of European bullheads (Cottus spp.)
The species status of European bullhead species (including Cottus gobio, C. microstomus, C. perifretum, C. rhenanus) and their validity has long been debated. Now, another scientific article has been published on this topic: Speciation of European bullheads [...]
FIBER (Swiss Fisheries Advisory Service) Newsletter 1/2026
The new newsletter from the Swiss Fisheries Advisory Service FIBER is online: FIBER Newsletter 1/2026 https://www.fischereiberatung.ch/news-events/angebot/newsletter/aktuell/ Live sonar technology, which came onto the market a few years ago, is highly polarising and continues to spark much debate [...]
fair-fish Newsletter March 2026
Information from fair-fish from March 2026 on the 50th issue of fish-facts magazine https://fair-fish.net/newsletter/view/marz-2026/ "Welcome to fish-facts – the source for exciting news and projects for the welfare of fish! Immerse yourself in the world of fish [...]
German Ichthyological Society (GfI)
The (primarily) German-speaking Society for Ichthyology (GfI) is an association of fish experts (ichthyologists) and interested parties from all areas of fish biology, such as science, fisheries and aquatics.
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Conferences
A key element of GfI's activities is the organisation of scientific GfI conferences.
Publications
The Bulletin of Fish Biology is the official publication of the GfI and appears once a year. It contains scientific papers, reviews of current specialist books, and communications from the GfI.
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Projects
GfI Fish Atlas – The project ‘Digital Biodiversity Atlas – Open Access Presentation of Faunistic Data on the Internet’ was designated an official project of the UN Decade of Biodiversity on 21 November 2013.
Awards
With the Rüdiger Riehl Prize, the GfI honours outstanding achievements by young scientists in the field of ichthyological research.
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