Featured Publications

Body-Size Boundaries for Sexual-State Classification in a Protogynous Freshwater Fish: Evidence from Monopterus albus in Thailand

published on 4 October 2026
Monopterus albus (Asian swamp eel) is a commercially important, air-breathing freshwater fish harvested throughout East and Southeast Asia. As a protogynous species, it begins life as - Read More…

Authors

Ziegler, A. D., Srinuansom, K., Thonrab, N., Deeraksa, P., Boonta, T., Petkam, R., ... & Black, B.

Publication Date

4 October 2026

Publication Name

Limnological Review

Topics

Asian swamp eel, gonadal histology, length–mass relationships, otolith-based age estimation, broodstock selection, size-class distribution

Glyptothorax adunatus, a new species of rheophilic catfish from the Mekong River in southern Laos (Actinopterygii: Siluriformes: Sisoridae)

published on 2 Oct 2026
We describe here Glyptothorax adunatus as a new species of sisorid catfish from the Mekong River drainage in Southern Laos. It can be distinguished from all Mekong - Read More…

Authors

Ng, H. H., & Kottelat, M.

Publication Date

2 Oct 2026

Publication Name

Journal of Natural History

Topics

Sisoroidea, Bagariini, freshwater biodiversity, Indochina, Southeast Asia

Opegaster plateen n. sp.(Digenea: Opecoelidae) from the giant mudskipper Periophthalmus schlosseri (Pallas, 1770)(Perciformes: Gobiidae) from Thailand

published on 28 September 2026
Mudskippers (Oxudercinae) are amphibious gobioid fishes inhabiting intertidal and mangrove ecosystems throughout the Indo–West Pacific region. Despite their ecological importance, information on their helminth fauna - Read More…

Authors

Poonlaphdecha, S., Suwannarat, N., Chan, A. H. E., Thaenkham, U., Miquel, J., Charoennitiwat, V., & Ribas, A.

Publication Date

28 September 2026

Publication Name

Parasitology

Topics

host-parasite associations, integrative taxonomy, mangrove ecosystem, Opecoelinae

Dactylostomum brayi n. sp. (Trematoda: Opecoelidae) from the Fish Hemibagrus nemurus (Bagridae) in Khun Thale Swamp, Thailand

published on 26 September 2026
During a parasitological survey of freshwater fishes from Khun Thale Swamp, Surat Thani Province, Thailand, a new species of opecoelid trematode, Dactylostomum brayi n. sp., was recovered - Read More…

Authors

Kamchoo, K., Ribas, A., Gilardoni, C., & Poonlaphdecha, S.

Publication Date

26 September 2026

Publication Name

Taxonomy

Topics

digenea, integrative taxonomy, freshwater parasite, host specificity, Asian redtail catfish

Adaptive Diversification of the Mstnb Locus Drives Genomic Architecture of Growth in Thai Clariid Catfish

published on 23 September 2026
The production of clariid catfish in Thai aquaculture depends on culture of the native species (Clarias macrocephalus and C. batrachus) and introduced African catfish (C. gariepinus). Particularly, hybridization with C. gariepinus has - Read More…

Authors

Nguyen, T. H. D., Thammachak, P., Budi, T., Chalermwong, P., Patta, C., Jaito, W., ... & Srikulnath, K.

Publication Date

23 September 2026

Publication Name

Evolutionary Applications

Topics

anthropogenic selection, evolutionary constraint, growth modulation, purifying selection, sustainable intensification

VL-JEPA World Model with Energy-Based Scoring for Feeding Behavior Detection in Pangasianodon hypophthalmus

published on 17-19 July 2026
Automated detection of feeding behavior in intensively farmed striped catfish (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus) is a prerequisite for data-driven feed management in Mekong-Delta aquaculture, where feed represents - Read More…

Authors

Le Nguyen, H. H., Thai, T. T., Duong, K. H., Tran, P. M., & Huynh, H. X.

Publication Date

17-19 July 2026

Publication Name

2026 11th International Conference on Image, Vision and Computing (ICIVC)

Topics

Pangasianodon hypophthalmus, Vision-Language Joint-Embedding Predictive Architecture, Energy-Based Model

Digestive Tract Morphology of the Mudskipper Scartelaos histophorus (Oxudercidae) Related to Feeding Ecology

published on 11 September 2026
Amphibious mudskippers (Oxudercidae) exhibit diverse feeding adaptations that facilitate exploitation of dynamic intertidal habitats, yet trophic-related digestive morphology remains poorly documented for several species. This - Read More…

Authors

Van Ly, V., Tran, H. N. G., Tran, T. M., Nguyen, V. Q., & Dinh, Q. M.

Publication Date

11 September 2026

Publication Name

Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Topics

Allometric modeling, Amphibious gobies, Benthic animal prey, Intertidal mudflat, Principal component analysis

First report on morphometrics, length–weight relationship, feeding habit, and diet composition of Trichopodus trichopterus from Tra Su, An Giang, Vietnam

published on 14 September 2026
This study aimed to provide preliminary biological data on Trichopodus trichopterus (Pallas, 1770), an ecologically and economically essential freshwater species in the Mekong Delta, focusing on its - Read More…

Authors

Nguyen, V. Q., Van Ly, V., Vo, L. T. T., Nguyen, H. T. K., & Dinh, Q. M.

Publication Date

14 September 2026

Publication Name

Discover Animals

Topics

Trichopodus trichopterus, morphology, Vietnam, freshwater

Digestive Tract Morphology and Gastro-somatic Index of the Mudskipper Oxuderces nexipinnis (Cantor, 1849) (Gobiidae: Oxudercinae) in Southwestern Vietnam

published on 2026
This study analyzes the morphological characteristics of the digestive tract and the feeding intensity of Oxuderces nexipinnis in the Mekong Delta, based on 616 specimens - Read More…

Authors

Tran, T. C. L., Phan, H. G., Nguyen, H. D. T., & Dinh, M. Q.

Publication Date

2026

Publication Name

VNU Journal of Science: Natural Sciences and Technology

Topics

Feeding ecology, Gastro-somatic Index, Oxuderces nexipinnis