An analaysis of trade data on freshwater fish exports for ornamental trade was recently published in Biological Conservation 164: 158-169: R. Raghavan, N. Dahanukar, M. Tlusty, A. Rhyne, K. Krishnakumar, S. Molur & A.M. Rosser (2013) Uncovering an obscure trade: threatened freshwater fishes and the aquarium pet trade.
The trade deals with 30 species that are threatened with extinction. Here are the highlights of the paper.
Highlights of the study
- This study for the first time assessed the extent, magnitude
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