Shane's World Right Geography

A collection of articles by various authors on the catfish of different regions of the world. Features Shane's Venezuela Diary. There are 44 Geography articles, listed by by title. Alternatively, list by latest date published.

A Scotsman in the Xingu
Pt 1, Rockpooling in paradise by Julian Dignall (uploaded November 22, 2020)
Since the 1990's, getting to this Brazilian river has been on the author's mind. Much more recently, it became a reality.

Pt 2, More river, the Dam and the Zebra by Julian Dignall (uploaded January 31, 2020)
Where we travel to the Belo Monte Dam and swim with zebras.

Pt 3, It's not all cracked rocks you know! by Julian Dignall (uploaded May 03, 2021)
Other biotopes of well known, and not so well known, Xingu plecos.

Brazilian Parotocinclus by Hans-Georg Evers (uploaded January 01, 2002)
A large article on certain representatives of this small suckermouth genus. Also includes discussion of a few other loricariids.

Catfish Spelunking in Mexico by Shane Linder (uploaded January 01, 2002)
Spelunking is the pursuit of exploration of caves, pot-holes and, in this case, Mexican cenotes with their own peculiar catfish in residence.

Catfishes From The Rift Lakes Of Africa by Shane Linder (uploaded January 01, 2002)
List of the various catfishes known to exist in these huge lakes.

Collecting Noturus by Shane Linder (uploaded January 01, 2002)
Similar to the ''Collecting Ictalurids'' article, but with specific habitat information for this North American native.

Exploring West Bengal for aquarium fishes by Antti Vuorela (uploaded April 14, 2007)
India is a remarkable country, equally remarkable are its aquarium fishes. Specifically catfishes are detailed by our intrepid correspondents in this report from but a corner of this vast country.

In Search of Corydoras boesemani by Ingo Seidel (uploaded June 28, 2010)
A first trip to unfamiliar Surinam provides the author with the opportunity to document the habitat and aquarium care and breeding of this pretty species.

In search of Corydoras carlae by Hans-Georg Evers (uploaded April 02, 2010)
Collecting trips to Argentina are uncommon at least in relation to several other South American countries. This article details the search by a multinational group of aquarists for an even more uncommon Cory.

Indian Subcontinent Catfish Bibliography by Shane Linder (uploaded January 01, 2002)
Brief notes on a selection of books and papers containing more information on these fish.

My First Collecting Trip by Amanda Parker (uploaded December 28, 2008)
A personal account of a first time at the riverbank.

The Catfishes of Asia Series
Pt 1, Family Bagridae by Shane Linder (uploaded January 01, 2002)
A five page article introducing the various families from this geographic region with emphasis on the taxonomy of the fishes involved.

Pt 2, Family Bagridae (contd.) by Shane Linder (uploaded January 01, 2002)


Pt 3, Family Bagridae (contd.) by Shane Linder (uploaded January 01, 2002)


Pt 4, Family Chacidae by Shane Linder (uploaded January 01, 2002)


Pt 5, Exotic Imports by Shane Linder (uploaded January 01, 2002)


The Peru 2000 Series
Pt 1, Overview by Julian Dignall (uploaded January 01, 2002)


Pt 2, Fish List by Julian Dignall (uploaded January 01, 2002)
A pictorial account of our webmasters first visit to South America. Plenty of catfish and much more besides.

Pt 3, Jools' Pictures by Julian Dignall (uploaded January 01, 2002)


Pt 4, Robin's Pictures by Robin Warne (uploaded January 01, 2002)


The Venezuelan Diary Series
Pt 1, Beginnings by Shane Linder (uploaded January 01, 2002)
Everything has to start somewhere.

Pt 2, Around the Rio Guaire by Shane Linder (uploaded January 01, 2002)
First encounter with Corydoras and more besides.

Pt 3, Return to the Rio Zuata by Shane Linder (uploaded January 01, 2002)
Where our intrepid host encounters some Loricariids and enlists the help of some locals in their capture.

Pt 4, Cano Canoa by Shane Linder (uploaded January 01, 2002)
In which more catfish captures are made at a different location in Northern Venezuela.

Pt 5, Rio Guarico by Shane Linder (uploaded January 01, 2002)
More catfish collections and thoughts on a river biotope set-up.

Pt 6, Rio Zuata and Giant Chaetostoma by Shane Linder (uploaded January 01, 2002)
A surprise awaits in this diary entry - the collection of a giant Chaetostoma - this prompts thoughts on a biotope aquarium for it.

Pt 7, Fishing for Hypostomus by Shane Linder (uploaded January 01, 2002)
A fascinating account of how locals fish for Hypostomus catfish burrowed in river bank walls.

Pt 8, Rio Tarma by Shane Linder (uploaded January 01, 2002)
More catfish catches including an encounter with a broody bristlenose.

Pt 9, L106, L122 and other adventures by Shane Linder (uploaded January 01, 2002)


Pt 10, Notes on some Venezuelan fishes by Shane Linder (uploaded January 01, 2002)
A chance encounter with another Aquarist brings some interesting information to light.

Pt 11, Casa Maria by Shane Linder (uploaded January 01, 2002)
Where Shane finds 'paradise' in a surprising location.

Pt 12, Rio Guarico in the Dry Season by Shane Linder (uploaded January 01, 2002)
Large whiptails abound as Shane enlists the help of some locals in catfish collection.

Pt 13, Rio Santo Domingo / Rio Tinaco :: Pt I by Shane Linder (uploaded January 01, 2002)
More collecting turns up some Corydoras, which prompts a discussion on wild fish colouration.

Pt 14, Rio Santo Domingo / Rio Tinaco :: Pt II by Shane Linder (uploaded January 01, 2002)
Great Pleco collecting is the order of the day in the second instalment of this article.

Pt 15, The hunt for Farlowella acus by Shane Linder (uploaded January 01, 2002)
An excellent account of this locate and collect mission to document the habitat of this commonly misidentified catfish.

Pt 16, Rios Tuy and Guare by Shane Linder (uploaded January 01, 2002)


Pt 17, Rio Guapo and Cano Mendoza by Shane Linder (uploaded January 01, 2002)
Shane takes a new recruit in search of fish (namely Piranha or Caribe as they are known locally) and gets a local lesson in biological filtration.

Pt 18, The Flooded Llanos by Shane Linder (uploaded January 01, 2002)
Some fascinating notes on this seasonal habitat and some somber ones on Sept. 11th.

Pt 19, The Rios Aragua and Tuy by Shane Linder (uploaded January 01, 2002)
Collecting these locations turns up more Chaetostoma and leads the author to further ID successes.

There and Back Again: Bolivia by Daniel Konn-Vetterlein (uploaded April 09, 2022)
This article points the spotlight on Bolivia's Rio Blanco and its 130 or more species of fish.

Uganda Diaries
Pt 1, Lake Nabugabo by Shane Linder (uploaded September 28, 2009)
An initial foray into Ugandan waters turns up a familiar face.

Pt 2, Uganda's Papyrus Swamps by Shane Linder (uploaded January 25, 2010)
In which our intrepid correspondent checks out this new, and quintessentially African, central African biotope.

Wild Caught Ictalurids by Shane Linder (uploaded October 30, 1998)
Insight into a collecting trip (October 1998) for native fishes in South East Virginia, USA. This has been updated with more information from another trip (July 1999) to the same locality.