Day in the life of an ichthyology student

IN 1924, THE American zoologist Nathan Everett Pearson published a work on the ichthyodiversity of Bolivia that is still unrivalled today. It was entitled ‘The fishes of the Río Beni catchment, Bolivi

I CALL patients into my clinic by name, which is fine most of the time, but it means I’ve had call a few odd things across the waiting room, like ‘Mr Darcy’ and ‘Frisky!’ “I’m a morning person and so

DR PETER BURGESS Peter is our disease expert. Send questions his way if you have pathogen problems. BOB MEHEN Bob is a master of fishkeeping general knowledge and community tanks. JEREMY GAY Jeremy is

OF THE MANY pressing ecological issues facing the world today, invasive species come in near the top of the list. The aquarium trade is not blameless in its role of introducing unwanted species well o

FROM THE TOP WITH JAMIE COOK

COUNTRY LIFE’s fishing correspondent takes a closer look at the sturgeon, which has been highly prized by gastronomes since Roman times