Managing Editor:

Heiko Bleher
Via G. Falcone 11, 27010 Miradolo Terme (PV), Italy
Tel.: +39 0382 754707/08
Fax: +39 0382 754129
e-mail: aquapress@aquapress-bleher.it

Scientific Editor:

Dr. Friedhelm Krupp
Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum
Senckenberganlage 25
60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Tel: +49-69-7542.255
Fax: +49-69-7542.253
Email address: f.krupp@senckenberg.de

Editorial Board:

Gerald R. Allen, I Dreyer Road Roleystone,W. A. Australia 6111

George W. Barlow, Department of Integrative Biology, University of California,Berkeley, CA 94720-3140, U.S.A.

Henri J. Dumont,Rijksuniversiteit Gent, Laboratoriumvoor Ecologie der Dieren, Zoogeografie en Natuurbehoud, K. L. Ledeganckstraat, 9000 Gent, Belgium

Jacques Géry, Chemin du Plantier, 24200 Sarlat, France

Frank Kirschbaum, Institut für Gewässerökologie und Binnenfischerei, Abt. 4 Forschungsverbund Berlin e. V. Müggelseedamm 310, 12587 Berlin, Germany

Friedhelm Krupp, Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg, Senckenberganlage 25, 60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Christian Lévêque, CNRS - Programme Environnement Vie et Sociétès, 1 Place Aristide Briand, 92195 Paris Cédex, France

Volker Mahnert, Muséum d÷Histoire Naturelle, Route de Malagnou 1, 1211 Genève 6, Switzerland

Paolo Parenti, Department of Enviromental Sciences, University of Milan-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 1, I-20126 Milan, Italy

John E. Randall, Bishop Museum, 1525 Bernice Street, P.O. Box 19000-A, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A.

Wolfgang Schneider, Hessisches Landesmuseum, Darmstadt, Friedensplatz 1, 64283 Darmstadt, Germany

Mário de Pinna, Museu de Zoologia da USP, > Av. Nazaré 481, São Paulo-SP 04263-000, Brazil

Wolfgang Villwock, Universität Hamburg, Zoologisches Institut und Zoologisches Museum, Martin-Luther-King-Platz 3, 20146 Hamburg, Germany

Chem Yi-yu, Institute of Hydrobiology, Academia Sinica, Wuhan Hubei, P. R. China

Scope and aims

aqua is an international journal which publishes original scientific articles in the fields of systematics, taxonomy, bio geography, ethology, ecology, and general biology of fishes, amphibians, aquatic invertebrates, and plants. Papers on freshwater, brackish, and marine organisms will be considered. aqua is fully refereed and aims at publishing manuscripts within 2-4 months of acceptance. With the publication of aqua we are pursuing a new concept: In view of the importance of colour patterns in species identification and animal ethology, authors are encouraged to submit colour illustrations as well as descriptions of coloration. It is our aim to provide the international scientific community with an efficiently published series meeting high scientific and technical standards.

Call for papers

The editors welcome the submission of original manuscripts which should be sent directly to the scientific editor. Full length research papers and short notes will be considered for publication. There are no page charges and colour illustrations will be published free of charge. Authors will receive 1 free reprint and 1 PDF-file of each paper.

Subscription Notice

A volume (4 issues) of aqua will be published each year, each issue comprising 48 pages (includ ing cover). The annual subscription rate (for one volume = 4 issues) is for private subscriptions (US$ 100.00, includes priority postage) and institutional subscriptions (US$ 190.00, includes priority postage) Subscription inquires should be sent to the address given below or our e-mail:aquapress@aquapress-bleher.it

aqua binder

Binders for Volumes of aqua Journal Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology are available at cost price Euro 12,50 (US$ 15.00) plus postage Euro 8,00 (US$ 10.00). Notice: aqua Volumes 1(1)-5(4) = 1st. binder; Volumes 6(1)-9(4) = 2nd. binder; Volumes 10(1)-13(4) = 3rd. binder.

Special Publication

From 2003 onwards Aquapress will publish a series of Special Publications. The first Special Publication of aqua will be available in December 2003. From then on, Special Publications will be printed yearly, or more often. All Special Publications will contain around 100 pages or more and will only be available separately from normal issues of aqua. Enquiries about subscriptions and the prices of Special Publications should be sent to the address given below or via e-mail: aquapress@pmp.it

ISSN 0945-9871
Publisher: Aquapress, Redazione aqua
I-27010 Miradolo Terme (Pavia), Italy
Printer: Printo, spol. s.r.o., Czech republic
Typesetting: Rossella Bulla
©2007 aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology