ASOV March Meeting - Luciano Beheregaray

Navigating Amazonia and its Fish Diversity
With Professor Luciano Beheregaray

📅 Friday 27 March 2026
🕢 7:30pm (Doors open 7:00pm)
📍 29 Grant Street, Clifton Hill
🎟 Visitors Welcome

🌿 Why are there so many fish species?

This question has fascinated fish hobbyists and evolutionary biologists for hundreds of years.

Join us as Professor Luciano Beheregaray takes us on a river journey deep into remote Amazonia, exploring the extraordinary diversity of ornamental fishes found in flooded forests — and uncovering why there are so many of them.

This is a rare opportunity to connect cutting-edge biodiversity science with the freshwater aquarium hobby.

👨‍🔬 About the Speaker

Professor Luciano Beheregaray is the Matthew Flinders Professor of Biodiversity Genomics at Flinders University.

His research spans evolution, ecology, and conservation management — combining natural history and genomics to understand how organisms interact with their environment.

He studies:
• Rainbowfishes
• Pygmy perches
• Snapper
• Amazonian ornamental fisheries
• Freshwater & marine biodiversity under environmental change

His work has helped shape government policy, conservation strategies, and contributed to saving native fish species from extinction.

🌐 Lab Website:
www.molecularecology.flinders.edu.au

🐠 Also On The Night

• ASOV Trading Table (Fish, Shrimp, Plants & Equipment)
• Monthly Photo Competition
• Club Updates & 2026 initiatives

This event reflects ASOV’s commitment to bringing world-class speakers to our members and strengthening freshwater knowledge in Victoria.

Don’t miss it.