What if the name written into legal protections isn't a valid taxonomic name? Is the species unprotected? Some fantastic on-site indigenous/academic collaboration and quotes www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/s...
Holotype of Pterobunocephalus carvalhoi from the Napo River basin, Ecuador, coordinates 00°27’53”S 76°19’09”W, MEPN-I 20199, 69.9 mm SL. Scale bar = 10 mm. Photo by P. Argüello.
Crispim JL, P Argüello, GSC Silva, C Oliveira, KR Luckenbill & MH Sabaj, 2026. After eight decades: a new species of Pterobunocephalus (Siluriformes: Aspredinidae) from the upper Putumayo, Napo and Pastaza rivers, Ecuador. Neotropical Ichthyology 24:e250162.🐟🧪
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Dr. Chris Bizon, Director of Data Science and Analytics at RENCI and Dr. Lily Hughes, Research Curator of Ichthyology at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences, highlighting how artificial intelligence illuminates our understanding of the Museum’s ichthyology collections.🐟🧪
Large bones in a box with a scalebar.
Large bones in a box with a scalebar.
Large bones in a box with a scalebar.
Assorted parts of the paratype of the giant Late Cretaceous coelacanth Megalocoelacanthus dobiei (AUMP 3834) from the Mooreville Formation of Alabama #FossilFriday
Tell me you spoil your pet fish without telling me you spoil your pet fish. 🤣
Circular seabat a flat fish from the front
How Female Anglerfish Evolved to Have It All www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/s...
This bird was stunning! Here is my shot of the same male Indigo Bunting right before it was released after being tagged by Alabama Audubon.
Bumping to the Fishes! and Science feeds. 🐟🧪
This one may be a little ugly, but we still love it: Asian Sheepshead Wrasse! #LetsChangeThat
My latest for @sciam.bsky.social is all about the real biology, ecology, and climate science that is used to create the world of Pokémon, and how scientists use it to teach science in the real world.
This is just about the most fun I’ve ever had interviewing anyone, and I hope you enjoy! 🧪🌎
‼️NEW ANGLERFISH PAPER! 🐟🎣
So excited to share the final part of my Master’s research! We explore the bizarre tacklebox of anglerfish lures and show how these fishes evolved different ways to attract prey and maybe even mates in the deep sea. 🧪🦑🌊🦇🦀
Open access paper link: doi.org/10.1643/i202...
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I'm not here very often, but I just launched my brand new lab website! I'm also hiring a !!! three-year !!! Postdoc. Interest form link can be found under "The Team" section.
(Current domain name is temporary haha. FormorphologyLab dot com coming soon!)
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LOOK AT THE BABY LYSTROSAURUS
A new study on iNaturalist users: Highly and casually active citizen scientists contribute equally valuable data
www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/high...
a small green frog with bulbus blue eyes is sitting on a white background looking somewhat anxious
A group of people in boots are posing for a photo in a wet, grassy field against a low forest
a group of people are seated around a table on a patio with a clutter of trays and bottles and other equipment between them as if this is an impromptu lab for fieldwork
African frogs haven’t forgotten the ice ages. 🐸🧊 A new study shows ancient forest refugia in Central Africa align with the modern diversity of frogs.
Story: www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/afri...
Study: doi.org/10.1002/ece3...
Student Spotlight! 🌟
Check out the latest article featuing KU Ichthyology graduate student @anoplogaster.bsky.social's research on the evolution of anglerfishes' lures. His study, in collaboration with Matthew Davis revealed that these lures serve a dual purpose: attracting both food and mates.
Yes, scientists and museum visitors are missing out every time one of these exemplar specimens are sold and hidden away in private collections.
HIGHLY Requested: Thresher Sharks! #LetsChangeThat
Last week's new article is up on my blog, all about the amazing Megachelicerax!
If you want articles like this before anyone else, sign up for my newsletter: buttondown.com/restingdinoface
Closeupbof the i do not brake for Xiphactinus sticker
This stupid Xiphactinus doesn't approve of the sticker.
Omg look what Chris our Marketing Director just made for me! These bumper stickers are PERFECT!
A 'Dinosaur Smarties' Easter egg.
Erm, they're called palaeontologists, actually.
With Luiz Rocha curator of fishes at the CalAcad next to the infamous Tyson Roberts collection
My kids in the CAS fish collections
Luiz next to an exhibit of all the dive gear he needs to get to 500ft below the ocean surface
Stopped by briefly at @calacademy.bsky.social with my family where I got to see @coralreeffish.bsky.social and his awesome coral 🪸 reef fish exhibit and fish collections. Amazing to learn that some of the animals he brought back are breeding and helping conserve these species.
Doctor Fun cartoon of the Easter Eurypterid (sea scorpion with a rabbit face) approaching trilopeeps (soft yellow marshmallow trilobites)
May the Easter Eurypterid bring you good things!
A traditional chocolate Easter bunny with a microCT-scan-based rendering of a rabbit skull (OUVC 9527) in place.
#HappyEaster🐰 from your friends at WitmerLab!
A crunchy take on that traditional favorite this #Easter — now with added calcium!
@ohiouniversity.bsky.social @ouhcom.bsky.social #rabbit #easterbunny #oryctolaguscuniculus #OUµCT #microCT #chocolatebunny
I'd like to imagine such a steampunk-looking contraption would lead to the discovery of steampunk-looking fossil fish like this.
Some astroblepid and mochokid catfishes can also climb waterfalls using the sucker-like mouths.
Tiny shellear fish in central Africa scale a 50-foot vertical waterfall using suction cups and tiny hooks. This convergent evolution places them with some island gobies and Brazilian bumblebee catfish, who all do world class bouldering. 🐟🌍
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