And the original article in Ichthyology & Herpetology. Really nice work by @anoplogaster.bsky.social and Matt Davis
The Evolution of Lures in Anglerfishes (Acanthuriformes: Lophioidei): Investigating Nature's Tackle Box
bioone.org/journals/ich...
Check out the paper here!
bioone.org/journals/ich...
Our anglerfish research made it into the New York Times!!! Beyond excited to see the love for these weirdos and their infamous lures! 🧪🐟🌊🦇
“How Female Anglerfish Evolved to Have It All” by Kate Golembiewski @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/s...
The bees are a buzz’n
More exciting press for @scsualumni.bsky.social Alex Maile @anoplogaster.bsky.social and @stcloudstate.bsky.social professor Matt Davis’ work on deep-sea fishes! #teamfish
‼️ Our anglerfish research is now featured in @ScienceMagazine! 🐟🎣
"Why do anglerfish have glowing lures? It might be sex"
Check it out here! 🧪🌊🐟🦇
www.science.org/content/arti...
A photograph of the anglerfish species Bufoceratias wedli from the Field Museum of Natural History imaged in vivid green and red. It looks upsettingly like a warped human head with thick red lips and small red teeth and a large chin. Its tiny tail sticks out of the back like a ponytail. CREDIT: Matthew Davis
A digital drawing of a vivid green and red merperson with a large head inspired by the photograph of the anglerfish. The pectoral fin of the anglerfish has become an ear; the tail of the anglerfish has become a ponytail. There are small red ear and nose piercings. The merperson appears happy, and sits in a tucked position reminiscent of a little old grandmother. The drawing is signed by the artist, Danna Staaf.
Got sent a press release for this awesome paper doi.org/10.1643/i202... by @anoplogaster.bsky.social and became instantly obsessed with the much-too-human face of the attached anglerfish photo (credit: Matthew Davis), so I had to give it a body
Fantastic!
Thanks Dr. Near!
Thank you!
This is fantastic.
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.
‼️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...
Finally got around to framing these postcards from a Nagasaki University calendar I was gifted a few years ago.
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Talk about a headache! (especially from your partner fusing to you!)
This is a Ghostly Seadevil (Haplophryne mollis) from the University of Washington Burke Museum!
Morning from a Kansas reef
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Thank you and right on the fish IDs! On the cave to the bottom left, there is also a yellowhead jawfish.
Kansas snow day with the reef
These MN blizzard conditions make me long for Cretaceous weather.
Lil puppies with fins
The swimming candy cane
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An urchin a day keeps the bad vibes away
Snack time
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If you hold it like this, it’s a hat!
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When life puts a rock in the way, carry it around like an urchin
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Watching the world go by
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Snack time on the reef
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No way! I was just talking about your 2021 paper to my students in our Arthropoda/Crustacea lab today. Thanks for the share!
