No way! My appearance is irrelevant to my ability as a taxonomist.

Good for you! Keep on with small fishes.

All strength to Guam!

Dr. Beaman is on my list of dream expedition team members. This was a fantastic observation.which you can find on dive 402 part B starting at timestamp 1:34:52! Congrats Robin!

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Love this one.

Goblin sharks off Sydney: The young scientist unveiling creatures of the deep Australian scientist Yi-Kai Tea is investigating one of the weirdest realms of the ocean – and it’s right on Australia’s doorstep.

Cool research by Dr. Yi-Kai Tea!! Goblin Sharks!

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Computer animation of a preserved specimen.

Very different to me, who grew up with English and Australian writers! I wanted to be Gerald Durrell.....

Awful things. I’ve seen what they do to fish trapped in a trawl net, just foul.

NOT a Tasselled wobbegong which is a shark. This has gone around several times before. It’s an anglerfish.

Nobody understands what a taxonomist is so I tell them I am a fish detective. If they are young I get great questions back.

Trade in marine fish for aquariums includes threatened species, lacks oversight: Study The United States is the main market for “ornamental” marine fish, those that end up as pets in aquariums. Now, a new study of U.S.-based online retailers has found that nearly 90% of traded species…

Trade in marine fish for aquariums includes threatened species, lacks oversight: Study

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Did you watch Shark Whisperer on Netflix? I did & it was pseudoscientific rubbish. In this blog, I do a deep dive into the documentary; its subject, Ocean Ramsey; & the harmful effects of “shark influencers” on shark conservation (1/9)

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The Ram's Horn Squid (Spirula spirula) is the only living member of the order Spirulida. It's rather unique squid, with a spiral internal shell, photophores on the tip of its mantle, and the way it swims upside down.

The first time we saw one alive in its natural habitat was in 2020!

#SQUIDtember

Sam has a pretty good shirt!

Looks like Amblyglyphidodon.

Warthogs are good for you.

This article on ‘Steps of Life’ inspired the cartoon below:
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The gutless won't share

I had to follow you because you are a Goby cat and I am the Goby queen.

Rubycon is perfect desert music.

This works for fish conferences too. Perfect.

Restricted to house by fractured pelvis so working on “trauma teddies “ for kids in hospital. 4-ply and 8-ply sizes.

He's a DICTATOR and the sooner we accept that fact the sooner we can organize against him.

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Simon, can you send me a pdf please please? I cannot do these expensive pdfs.

We enjoy your nice mushrooms very much! Keep it up.

That is a katydid!

Yes that is correct!

Computer-generated thing.