Alex Maile
@anoplogaster.bsky.social
Ph.D. Candidate University of Kansas | Ichthyology | Evolution, Anatomy, and Phylogenetics | Freaky Fish Fanatic
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Alex Maile
@anoplogaster.bsky.social
· May 3
A total-evidence phylogenetic approach to understanding the evolution, depth transitions, and body-shape changes in the anglerfishes and allies (Acanthuriformes: Lophioidei)
The anglerfishes and allies (Lophioidei) are a diverse group of fishes with over 400 carnivorous species that are renowned for their remarkable hunting behavior employing a modified first dorsal-fin s...
doi.org
1/11 New #OpenAccess #anglerfish paper in @plosone.org! We combine genomic, mitochondrial, and morphological data to produce the most complete evolutionary hypothesis for anglerfishes! Includes new body shape, habitat analyses, and a new frogfish subfamily) 🦑
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
When your R code runs perfectly on the first try
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a man with his eyes closed is standing in a dark room
ALT: a man with his eyes closed is standing in a dark room
media.tenor.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
When your R code runs perfectly on the first try
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Lil puppies with fins
December 5, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Lil puppies with fins
The swimming candy cane
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December 4, 2025 at 2:05 AM
The swimming candy cane
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An urchin a day keeps the bad vibes away
December 1, 2025 at 11:51 PM
An urchin a day keeps the bad vibes away
If you hold it like this, it’s a hat!
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November 22, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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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November 22, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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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November 20, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Watching the world go by
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Snack time on the reef
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November 19, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Snack time on the reef
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POV you’re in a crabby mood
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November 13, 2025 at 3:07 AM
POV you’re in a crabby mood
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Our mini snail aquarium for this week’s lab on gastropods!
November 5, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Our mini snail aquarium for this week’s lab on gastropods!
Snail radula in action
November 5, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Snail radula in action
We didn't carve pumpkins this year, but here are some deep-sea fish jack-o'-lanterns l've made in prior years!
October 31, 2025 at 4:42 PM
We didn't carve pumpkins this year, but here are some deep-sea fish jack-o'-lanterns l've made in prior years!
Happy Halloween! 🎃 🦇 🧪
October 31, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Happy Halloween! 🎃 🦇 🧪
Ever seen a clear and stained little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus)? 🦇
I love how their modified forelimbs, with elongated phalanges that support the wing membrane used for flight. Look how big those fangs are! 🧪🎃
I love how their modified forelimbs, with elongated phalanges that support the wing membrane used for flight. Look how big those fangs are! 🧪🎃
October 30, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Ever seen a clear and stained little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus)? 🦇
I love how their modified forelimbs, with elongated phalanges that support the wing membrane used for flight. Look how big those fangs are! 🧪🎃
I love how their modified forelimbs, with elongated phalanges that support the wing membrane used for flight. Look how big those fangs are! 🧪🎃
A 3D printer is glamorous until you have to fix a wiring issue…
October 24, 2025 at 6:43 PM
A 3D printer is glamorous until you have to fix a wiring issue…
Bellator militaris — the horned searobin. Just like other armored searobins, they possess modified pectoral fin rays used to walk and detect food on the seafloor.
This specimen is TCWC 6818.17 available on MorphoSource.
www.morphosource.org/concern/biol...
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This specimen is TCWC 6818.17 available on MorphoSource.
www.morphosource.org/concern/biol...
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October 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Bellator militaris — the horned searobin. Just like other armored searobins, they possess modified pectoral fin rays used to walk and detect food on the seafloor.
This specimen is TCWC 6818.17 available on MorphoSource.
www.morphosource.org/concern/biol...
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This specimen is TCWC 6818.17 available on MorphoSource.
www.morphosource.org/concern/biol...
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Bellator militaris — the horned searobin. Just like other armored searobins, they possess modified pectoral fin rays used to walk and detect food on the seafloor.
This specimen is TCWC 6818.17 available on MorphoSource.
www.morphosource.org/concern/biol...
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This specimen is TCWC 6818.17 available on MorphoSource.
www.morphosource.org/concern/biol...
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October 20, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Bellator militaris — the horned searobin. Just like other armored searobins, they possess modified pectoral fin rays used to walk and detect food on the seafloor.
This specimen is TCWC 6818.17 available on MorphoSource.
www.morphosource.org/concern/biol...
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This specimen is TCWC 6818.17 available on MorphoSource.
www.morphosource.org/concern/biol...
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Just a few more pieces left to glue — the monkfish is nearly complete!
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October 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Just a few more pieces left to glue — the monkfish is nearly complete!
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Happy Monday from these three amigos
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October 6, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Happy Monday from these three amigos
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Just clown’in around
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October 6, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Just clown’in around
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New addition to the aquarium! A Longnose Hawkfish (Oxycirrhites typus). Loves the camera more than any other fish I’ve had.
October 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
New addition to the aquarium! A Longnose Hawkfish (Oxycirrhites typus). Loves the camera more than any other fish I’ve had.
New urchin, who dis?
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October 1, 2025 at 1:44 PM
New urchin, who dis?
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Hoplostethus mediterraneus – the Mediterranean slimehead (Trachichthyidae). Remarkably, slimeheads have been documented to live for over 230 years.
This specimen is KU 42748 from the KU Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum.
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This specimen is KU 42748 from the KU Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum.
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September 26, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Hoplostethus mediterraneus – the Mediterranean slimehead (Trachichthyidae). Remarkably, slimeheads have been documented to live for over 230 years.
This specimen is KU 42748 from the KU Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum.
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This specimen is KU 42748 from the KU Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum.
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Monocentris japonica — the Japanese pineapplefish (or pinecone fish)
August 26, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Monocentris japonica — the Japanese pineapplefish (or pinecone fish)