Dan Akin (He/Him)
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Freshwater eco-evo | Kicking streams and chasing dreams | UCM Alum | MSc Auburn University | PhD candidate at UL Lafayette | Opinions are my own | #FishSci #FirstGen
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Meet the Apalachicola redhorse, a newly described fish species.
Meet the Apalachicola Redhorse, a Newly Recognized Fish Species
For more than 50 years, the Apalachicola redhorse was a fish with no name. Learn more about this newly recognized species of sucker.
blog.nature.org
November 5, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Meet the Apalachicola redhorse, a newly described fish species.
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Continuing with this Suck-ery year, we just had a paper published describing some fossils of what appear to be the Copper Redhorse (Moxostoma hubbsi). The Copper Redhorse is known today from the St. Lawrence River around Montreal and is endangered. www.mdpi.com/2410-3888/10....
Evidence for a Greater Pleistocene Distribution for the Copper Redhorse in North America (Catostomidae: Moxostoma hubbsi)
A pharyngeal jaw and loose pharyngeal teeth from Prairie Creek, Indiana, and loose pharyngeal teeth and two basioccipital pharyngeal processes from Bell Cave, Alabama, appear to be those of Moxostoma ...
www.mdpi.com
February 27, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Continuing with this Suck-ery year, we just had a paper published describing some fossils of what appear to be the Copper Redhorse (Moxostoma hubbsi). The Copper Redhorse is known today from the St. Lawrence River around Montreal and is endangered. www.mdpi.com/2410-3888/10....
New sucker just dropped -
Description of the Apalachicola Redhorse (Catostomidae: Moxostoma ) | Zootaxa share.google/ixQSEQq1DX3p...
Description of the Apalachicola Redhorse (Catostomidae: Moxostoma ) | Zootaxa share.google/ixQSEQq1DX3p...
October 16, 2025 at 10:36 PM
New sucker just dropped -
Description of the Apalachicola Redhorse (Catostomidae: Moxostoma ) | Zootaxa share.google/ixQSEQq1DX3p...
Description of the Apalachicola Redhorse (Catostomidae: Moxostoma ) | Zootaxa share.google/ixQSEQq1DX3p...
Update coming soon that really sucks... but in a good way 👀🐟
October 8, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Update coming soon that really sucks... but in a good way 👀🐟
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Great to see this paper out I contributed to:
New paper alert: 42 ecological traits for all 6,000+ valid species of #Neotropical_freshwater_fishes, the most diverse continental vertebrate fauna on Earth. A foundation for future studies on the ecology and conservation of tropical aquatic biodiversity.
nature.com/articles/s41...
nature.com/articles/s41...
July 2, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Great to see this paper out I contributed to:
Lucky to have gotten to assist with a summer field course for ichthyology. A definite bright spot for me, and another handful of young adults have hopefully gained a greater appreciation for our local fishes
June 12, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Lucky to have gotten to assist with a summer field course for ichthyology. A definite bright spot for me, and another handful of young adults have hopefully gained a greater appreciation for our local fishes
Brb gotta go listen to Gordon Bombay's speech in mighty ducks to get me through the day
March 14, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Brb gotta go listen to Gordon Bombay's speech in mighty ducks to get me through the day
Channeling nothing besides catfish and positivity for 2025.
January 28, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Channeling nothing besides catfish and positivity for 2025.