John P. Sullivan
@halooie1.bsky.social
Big fan of fishes, rivers, Paleo and Neo tropics, treethinking, freethinking, reality. Taxonomy database curator at GenBank. Posts are largely ichthyological. Check out https://mormyrids.efishgenomics.com
Wow, more 'myrids described in "Review of the southern African slender stonebashers, genus Heteromormyrus Steindachner 1866 (Teleostei: Mormyridae), with description of six new species" by Mutizwa, Kadye, Bragança & Chakona, open access in J Fish Biol. doi.org/10.1111/jfb....
September 23, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Wow, more 'myrids described in "Review of the southern African slender stonebashers, genus Heteromormyrus Steindachner 1866 (Teleostei: Mormyridae), with description of six new species" by Mutizwa, Kadye, Bragança & Chakona, open access in J Fish Biol. doi.org/10.1111/jfb....
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Who knew such cuteness was lurking in the eastern Pacific abyssal zone? This is the bumpy snailfish, Careproctus colliculi n. sp., described by Gerringer et al. in Ichs & Herps., sequences now in GenBank. doi.org/10.1643/i202...
September 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Who knew such cuteness was lurking in the eastern Pacific abyssal zone? This is the bumpy snailfish, Careproctus colliculi n. sp., described by Gerringer et al. in Ichs & Herps., sequences now in GenBank. doi.org/10.1643/i202...
Can speciation leave essentially no phylogenetic signal? A fascinating study of the Caribbean hamlet (Hypoplectrus: Serranidae) radiation by Helmkampf et al. in Science. www.science.org/doi/full/10....
July 30, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Can speciation leave essentially no phylogenetic signal? A fascinating study of the Caribbean hamlet (Hypoplectrus: Serranidae) radiation by Helmkampf et al. in Science. www.science.org/doi/full/10....
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Postdoc position (24 mos) in Bioinformatics for Integrative Taxonomy at MNHN, Paris. Develop software tools for taxonomy research. Apply by Sept 7: https://recrutement.mnhn.fr/front-jobs-detail.html?id_job=1294&id_origin=0 #postdoc
Chargé de recherche bioinformatique appliquée à la taxonomie intégrative (F/H) @ Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle
Muséum national d'Histoire naturellerecrute !
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July 26, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Postdoc position (24 mos) in Bioinformatics for Integrative Taxonomy at MNHN, Paris. Develop software tools for taxonomy research. Apply by Sept 7: https://recrutement.mnhn.fr/front-jobs-detail.html?id_job=1294&id_origin=0 #postdoc
Today at GenBank: sequences from the types of Synodus lautus sp. nov. from "A new species of Synodus from southern Japan, with a redescription of Synodus usitatus Cressey 1981 (Teleostei: Aulopiformes: Synodontidae)" from Furuhashi & Motomura in Ichthyol. Res. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
May 23, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Today at GenBank: sequences from the types of Synodus lautus sp. nov. from "A new species of Synodus from southern Japan, with a redescription of Synodus usitatus Cressey 1981 (Teleostei: Aulopiformes: Synodontidae)" from Furuhashi & Motomura in Ichthyol. Res. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Today at GenBank, sequences from the type series of new species Scorpaenopsis gigas (Scorpaenidae) from the Indo-West Pacific, courtesy of Matsumoto & Motomura, published in Ichthyological Research. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
May 8, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Today at GenBank, sequences from the type series of new species Scorpaenopsis gigas (Scorpaenidae) from the Indo-West Pacific, courtesy of Matsumoto & Motomura, published in Ichthyological Research. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Today at GenBank: sequences from the holotype of Labeo niariensis sp. nov. from the Niari River of R. Congo, courtesy of Liyandja & Stiassny in J. Fish Biol. (open access) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
April 23, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Today at GenBank: sequences from the holotype of Labeo niariensis sp. nov. from the Niari River of R. Congo, courtesy of Liyandja & Stiassny in J. Fish Biol. (open access) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Landscape Evolution Drives Continental Diversification in
Neotropical Freshwater Fishes of the Family Erythrinidae
(Teleostei, Characiformes)
Conde-Saldaña et al. @gymnotus.bsky.social 2025 Journal of Biogeography
doi.org/10.1111/jbi....
Shows connection between evolutionary history and geology.
Neotropical Freshwater Fishes of the Family Erythrinidae
(Teleostei, Characiformes)
Conde-Saldaña et al. @gymnotus.bsky.social 2025 Journal of Biogeography
doi.org/10.1111/jbi....
Shows connection between evolutionary history and geology.
April 4, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Landscape Evolution Drives Continental Diversification in
Neotropical Freshwater Fishes of the Family Erythrinidae
(Teleostei, Characiformes)
Conde-Saldaña et al. @gymnotus.bsky.social 2025 Journal of Biogeography
doi.org/10.1111/jbi....
Shows connection between evolutionary history and geology.
Neotropical Freshwater Fishes of the Family Erythrinidae
(Teleostei, Characiformes)
Conde-Saldaña et al. @gymnotus.bsky.social 2025 Journal of Biogeography
doi.org/10.1111/jbi....
Shows connection between evolutionary history and geology.
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Very proud of this paper led by @lsu.bsky.social students where we examine what ‘Unexplored’ means in a natural history context - we recommend ‘biodiversity blindspots’ instead for places that lack digitized public data
Paper here peerj.com/articles/185...
Video abstract youtu.be/QZ8wUrgJEao
Paper here peerj.com/articles/185...
Video abstract youtu.be/QZ8wUrgJEao
What ‘unexplored’ means: Mapping regions with digitized natural history records
YouTube video by PeerJ
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January 17, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Very proud of this paper led by @lsu.bsky.social students where we examine what ‘Unexplored’ means in a natural history context - we recommend ‘biodiversity blindspots’ instead for places that lack digitized public data
Paper here peerj.com/articles/185...
Video abstract youtu.be/QZ8wUrgJEao
Paper here peerj.com/articles/185...
Video abstract youtu.be/QZ8wUrgJEao
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Turns out the Snail Darter, which halted a TVA dam’s construction in the first major test of the Endangered Species Act, was never a distinct species. All species descriptions are hypotheses open to testing.
Snail Darter = Stargazing Darter!
Here's our paper synonomizing the Snail Darter with the Stargazing Darter. Our work leading to our 2011 phylogeny of darters identified many undescribed species and some, like this, that might suggest synonomy is in order.
Here's our paper synonomizing the Snail Darter with the Stargazing Darter. Our work leading to our 2011 phylogeny of darters identified many undescribed species and some, like this, that might suggest synonomy is in order.
Comparative species delimitation of a biological conservation icon
The United States Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973 set a precedent for biodiversity conservation across the globe.1 A key requirement of protectio…
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January 3, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Turns out the Snail Darter, which halted a TVA dam’s construction in the first major test of the Endangered Species Act, was never a distinct species. All species descriptions are hypotheses open to testing.
Hey mormyrophiles: Something just made me very happy and I want to share it with you. ChatGPT makes graphing single and multiple EOD waveform files produced by Mormyroscope and taking data from them super easy! Read about it here: mormyrids.efishgenomics.com/en/node/666
December 22, 2024 at 8:24 PM
Hey mormyrophiles: Something just made me very happy and I want to share it with you. ChatGPT makes graphing single and multiple EOD waveform files produced by Mormyroscope and taking data from them super easy! Read about it here: mormyrids.efishgenomics.com/en/node/666
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Fishes of the Detroit Institute of Arts.
December 21, 2024 at 1:43 AM
Fishes of the Detroit Institute of Arts.
The Cruelty Is the Point
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The Cruelty Is the Point
A blowup on Bluesky reveals what drives those who are most keen to say that they stand for the oppressed.
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December 21, 2024 at 1:16 AM
The Cruelty Is the Point
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Quoted in this @nytimes.com article about a revolutionary expedition to Peru and the discovery of some neat new species to science including a blob-headed armored catfish www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/s...
A Mouse That Swims and Dozens More Species Are Discovered in a Peruvian Jungle
A 38-day expedition in the remote Alto Mayo region, where development threatens wild habitats, turned up one previously unknown animal after another.
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2024 at 3:18 PM
Quoted in this @nytimes.com article about a revolutionary expedition to Peru and the discovery of some neat new species to science including a blob-headed armored catfish www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/s...
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Two postdocs available to study cryptobenthic fishes
Simon Brandl's postdoc in Texas, with an emphasis in ecology
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Luke Tornabene's postdoc in Washington, with an emphasis in systematics
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#ichthyology #TeamFish
Simon Brandl's postdoc in Texas, with an emphasis in ecology
static1.squarespace.com/.../Postdoc_...
Luke Tornabene's postdoc in Washington, with an emphasis in systematics
static1.squarespace.com/.../Pursuit+....
#ichthyology #TeamFish
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December 19, 2024 at 3:28 PM
Two postdocs available to study cryptobenthic fishes
Simon Brandl's postdoc in Texas, with an emphasis in ecology
static1.squarespace.com/.../Postdoc_...
Luke Tornabene's postdoc in Washington, with an emphasis in systematics
static1.squarespace.com/.../Pursuit+....
#ichthyology #TeamFish
Simon Brandl's postdoc in Texas, with an emphasis in ecology
static1.squarespace.com/.../Postdoc_...
Luke Tornabene's postdoc in Washington, with an emphasis in systematics
static1.squarespace.com/.../Pursuit+....
#ichthyology #TeamFish
Tagliacollo et al. mine GenBank for 51 markers for 5,984 taxa and produce a "Time-calibrated phylogeny of Neotropical freshwater fishes" in Frontiers in Bioinformatics. A testament to the value of the database I help maintain for biodiversity studies. frontiersin.org/journals/bio...
December 19, 2024 at 2:32 PM
Tagliacollo et al. mine GenBank for 51 markers for 5,984 taxa and produce a "Time-calibrated phylogeny of Neotropical freshwater fishes" in Frontiers in Bioinformatics. A testament to the value of the database I help maintain for biodiversity studies. frontiersin.org/journals/bio...
JRS Biodiversity Foundation funds great projects across Africa. Check out their 2024 highlights. jrsbiodiversity.org/reflections-...
December 18, 2024 at 8:32 AM
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December 18, 2024 at 8:32 AM
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Reflections on JRS' Exciting Biodiversity Achievements of 2024 - JRS Biodiversity Foundation
It has been another amazingly busy and successful year for JRS! During 2024 I was privileged to engage with our outstanding grantees and personally monitor fieldwork progress through 21 site visits an...
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December 18, 2024 at 1:32 PM
JRS Biodiversity Foundation funds great projects across Africa. Check out their 2024 highlights. jrsbiodiversity.org/reflections-...
December 18, 2024 at 8:32 AM
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December 18, 2024 at 8:32 AM
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Advertisements for the special issue in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese ... please encourage folks from the Global South to submit a manuscript to this special issue.
December 3, 2024 at 2:11 PM
Advertisements for the special issue in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese ... please encourage folks from the Global South to submit a manuscript to this special issue.
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Pharyngeal jaws in fishes not a "key innovation" in this new comparative phylogenomics study.
"The macroevolutionary dynamics of pharyngognathy in fishes fail to support the key innovation hypothesis" Borstein et al. 2024
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
"The macroevolutionary dynamics of pharyngognathy in fishes fail to support the key innovation hypothesis" Borstein et al. 2024
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The macroevolutionary dynamics of pharyngognathy in fishes fail to support the key innovation hypothesis - Nature Communications
Key innovations are traits that trigger the rapid evolution of new species occupying novel niches. Fresh genetic evidence reveals that the modified throat jaws of some fishes, thought to be a textbook...
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December 1, 2024 at 11:36 AM
Pharyngeal jaws in fishes not a "key innovation" in this new comparative phylogenomics study.
"The macroevolutionary dynamics of pharyngognathy in fishes fail to support the key innovation hypothesis" Borstein et al. 2024
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
"The macroevolutionary dynamics of pharyngognathy in fishes fail to support the key innovation hypothesis" Borstein et al. 2024
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Why do seahorses, goatfishes, dragonets and flying gurnards evolve differently across oceans? 🌏🐟 A new study led by Scripps researchers reveals that colonization dynamics drive the decoupling of species richness and morphological diversity. Dive in: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
November 26, 2024 at 5:59 PM
Why do seahorses, goatfishes, dragonets and flying gurnards evolve differently across oceans? 🌏🐟 A new study led by Scripps researchers reveals that colonization dynamics drive the decoupling of species richness and morphological diversity. Dive in: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
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#NewSpeciesAlert - #𝑃𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑚𝑦𝑟𝑢𝑠 𝑖𝑏𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑧𝑎𝑚𝑏𝑎𝑖, 𝑃. 𝑘𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑖, 𝑃. 𝑣𝑎𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑟𝑖 and 𝑃. 𝑤𝑒𝑦𝑙𝑖, four #NewSpecies of #mormyrids are described from DR #Congo and #Mozambique. #JFB #Mormyridae
🔒 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
🔒 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
November 25, 2024 at 1:08 PM
#NewSpeciesAlert - #𝑃𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑚𝑦𝑟𝑢𝑠 𝑖𝑏𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑧𝑎𝑚𝑏𝑎𝑖, 𝑃. 𝑘𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑖, 𝑃. 𝑣𝑎𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑟𝑖 and 𝑃. 𝑤𝑒𝑦𝑙𝑖, four #NewSpecies of #mormyrids are described from DR #Congo and #Mozambique. #JFB #Mormyridae
🔒 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
🔒 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Hey mormyrid fans, just out: "Morphometric synthesis of Pollimyrus (Teleostei, Mormyridae) with the description of four new species" by Dierickx, Wamuini Lunkayilakio, Bills & Vreven #openaccess in J. Fish Biol. Shown is #newspecies Pollimyrus ibalazambai doi.org/10.1111/jfb.1598
November 25, 2024 at 3:45 PM
Hey mormyrid fans, just out: "Morphometric synthesis of Pollimyrus (Teleostei, Mormyridae) with the description of four new species" by Dierickx, Wamuini Lunkayilakio, Bills & Vreven #openaccess in J. Fish Biol. Shown is #newspecies Pollimyrus ibalazambai doi.org/10.1111/jfb.1598