Nina talks Fish
@fish-lover.bsky.social
Biological Sciences undergrad student working for the university's Ichthyology lab 🐠
Random fish facts + science talk!
Random fish facts + science talk!
Studying community structures in tidal pools (trying, some concepts are really frying me)
February 12, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Studying community structures in tidal pools (trying, some concepts are really frying me)
And last but not least, this cutie from the Monacanthidae family with an !!invasive!! brittle star attached to it
February 5, 2026 at 1:56 AM
And last but not least, this cutie from the Monacanthidae family with an !!invasive!! brittle star attached to it
Catfish babies!
The species we work with (Genidens genidens) incubates the eggs in their mouth!
The little eggs are the cutest things!!
The species we work with (Genidens genidens) incubates the eggs in their mouth!
The little eggs are the cutest things!!
February 5, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Catfish babies!
The species we work with (Genidens genidens) incubates the eggs in their mouth!
The little eggs are the cutest things!!
The species we work with (Genidens genidens) incubates the eggs in their mouth!
The little eggs are the cutest things!!
Also this cutie that was hidden in the sample.
Looks like a Sunflower Sea Star but they don't occur naturally here in the atlantic so idk
Looks like a Sunflower Sea Star but they don't occur naturally here in the atlantic so idk
February 5, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Also this cutie that was hidden in the sample.
Looks like a Sunflower Sea Star but they don't occur naturally here in the atlantic so idk
Looks like a Sunflower Sea Star but they don't occur naturally here in the atlantic so idk
BEAUTIFUL AND AMAZING batfish from the Ogcocephalidae family (I'm not sure on this one, we didn't end up identifying it)
February 5, 2026 at 1:56 AM
BEAUTIFUL AND AMAZING batfish from the Ogcocephalidae family (I'm not sure on this one, we didn't end up identifying it)
Some cuties found today at triage in the lab 👇🏻👇🏻
Adorable adorable little fish from the Ostraciidae family, the boxfish
Adorable adorable little fish from the Ostraciidae family, the boxfish
February 5, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Some cuties found today at triage in the lab 👇🏻👇🏻
Adorable adorable little fish from the Ostraciidae family, the boxfish
Adorable adorable little fish from the Ostraciidae family, the boxfish
Studying for my Zoology I class... Final test this week and we go home for the holidays!
December 15, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Studying for my Zoology I class... Final test this week and we go home for the holidays!
Currently, there are 8 known genera, 2 of them containing an special organ!
The Astroscopus and Uranoscopus species have, at the top of their skull, an eletric organ derived from muscles. It causes electric shocks that the stargazers uses for hunting or defense.
The Astroscopus and Uranoscopus species have, at the top of their skull, an eletric organ derived from muscles. It causes electric shocks that the stargazers uses for hunting or defense.
December 12, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Currently, there are 8 known genera, 2 of them containing an special organ!
The Astroscopus and Uranoscopus species have, at the top of their skull, an eletric organ derived from muscles. It causes electric shocks that the stargazers uses for hunting or defense.
The Astroscopus and Uranoscopus species have, at the top of their skull, an eletric organ derived from muscles. It causes electric shocks that the stargazers uses for hunting or defense.
The top-mounted eyes and upwards-facing mouth are not their only charm! Some members of this family have a lure growing out of their mouths...
They use it to attract unsuspecting fish/invertebrates and when the prey is close enough, they jump up and... Dinners is served!
They use it to attract unsuspecting fish/invertebrates and when the prey is close enough, they jump up and... Dinners is served!
December 12, 2025 at 2:32 AM
The top-mounted eyes and upwards-facing mouth are not their only charm! Some members of this family have a lure growing out of their mouths...
They use it to attract unsuspecting fish/invertebrates and when the prey is close enough, they jump up and... Dinners is served!
They use it to attract unsuspecting fish/invertebrates and when the prey is close enough, they jump up and... Dinners is served!
Special Fish Party!
That is our totally normal and not creepy friend, the Pacific Stargazer (Astroscopus zephyreus)!!
The Stargazers are a family of marine fish that includes 50 extant and 1 extinct species, the family Uranoscopidae.
What do we know about them?
That is our totally normal and not creepy friend, the Pacific Stargazer (Astroscopus zephyreus)!!
The Stargazers are a family of marine fish that includes 50 extant and 1 extinct species, the family Uranoscopidae.
What do we know about them?
December 12, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Special Fish Party!
That is our totally normal and not creepy friend, the Pacific Stargazer (Astroscopus zephyreus)!!
The Stargazers are a family of marine fish that includes 50 extant and 1 extinct species, the family Uranoscopidae.
What do we know about them?
That is our totally normal and not creepy friend, the Pacific Stargazer (Astroscopus zephyreus)!!
The Stargazers are a family of marine fish that includes 50 extant and 1 extinct species, the family Uranoscopidae.
What do we know about them?