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Pete Liptrot
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ecoevoenviro.bsky.social
#Marine #Biologist #job - We are hiring so come join us - broad search but where diving qualifications will give you an edge (even if it's your hobby and not your research focus) vacancies.essex.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...
July 2, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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windsor-aguirre.bsky.social
New book on the aquatic biodiversity of the Nushino-Curaray-Villano system in Amazonian Ecuador. PDF available for download. Congratulations to the authors!

www.researchgate.net/publication/...
(PDF) Guía de la biodiversidad acuática del Sistema Fluvial Nushino-Curaray-Villano
PDF | Este libro incluye 258 fichas informativas para 8 especies de invertebrados acuáticos, 197 peces, 1 anfibio, 9 reptiles, 38 aves y 5 mamíferos... | Find, read and cite all the research you need ...
www.researchgate.net
July 2, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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windsor-aguirre.bsky.social
Another new book on fisheries in the Amazonian region of Ecuador. PDF available. Congratulations to the authors!

www.researchgate.net/publication/...
(PDF) Pesquería en la Amazonía ecuatoriana. Estado actual y perspectivas de manejo sustentable.
PDF | Esta publicación reúne el esfuerzo de varios investigadores e instituciones que nos ayudan a entender diversos aspectos de la pesquería en la... | Find, read and cite all the research you need o...
www.researchgate.net
July 2, 2025 at 3:14 PM
ichthyophile.bsky.social
Grassy cliff edge with sheep and low clouds
June 29, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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shoalorg.bsky.social
Funding opportunity for students and staff at UK universities or other non-profit institutions within the UK, which have a focus on research, conservation or education of cichlids 🐟

DEADLINE: 31 July

britishcichlid.org/ian-fairweat...
June 27, 2025 at 8:02 AM
ichthyophile.bsky.social
@davidjcraven.bsky.social staying in Filey next May, can I book some adders and kittiwakes please alongside mild-to-warm and mostly dry weather please? We'll discuss the cetacean requests closer to.
June 24, 2025 at 12:42 PM
ichthyophile.bsky.social
@dr-fishbones.bsky.social so what fish have I cooked tonight?
June 5, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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shoalorg.bsky.social
🐟 Thanks to everyone who joined our Killifish Webinar!

We chatted with four expert voices about the brilliant killifish conservation work they have been doing in the Mediterranean Basin #freshwater

ICYMI it's now available to watch again on YouTube 👇
buff.ly/R4wxOcY
Photograph of a grey and green fish, with a green box inside which is a green play button.
June 4, 2025 at 9:10 AM
ichthyophile.bsky.social
@solomonrdavid.bsky.social a display was being decanted into the stores for some work to be done and this was the last thing on the trolley as I walked past, naturally I garabbed a quick picture.
May 6, 2025 at 9:21 PM
ichthyophile.bsky.social
"There are some fish hiding here somewhere"...
May 5, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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shoalorg.bsky.social
What have these 4 #freshwater experts got in common?

☝️ They were all involved in the discoveries and descriptions of #NewSpecies2024
✌️They're all joining our #NewSpecies webinar this week!

Join our free webinar on Thu 3 Apr at 5pm BST!

Register here👇
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April 2, 2025 at 4:04 PM
ichthyophile.bsky.social
Something different for a market in northern England. Not seen this sp. on sale here before.
April 1, 2025 at 6:11 PM
ichthyophile.bsky.social
@halooie1.bsky.social
Hi John, just been having another look at the paper , and I was wondering if I could ask a couple of questions re: the figures?
March 31, 2025 at 9:20 PM
ichthyophile.bsky.social
Oscars have been in the aquarium hobby since forever, so much so I'd normally walk past with barely a glance, but when you see a proper wild-type fish you can see just how striking a cichlid they are.
March 30, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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renfield87.bsky.social
Great news! Just between us lizards; we have a brand new display in the Nature Gallery at Bolton Museum looking at reptiles! Don’t miss it, some of them just might slither away. 🐍🦎
March 19, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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jfreyhof.bsky.social
Interesting, while we are still reading the proofs, you can already order our new book - it will also come as an open-access version. www.nhbs.com/de/handbook-...
Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia
Buy Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia (9783111677644): NHBS - Jörg Freyhof, Baran Yoğurtçuoğlu, Arash Jouladeh-Roudbar, Cüneyt Kaya, De Gruyter
www.nhbs.com
March 17, 2025 at 8:41 AM
ichthyophile.bsky.social
First singing chiffchaff of the year for me yesterday, I imagine an overwintered bird or at least a short-distance migrant.
March 14, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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nikitagill.bsky.social
I love how tender this is.

By Ada Limón.
THE RAINCOAT When the doctor suggested surgery and a brace for all my youngest years, my parents scrambled to take me to massage therapy, deep tissue work, osteopathy, and soon my crooked spine unspooled a bit, I could breathe again, and move more in a body unclouded by pain. My mom would tell me to sing songs to her the whole forty-five-minute drive to Middle Two Rock Road and forty-five minutes back from physical therapy. Shed say that even my voice sounded unfettered by my spine afterward. So I sang and sang, because I thought she liked it. I never asked her what she gave up to drive me, or how her day was before this chore. Today, at her age, I was driving myself home from yet another spine appointment, singing along to some maudlin but solid song on the radio, and I saw a mom take her raincoat off and give it to her young daughter when a storm took over the afternoon. My god, I thought, my whole life I've been under her raincoat thinking it was somehow a marvel that I never got wet. Ada Limón
February 24, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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prosanta.bsky.social
A new species of the rib-degenerated loach, genus Protocobitis (Cypriniformes, Cobitidae), from Guangxi, China

Qin et al. 2025 ZooKeys

Always love seeing new weird cavefishes: this one was found in a polluted habitat in China.

HT @thegarfather.bsky.social

zookeys.pensoft.net/article/131341
Morphometric characters of Protocobitis longibarba sp. nov. A–C lateral, dorsal and ventral views of male, holotype KIZ2024000004 D–F lateral, dorsal and ventral views of female, paratype KIZ2024000003 G ventral view of mouth H live male I lateral and ventral views of skeleton, paratype ZJFRF2402010 J, K suborbital spines (Abbreviations: Pmc, Processus mediocaudalis; Pl-c, Processus latero-caudalis; Pm, Processus medialis; Pm-l, Processus medio-lateralis; Pl-r, Processus latero-rostralis; Pm-r, Processus medio-rostralis). Distribution of Protocobitis longibarba sp. nov. and the environment of the cave at the time of collection A distribution map of Protocobitis longibarba sp. nov. B Liangfeng Cave in Fengshan County C, D cave in Lingyun County.
February 24, 2025 at 7:36 PM
ichthyophile.bsky.social
Question from my 5yr old after a walk in the woods, "Are there any mosses that grow in the sea or on the beach"? I said I didn't know as seaweed might take their place #mosses #bryophytes
February 9, 2025 at 6:47 PM
ichthyophile.bsky.social
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Aquarium Assistant:Bolton Central Library
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February 3, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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georgelauder.bsky.social
What is the function of the elongate tail in elasmobranch #rays? A 🧵 and a new hypothesis. A paper with @juliachaumel.bsky.social in @royalsociety.org Proceedings B (shorturl.at/PmfYD) shows that the tail of cownose rays (and a few other species studied so far) has an elaborate lateral line.
The elongate tail of a ray
January 22, 2025 at 5:18 PM
ichthyophile.bsky.social
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Sinopsis de las especies de peces de la familia Cichlidae presentes en la Cuenca del Río Orinoco. Claves, diagnosis, aspectos bio-ecológicos e ilustraciones
Como indicamos en el año 2000, esperamos que esta segunda edición (digital) sirva de estímulo para la producción de información similar en otras áreas del conocimiento de la biodiversidad del país y a...
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January 22, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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belowwater.bsky.social
Blue water in #Jiuzhaigou National Park, Sichuan
December 28, 2024 at 3:52 PM
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streambug.bsky.social
Hi Bluesky, I am happy and optimistic to be here! Anyone know a freshwater fisheries biologist into teaching who might want to come join me in the beautiful Ozark streams of SW Missouri?
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Assistant Professor of Freshwater Fisheries Biology The Biology Department at Missouri State University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor with expertise in freshwater fisheries biology. The successful candidate will help address the Department’s need to teach and mentor a growing population of students interested in applied fisheries conservation and management. Minimum requirements include PhD in a related area, peer-reviewed publications in fisheries biology and/or fish ecology, excellent communication skills, and strong support of MSU’s commitment to building a diverse and culturally competent educational environment. Duties include: a) research in freshwater fisheries; b) teaching courses in ichthyology, fisheries, and one or more of fish ecology, wildlife management, or other area of expertise to total 9 contact hours per semester; c) advising graduate (Masters) and undergraduate students; and d) pursuit of external funding in support of research. A letter of application that includes a statement of commitment to fostering inclusive excellence (https://www.missouristate.edu/InclusiveEngagement/Vision.htm), CV, statements of teaching and research experience and interests, names and contact information for 3 references, and copies of all university transcripts should be submitted online at: http://www.missouristate.edu/human/jobdescriptions/21377.htm. Employment will require a criminal background check at University expense. Application review begins 6 January 2025 and will continue until the position is filled. Start date is 11 August 2025. Direct queries to DFinn@MissouriState.edu.
December 7, 2024 at 12:21 AM