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I am ichthyologist and evolutionary ecologist. My main areas of study are Loricariidae (plecos), Cyprinifornes (minnows, barbs, and suckers), and North American Cavefishes. I am the director of the Auburn University Museum of Natural History.
The Apalachicola Redhorse was just described as Moxostoma antelunare by Dan Akin, Bob Jenkins, and myself. Here is a nice live shot by Dave Werneke.
October 17, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The Apalachicola Redhorse was just described as Moxostoma antelunare by Dan Akin, Bob Jenkins, and myself. Here is a nice live shot by Dave Werneke.
The Sicklefin Redhorse description came out today as Moxostoma ugidatli. I might have led it to completion, but it is really Bob Jenkins’ legacy and done in honor of the Cherokee who really discovered it. Https://doi.org/10.1643/i2024049.
February 18, 2025 at 8:20 PM
The Sicklefin Redhorse description came out today as Moxostoma ugidatli. I might have led it to completion, but it is really Bob Jenkins’ legacy and done in honor of the Cherokee who really discovered it. Https://doi.org/10.1643/i2024049.
New genus for the Blackfin Sucker, it is now Vexillichthys atripinnis. The species is only known from the Barren River of Kentucky and Tennessee and is related to the Hogsuckers and Torrent Suckers. doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
November 16, 2024 at 1:06 PM
New genus for the Blackfin Sucker, it is now Vexillichthys atripinnis. The species is only known from the Barren River of Kentucky and Tennessee and is related to the Hogsuckers and Torrent Suckers. doi.org/10.11646/zoo...