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TGIF – Exallias brevis, a very special fish

My good colleague Dr. Bruce Carlson just uploaded a very nice short YouTube video about a reef blenny called Exallias brevis. Exallias is fairly special…

Adaptations Evolution Paleobiology

Veins of Water: The Evolution of the Echinoderm Water-Vascular System

Kevin Zelnio March 20, 2012 Echinodermata echinoderms Evolutionary History fossil Madreporite Phylogeny Radial Symmetry Water Vascular System Xyloplax

Echinoderms are one of the most highly derived groups of animals with many species as significant components of several marine communities. They’re classified by…

Microbes Organisms

No fish is an island

Alistair Dove March 19, 2012 diversity fish Organisms parasites

Tongue biters have been in my inbox a few times lately. If you’ve managed never to come across these interesting little isopods before, they are…

Adaptations Ecology Environmental Sciences Evolution Geology Mating & Reproduction New Research Organisms Paleobiology Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls

What knowledge of the deep sea tell us about life on other planets

Dr. M March 9, 2012

We as humans have three fundamental questions. Where do we come from? Where are we going? Are we alone in the universe? The answers to…

Organisms Pictures and Movies

TGIF: Jellyfish with a glowing burgler alarm

Miriam Goldstein March 2, 2012

Thanks to Ron Etter for the link!

Adaptations Cephalopods Opinion & Editorial Organisms

10 Ocean Species Every Man Should Love: Part 2

Dr. M March 1, 2012 Cephalopod chest hair Cigar cigarette Colossal Squid cone snail David Hasselhoff does anybody actually read these tags Hoff Crab James Bond manly penus Richard Dalton Sean Connery Tiger Shark Vampire Squid venom Whiskey yeti crab

After your comments on the last post and deliberation by a crack team of judges that included myself and some fellas named Evan, Jack, and…

Conservation & Environment Dumping Ecology Evolution Fish Organisms

What’s In Your Stomach?

Dr. M March 1, 2012 Auklet eating Humpback King Cake krill Mardi Gras Predation shark stomach contents Tiger Shark whale

With Mardi Gras recently passing, I was privileged to partake of a King Cake graciously offered by a coworker. Originally European in tradition, the riche…

Cephalopods Fish Giant Isopod Organisms Weird

In honour of Leap Day

Alistair Dove February 29, 2012 dolphins flying squid manta minke whale mobula sailfish sperm whale tarpon tuna whales

Please enjoy this anthology of leaping marine animals. The opportunity for this post only comes up once every four years, so it’s no wonder they’re…

Organisms Pictures and Movies

TGIF – curious whale shark

Alistair Dove February 24, 2012 Georgia Aquarium Mexico whale shark

To go with the whale shark news roundup this week, I thought I’d post a video from my group’s whale shark research work in Mexico…

Carnivals & Link Love Fishing Organisms

Sir Fish grabbing headlines, but it’s not all good

Alistair Dove February 22, 2012 Elasmobranchia whale shark

Whale sharks (in Vietnamese: Ca Ong, literally “Sir Fish”), have been in the headlines quite a bit lately. Here’s a roundup: WA WS, OK? A…

Deep Sea News

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