Dr. Solomon David
@solomonrdavid.bsky.social
Fish Scientist & Prof, aka “The Gar Guy” | 🌎Freshwater Conservation | SciComm • GarLab | Views mine | he/him | #GarWeek
Wherever you go, there you gar
https://linktr.ee/solomonrdavid • @garlab.bsky.social
Wherever you go, there you gar
https://linktr.ee/solomonrdavid • @garlab.bsky.social
Pinned
My pet gar that I donated to Shedd Aquarium would recognize me and swim over to say hi when I visited her exhibit ❤️🐠
A rare hybrid gar, I raised her since she was 2 inches long, and had to re-home her when I moved to Chicago. I was happy I could visit her in her new home!
TO BE CONTINUED…
A rare hybrid gar, I raised her since she was 2 inches long, and had to re-home her when I moved to Chicago. I was happy I could visit her in her new home!
TO BE CONTINUED…
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You are telling me this is the fish thst has been licking my bread?
November 25, 2025 at 10:33 PM
You are telling me this is the fish thst has been licking my bread?
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target audience REACHED
November 24, 2025 at 1:18 AM
target audience REACHED
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I got this one bookmarked.
Have you ever seen a baby gar eating?
This little Spotted Gar is about a week old and has started feeding on zooplankton (in this case brine shrimp/Artemia/ aka "sea monkeys").
This little Spotted Gar is about a week old and has started feeding on zooplankton (in this case brine shrimp/Artemia/ aka "sea monkeys").
November 25, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I got this one bookmarked.
SNEAK PEEK of filming GarLab for IMAX!!!
Award-winning Director lan Shive and Cinematographer Toni Stintzing visit @garlab.bsky.social to shoot part of an upcoming nature documentary!
Award-winning Director lan Shive and Cinematographer Toni Stintzing visit @garlab.bsky.social to shoot part of an upcoming nature documentary!
November 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
SNEAK PEEK of filming GarLab for IMAX!!!
Award-winning Director lan Shive and Cinematographer Toni Stintzing visit @garlab.bsky.social to shoot part of an upcoming nature documentary!
Award-winning Director lan Shive and Cinematographer Toni Stintzing visit @garlab.bsky.social to shoot part of an upcoming nature documentary!
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Garvengers assemble!
November 25, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Garvengers assemble!
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Saving the C-Gar!
“Cuban scientists race against time to save fish as old as the dinosaurs”
LINK: www.reuters.com/business/env...
“Cuban scientists race against time to save fish as old as the dinosaurs”
LINK: www.reuters.com/business/env...
November 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Saving the C-Gar!
“Cuban scientists race against time to save fish as old as the dinosaurs”
LINK: www.reuters.com/business/env...
“Cuban scientists race against time to save fish as old as the dinosaurs”
LINK: www.reuters.com/business/env...
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November 24, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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Went to a wildlife refuge looking for waterbirds. Saw a bunch but I did spend at least 30 minutes stalking a butterfly garden with at least 10 species of butterfly, like this Gulf Fritillary.
November 24, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Went to a wildlife refuge looking for waterbirds. Saw a bunch but I did spend at least 30 minutes stalking a butterfly garden with at least 10 species of butterfly, like this Gulf Fritillary.
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I'm recruiting a new master's student for fall 2026 in my lab at Northern Michigan University @bionmu.bsky.social ! Students with interests in evolution of freshwater fish are encouraged to apply. Please see our lab website lizmandeville.github.io and the attached advertisement for more information.
Mandeville Lab
Fish are so delightfully weird. We study the evolutionary genetics and ecology of freshwater fishes, plus a few more things, at Northern Michigan University
lizmandeville.github.io
November 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I'm recruiting a new master's student for fall 2026 in my lab at Northern Michigan University @bionmu.bsky.social ! Students with interests in evolution of freshwater fish are encouraged to apply. Please see our lab website lizmandeville.github.io and the attached advertisement for more information.
Saving the C-Gar!
“Cuban scientists race against time to save fish as old as the dinosaurs”
LINK: www.reuters.com/business/env...
“Cuban scientists race against time to save fish as old as the dinosaurs”
LINK: www.reuters.com/business/env...
November 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Saving the C-Gar!
“Cuban scientists race against time to save fish as old as the dinosaurs”
LINK: www.reuters.com/business/env...
“Cuban scientists race against time to save fish as old as the dinosaurs”
LINK: www.reuters.com/business/env...
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Cool #FishArt spotted at the museum in Moundville @solomonrdavid.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Cool #FishArt spotted at the museum in Moundville @solomonrdavid.bsky.social
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I went to the Oklahoma Aquarium today for my birthday and saw some CHONKY alligator gar 💖
Look at these ancient beasts
#gar #fish #alligatorgar
Look at these ancient beasts
#gar #fish #alligatorgar
November 19, 2025 at 11:33 PM
I went to the Oklahoma Aquarium today for my birthday and saw some CHONKY alligator gar 💖
Look at these ancient beasts
#gar #fish #alligatorgar
Look at these ancient beasts
#gar #fish #alligatorgar
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Finally! A good reason to see something in IMAX.
Just when you think gars can’t get any bigger, we’re taking them to IMAX 😮
@garlab.bsky.social
@garlab.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Finally! A good reason to see something in IMAX.
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Gar-gantuan!
November 21, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Gar-gantuan!
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Just when you think gars can’t get any bigger, we’re taking them to IMAX 😮
@garlab.bsky.social
@garlab.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Just when you think gars can’t get any bigger, we’re taking them to IMAX 😮
@garlab.bsky.social
@garlab.bsky.social
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Invasive species control in an urban pond is probably going to need kill all the fish. Especially with invasive species control. It probably isn't big enough for @solomonrdavid.bsky.social's species!
November 20, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Invasive species control in an urban pond is probably going to need kill all the fish. Especially with invasive species control. It probably isn't big enough for @solomonrdavid.bsky.social's species!
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Any thoughts @drfishsg.bsky.social?
(I bet @solomonrdavid.bsky.social would say “Release the gar and bowfins!”)
(I bet @solomonrdavid.bsky.social would say “Release the gar and bowfins!”)
‘Mind-blowing’ population of feral goldfish in #Ottawa pond to be euthanized
City may be vastly underestimating the scale of the problem, says fish scientist
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
City may be vastly underestimating the scale of the problem, says fish scientist
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
‘Mind-blowing’ population of feral goldfish in Ottawa pond to be euthanized | CBC News
The City of Ottawa is preparing to euthanize a school of invasive goldfish in a stormwater pond near the Central Experimental Farm — though a local fish scientist warns the city may be vastly underest...
www.cbc.ca
November 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Any thoughts @drfishsg.bsky.social?
(I bet @solomonrdavid.bsky.social would say “Release the gar and bowfins!”)
(I bet @solomonrdavid.bsky.social would say “Release the gar and bowfins!”)
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Support @garlab.bsky.social & native fish conservation and receive a limited edition #GarWeek sticker!
crowdfund.umn.edu/participant/... #UMNGive
crowdfund.umn.edu/participant/... #UMNGive
November 20, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Support @garlab.bsky.social & native fish conservation and receive a limited edition #GarWeek sticker!
crowdfund.umn.edu/participant/... #UMNGive
crowdfund.umn.edu/participant/... #UMNGive
Support @garlab.bsky.social & native fish conservation and receive a limited edition #GarWeek sticker!
crowdfund.umn.edu/participant/... #UMNGive
crowdfund.umn.edu/participant/... #UMNGive
November 20, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Support @garlab.bsky.social & native fish conservation and receive a limited edition #GarWeek sticker!
crowdfund.umn.edu/participant/... #UMNGive
crowdfund.umn.edu/participant/... #UMNGive
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In newly reconnected backwaters of the Lower Mississippi River, an ancient fish finds its way home www.nfwf.org/media-center...
Update on National Fish & Wildlife Foundation and partners’ Mississippi River floodplain restoration work!
Update on National Fish & Wildlife Foundation and partners’ Mississippi River floodplain restoration work!
Giving alligator gar a lifeline in the Lower Mississippi River
At dawn, the woods are hushed and damp. River water meanders between towering trees, and a long shadow glides just beneath the surface. A flash of silver breaches the surface before sliding back into ...
www.nfwf.org
November 18, 2025 at 10:34 PM
In newly reconnected backwaters of the Lower Mississippi River, an ancient fish finds its way home www.nfwf.org/media-center...
Update on National Fish & Wildlife Foundation and partners’ Mississippi River floodplain restoration work!
Update on National Fish & Wildlife Foundation and partners’ Mississippi River floodplain restoration work!
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"But there is a humility to using gar as a yardstick, as these are long-lived animals. You do not rebuild a century-fish’s prospects in a single season. That is why the team keeps returning, and why this story is still being written."
They're like LOTR elves. 🥹 SingGAR or VanGAR, perhaps.
They're like LOTR elves. 🥹 SingGAR or VanGAR, perhaps.
November 18, 2025 at 10:42 PM
"But there is a humility to using gar as a yardstick, as these are long-lived animals. You do not rebuild a century-fish’s prospects in a single season. That is why the team keeps returning, and why this story is still being written."
They're like LOTR elves. 🥹 SingGAR or VanGAR, perhaps.
They're like LOTR elves. 🥹 SingGAR or VanGAR, perhaps.
In newly reconnected backwaters of the Lower Mississippi River, an ancient fish finds its way home www.nfwf.org/media-center...
Update on National Fish & Wildlife Foundation and partners’ Mississippi River floodplain restoration work!
Update on National Fish & Wildlife Foundation and partners’ Mississippi River floodplain restoration work!
Giving alligator gar a lifeline in the Lower Mississippi River
At dawn, the woods are hushed and damp. River water meanders between towering trees, and a long shadow glides just beneath the surface. A flash of silver breaches the surface before sliding back into ...
www.nfwf.org
November 18, 2025 at 10:34 PM
In newly reconnected backwaters of the Lower Mississippi River, an ancient fish finds its way home www.nfwf.org/media-center...
Update on National Fish & Wildlife Foundation and partners’ Mississippi River floodplain restoration work!
Update on National Fish & Wildlife Foundation and partners’ Mississippi River floodplain restoration work!
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A cartoon of you shrugging with a word balloon that says "Meh."
David "Whysharksmatter" Shiffman raves, "if you squint they kind of look like sharks, ... from a distance, ... if it is dark enough. Meh."
David "Whysharksmatter" Shiffman raves, "if you squint they kind of look like sharks, ... from a distance, ... if it is dark enough. Meh."
November 18, 2025 at 5:12 PM
A cartoon of you shrugging with a word balloon that says "Meh."
David "Whysharksmatter" Shiffman raves, "if you squint they kind of look like sharks, ... from a distance, ... if it is dark enough. Meh."
David "Whysharksmatter" Shiffman raves, "if you squint they kind of look like sharks, ... from a distance, ... if it is dark enough. Meh."