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Dan Sinopoli @thegarfather.bsky.social · 6d

My precious cargo

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Dr. Davey F. Wright ⛏️🦕🧬 @daveyfwright.bsky.social · 6d

🚨We're hiring! The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History is seeking a tenure-track split position as Assistant Curator of Ichthyology and Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences. Please retweet & share with colleagues! 🐟🐠🧪

Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/174674

A job ad with multiple images, including the exterior of the museum, a view of collections (jars on shelves), and pictures of some cool, tropical fish but I don't know enough about fish to describe them other than to say they're pretty colors of yellow and blue/green

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Warwick History Post-Doc Club @post-doc-club.bsky.social · 9d

Great news!
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month

www.jstor.org/action/showL...

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Dan Sinopoli @thegarfather.bsky.social · 23d

Tis' the season for anatomically inaccurate decorations

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Bruce Stallsmith @laimosemion.bsky.social · 26d

Based on morphological and molecular data, the authors described a new cave-dwelling species, Triplophysa xiuwenensis sp. nov., from the karst region of southwest China. 🧪🌍⚒️ #TeamFish 🐟

A new cave-dwelling species of the genus Triplophysa (Cypriniformes, Nemacheilidae) from southwest China

Based on morphological and molecular data, we described a new cave-dwelling species, Triplophysa xiuwenensis sp. nov., from the karst region of southwest China. The new species can be distinguished fr...

doi.org

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Nicole 🪲 @fossilforager.bsky.social · 27d

gartastic

An illustration of two alligator gar on a teal background. The fish have a long alligator-like snout and are covered in armored scales. The fish are greenish-brown and have some speckled darker spots and markings on their fins and back.

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Dan Sinopoli @thegarfather.bsky.social · 29d

*to smile big

Dan Sinopoli @thegarfather.bsky.social · 29d

*When it's picture day and the photographer tells you so smile big*
From the description of Alligator Gar by Lacepede 1803

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Dan Sinopoli @thegarfather.bsky.social · 29d

Just as this fish's skeleton is cannibalizing itself, so does the AI

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Darren Naish @tetzoo.bsky.social · Sep 7

I am opposed to AI products and services because of the extra power they require... IN A CLIMATE CRISIS. I am opposed to AI results - texts and illustrations - because they've been created unethically, via theft and non-consensual use of the work of others. Share if you agree.

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Dan Sinopoli @thegarfather.bsky.social · Sep 4

SUNY-ESF is truly a one-of-a-kind school that attracts undergraduate and graduate students from all over the world to become the next leaders in environmental protection and sustainability. I wouldn't be where I'm at now without my past research and education there and it needs to be supported.

United University Professions @uupinfo.bsky.social · Sep 3

"We’re not mismanaging. We’re not failing. We’re operating exactly as intended. And we are under attack."

Read more from UUP President Fred Kowal and UUP ESF Chapter President Matt Smith on the impact of SUNY ESF across the state and why an investment is needed now: www.syracuse.com/opinion/2025...

Union: Austerity threatens SUNY ESF’s mission. NY can’t afford to lose it (Guest Opinion)

"If SUNY’s approach continues, ESF will have fewer programs, fewer students, fewer partnerships and generate fewer jobs in Syracuse and across the state," write UUP leaders.

www.syracuse.com

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Dan Sinopoli @thegarfather.bsky.social · Sep 4

"We term females exhibiting this reproductive mode as xenoparous..." queues up Alien: Earth

Nature @nature.com · Sep 3

A common type of ant in Europe breaks a fundamental rule in biology: its queens can produce male offspring that are a whole different species

go.nature.com/4mOb5T9

‘Almost unimaginable’: these ants are different species but share a mother

Ant queens of one species clone ants of another to create hybrid workers that do their bidding.

go.nature.com

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Dan Sinopoli @thegarfather.bsky.social · Sep 1

I've seen decently sized (~3-4 ft) dried Alligator gar specimens, one at Tulane and another at the Paris Museum.

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Prosanta Chakrabarty @prosanta.bsky.social · Sep 1

Fun #Jaws night with @lsu.bsky.social LSU Museum of Natural Science folks. We’ve learned a lot about #sharks since this movie came out. Like they don’t live for thousands of years, and won’t eat up your boat. 🦈 🚤

Steven Spielberg introducing the 50th anniversary of Jaws

LSU Museum of Natural Science folks outside of the theatre showing Jaws

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Dan Sinopoli @thegarfather.bsky.social · Aug 26

Hooked into a bunch of big Alligator Gar on the Trinity River today with guide Kyle Naegeli. Truly an unforgettable experience getting to feel the power of such big fish.

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Jeremy M. Brown @jembrown.bsky.social · Aug 22

48 confirmed attendees already for #SSB2026, within a week of registration opening.

Remember that the meeting attendance cap is 200. Register today to join us in January!

ssb2026.github.io

@systbiol.bsky.social

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Noah Bressman, PhD @noahwithfish.bsky.social · Aug 16

I just updated my online shop with my newest prints, check it out! Not into traditional wall art? My art is also available on stickers, notebooks, towels, phone cases, external battery packs, duvet covers, shower curtains, tote bags, ornaments, yoga mats, & more! fineartamerica.com/profiles/noa... 🐡

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Dan Sinopoli @thegarfather.bsky.social · Aug 10

I know #AFS155 and AOS are going on at the same time right now but we have the better registration gift.

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Dan Sinopoli @thegarfather.bsky.social · Aug 10

I'd have to look back and see which tribes they interacted with but I don't know the etymology

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Dan Sinopoli @thegarfather.bsky.social · Aug 10

Today was a bad day to be an apple snail! Madison and I removed a total of 148 egg masses and 36 adults of invasive Apple Snails from the San Antonio River with the San Antonio River Authority this morning. A great start to #AFS155

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Dan Sinopoli @thegarfather.bsky.social · Aug 10

*Me whenever gar or dinosaurs are mentioned*

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Prosanta Chakrabarty @prosanta.bsky.social · Aug 8

Fun news: I'm hiring a postdoc in ichthyology!

Please spread the word #TeamFish, and message me if you have questions.

(Job requisition id is R00107333 if LSU link below takes you elsewhere.)

lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/LSU/de...

Postdoctoral Researcher

All Job Postings will close at 12:01a.m. CST (1:01a.m. EST) on the specified Closing Date (if designated). If you close the browser or exit your application prior to submitting, the application progre...

lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com

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old wildlife illustrations @wildlife.nathan.fun · Aug 4

The natural history of British fishes: London: Printed for the author, and for F. and C. Rivington, 1802-08. (source: https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5897360) #nature #illustration #art

The natural history of British fishes:
London: Printed for the author, and for F. and C. Rivington, 1802-08.
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5897360�

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Dane 🔜 NYCC AA L-34 @monkeyminion.com · Aug 2

They tried to get me. NEVER GO TO A SECONDARY LOCATION.

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Bluesky, and it's causing some confusion. I've got proof to show you so you know what's really going on.
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Dan Sinopoli @thegarfather.bsky.social · Aug 2

Funny enough, Albuquerque, New Mexico, a place with no gar.

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