Dan Sinopoli
@thegarfather.bsky.social
Husband | Cat Dad | Ph.D candidate | Ichthyology | PopGen of Gars | Museum of Natural Science @ LSU
PREHISTORIC PLANET SEASON 3 DROPPED WITH ALL THE EPISODES
November 26, 2025 at 4:21 PM
PREHISTORIC PLANET SEASON 3 DROPPED WITH ALL THE EPISODES
Hybridization in extant species can be a pain to study as it is, but the idea of that extinct species could've been hybridizing sounds like a literal nightmare.
November 13, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Hybridization in extant species can be a pain to study as it is, but the idea of that extinct species could've been hybridizing sounds like a literal nightmare.
These? Under the branchiostegal rays?
October 31, 2025 at 9:22 AM
These? Under the branchiostegal rays?
Nearly 15 thousand kilometers from home and I still managed to find a familiar face.
October 29, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Nearly 15 thousand kilometers from home and I still managed to find a familiar face.
My precious cargo
October 3, 2025 at 2:26 AM
My precious cargo
Tis' the season for anatomically inaccurate decorations
September 15, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Tis' the season for anatomically inaccurate decorations
*When it's picture day and the photographer tells you so smile big*
From the description of Alligator Gar by Lacepede 1803
From the description of Alligator Gar by Lacepede 1803
September 9, 2025 at 10:36 PM
*When it's picture day and the photographer tells you so smile big*
From the description of Alligator Gar by Lacepede 1803
From the description of Alligator Gar by Lacepede 1803
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.
August 26, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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.
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
August 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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
*Me whenever gar or dinosaurs are mentioned*
August 10, 2025 at 12:42 PM
*Me whenever gar or dinosaurs are mentioned*
Ready for some psychic damage paleonerds?
July 12, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Ready for some psychic damage paleonerds?
The new oldest European depictions of gar and bowfin I've come across, from John White the Governor of the ill-fated Roanoke settlement in 1585. You can find these and more on the British Museum's Digital Collections
July 9, 2025 at 11:19 PM
The new oldest European depictions of gar and bowfin I've come across, from John White the Governor of the ill-fated Roanoke settlement in 1585. You can find these and more on the British Museum's Digital Collections
Posted about this as well, it's frustrating seeing AI images at the top of Google search results. Plus these images are proliferated so quickly that it's hard to track down the original poster to flag or report
July 6, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Posted about this as well, it's frustrating seeing AI images at the top of Google search results. Plus these images are proliferated so quickly that it's hard to track down the original poster to flag or report
A 10/10 gator gar spotted at Sharkheads in Buloxi Beach
July 5, 2025 at 6:33 PM
A 10/10 gator gar spotted at Sharkheads in Buloxi Beach
New whale species discovered: Baelenoptera artificialis
July 1, 2025 at 5:43 PM
New whale species discovered: Baelenoptera artificialis
We'll just build our own inaturalist....
June 28, 2025 at 2:23 PM
We'll just build our own inaturalist....
A devastating blow to my mental health...
June 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
A devastating blow to my mental health...
We had a good thing iNat!You could have shut your mouth, been Nature's Pokedex, and been fine! It was perfect! But no! You just had to blow it up! You, and your pride and your ego! You just had to force AI on us! If you'd done your job, known your place, we'd all be fine right now!
June 11, 2025 at 1:59 PM
We had a good thing iNat!You could have shut your mouth, been Nature's Pokedex, and been fine! It was perfect! But no! You just had to blow it up! You, and your pride and your ego! You just had to force AI on us! If you'd done your job, known your place, we'd all be fine right now!
Some caterpies visited our garden earlier this week. Haven't seen them in a few days, hopefully we see some Butterfries flying around soon
June 6, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Some caterpies visited our garden earlier this week. Haven't seen them in a few days, hopefully we see some Butterfries flying around soon
Why yes, June is my favorite month in the Ray Troll calendar. How did you guess??
June 5, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Why yes, June is my favorite month in the Ray Troll calendar. How did you guess??