Virginia Tech Ichthyology Class

A blog for teaching and learning about Ichthyology at Virginia Tech. For students enrolled in Ichthyology (FIW 4424) and other interested fish enthusiasts.

Tuesday, June 14, 2016

LIft the Ban on Harvest of Atlantic Goliath Grouper? by Cantley Krafft

Atlantic Goliath Grouper ( Epinephelus itajara ) are, as the name implies, giant groupers that can be found in shallow waters along tropical...

Sustainable Barramundi Fish Farming, by Clay Ferguson

It took thousands of years for the world human population to reach 1 billion people, and in the past 200 years it grew sevenfold (UNFPA 201...

Specialized Hearing in the Pacific Herring, by Jeff Abersold

Drop a stone into the water and it makes an audible “kerplop”. Below the surface however, the same sound is much different. Sounds trav...

Smalltooth Sawfish Population Collapse and Plans for Recovery, by Logan McElroy

Smalltooth Sawfish ( Pristis pectinata ) are a species of concern that have been in decline for some time now, and much of it has to do wi...

Unique Waterfall Climbing Cave Fish, by John Scott Moore

When asked to describe a typical fish, how would you describe it? First, you may say that it lives in water, then you might say it can only ...

Punishment in Cleaner Fish, by Saghar Qadir

How do male cleaner fish “punishing” female cleaner fish affect the symbiotic relationship between cleaner fish and other species? Wh...

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