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, July 12, 2016

Watch That Fish Move! By Don Orth

Fishes have an amazing variety of body forms, each of which is uniquely adaptive. In many cases, the best way to understand the significance...

Tuesday, June 14, 2016

When Pretty Hurts: Dragonet's Coloration Makes Them a Target, by Evie Gillis

In the tropical waters of the Western Pacific, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Austrailia there hiding amongst the broken coral y...

The Sinuous Salamanderfish, by Derek Wheaton

--> A bit of an enigma in the fish world, the Salamanderfish ( Lepidogalaxias salamandroides Mees 1961) is a small fish (up to about 7...

Common Sense to Reduce Bycatch Sharks, by Kati Wright

Sharks are apex predators that occupy a variety of different niches in the ocean. They have an amazing sensory system, consisting of visio...

Wolffish: Preying for Help, by Rachel Villalobos

You would think having a name like “wolffish” would mean to stay away at all costs, but the Atlantic Wolffish ( Anarhichas lupus ) is actua...

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