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Ferrari et al. explored different metrics to test the Island Biogeography Theory and its derivations in the light of trait diversity of reef fishes on 72 tropical oceanic islands worldwide: doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14…

🐟The TimeFISH database provides the first public long-time series dataset on reef fish assemblages in the southwestern Atlantic 📰doi.org/10.1002/ecy.39… Sergio R. Floeter

#ReefFish feeding, growth, & survival #traits were combined with abundance data from 1306 underwater visual censuses in the SW Atlantic transition zone to investigate temporal variability in trait composition & thermal affinity in response to #warming bit.ly/meps_710_107

Growth drives life! How has the evolution of growth shaped one of the most diverse vertebrate groups - coral reef fishes? New paper out today in nature by co-1st-authors Helen Yan, Alexandre C Siqueira with Renato Morais, The Bellwood Lab ⬇️🧵 (1/6) doi.org/10.1038/s41586…

So great to see a long-term project on the finish line! We are now reviewing proofs of this great book led by Sergio R. Floeter, been working on it for over 20 years! #ichthyology

Proud to have our paper at Journal of Biogeography 50th Anniversary Top 50 Cited Papers: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.111…

A new Sphoeroides species from Brazil! Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2023 doi.org/10.1093/zoolin…

A new Sphoeroides species from Brazil! Sphoeroides camila Carvalho-Filho, Rotundo, Pitassy & Sazima, 2023 [Photo JP Krajewski] doi.org/10.1093/zoolin…

Trabalho quentinho sobre nosso querido Abudefduf ! abori.com.br/oceanografia/a…

New paper from our Lab [lbmm.ufsc.br]: doi.org/10.1590/1982-0…

Good news everyone! Our highly anticipated book on Brazilian reef fishes is out! Only took 20 years to put together. Monumental work led by Sergio R. Floeter and with too many collaborators to list. Enjoy! editoracrv.com.br/produtos/detal…

A new paper has just been published! The study compares the reef fish community structure of the three tropical islands on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge: St. Paul's Rocks, Ascension Island, and St. Helena. link: doi.org/10.1016/j.mare…

🐟💥 Think tool use is just for humans, birds, or primates? Think again! New research reveals tropical wrasses smash open shellfish with rocks—proving fish are smarter (and craftier) than we thought. 🧠🔧 #ReefFish #AnimalBehavior #FishIntelligence phys.org/news/2025-03-r…