Episode 69 is now live! Nice! Join us as we chat about Christine and Amber's visit to @aquariumpacific.bsky.social during AALAS National Meeting. Kick off the new year with our first episode of 2026 on your podcatcher of choice!

Finally out! We studied the retinas of the longest-living vertebrate, the Greenland shark, and found that the retinas remain remarkably healthy in animals around 150 years old. What is the mechanism? It may be a highly efficient DNA repair system. Enjoy! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

This small zoo has a comparatively large aquarium with some interesting exhibits. They keep caimans together with convict and Midas cichlids and piranhas. #zoo

Silver kings shimmer under the bright white light of the Wolf Moon night #tarpon #silverkings #coralcityafterdark #wolfmoon #marineastronomy #shimmer #brightwhitelight #night #coral #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #coralcity

Come fish with us—the 2025 sections of this class were some of the most fun I had all year!

The deepest confirmed fish observation occurred at ~8,300 m. I know the shape behind it is another fish’s tail, but my brain insists it looks like the foreground fish is wearing a party hat. #deepsea #marinelife www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...

Another video from teaching in Moorea this fall, illustrating a classic mutualism: a pistol shrimp (Alpheus sp.) works on clearing and stabilizing its burrow while its goby partner (Ctenogobiops sp.) keeps watch.

Our resolution?? More fish in 2026!!! #jackcrevalle #bluerunner #jack #school #fishfordays #traffic #newyearsresolution #coral #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #coralcity

I went to the Olympic trials for long track speed skating this weekend, so here's a fish that can put in a real burst of speed, the muskellunge! #SundayFishSketch

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Happy New Year to all of our listeners! We're back this week with an episode about our visit to @aquariumpacific.bsky.social! What did Christine and Amber think about this Long Beach facility? Join us on Saturday (note the new date for release!) to find out!

My first fish sketch of the new year, as well as my first pencil sketch in a very long time. I drew a Mooneye for today's #SundayFishSketch 🐡

m.youtube.com/watch?v=tnvb... Cuckoo catfish are endemic to Lake Tanganyika, but they are able to exploit all mouthbrooding cichlids like they try in my video. This NatGeo video shows this behavior nicely with a parasitized Shuja horei, a Tanganyika endemic cichlid. 🐟🧪

Today is (apparently) National Trivia Day! Here’s my favorite fun piece of shark trivia: Greenland sharks, which can live to be over 400 years old, have been found with reindeer and polar bear remains in their stomachs!

Here is a Pacific Longnose Parrotfish for #Sundayfishsketch Reference photo by #spanglersscuba #sciart #coralreefs #marinelife

A little bit whimsical for this #SundayFishSketch with a coelacanth! (Pretend I can spell, the braincell has not fired back up for Monday return to work yet)

Picked a fish that had at least part of January in its name - Lutjanus - for my first #SundayFishSketch of 2026.

It's #sundayfishsketch here's orthacanthus! (maybe not exactly accurate but I'm just sketching)

Ringing in the new year with a new species for #SundayFishSketch! Introducing Rhinogobius chongkangensis, a newly described #TaiwanFishes #台灣魚類 from 中港溪 Chongkang watershed in 苗栗縣 Miaoli County in western Taiwan. In #Zootaxa authored by Chen I-Shiung 陳義雄 at National Taiwan Ocean University. 🦑🐡🧪

New Year’s nurse shark starts the year swimming through clear blue winter water. Let’s hope 2026 brings many more clear water days in the months ahead! 💙🩺🦈💙 #nurseshark #sharksofcoralcity #shark #newyearsday #clearwater #bluewater #coral #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #coralcity

Cool bay pipefish exhibit at the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport Oregon.

Get your 2026 CCC calendar while supplies last (getting low!) 🪸🗓️🪸: coralmorphologic.bigcartel.com/product/cora...

A spotted ratfish! These are such neat weird little guys; I didn't realize they lived in our region (west coast Canada) Drawn with fine line pen and alcohol markers #fish #marine #pacificocean #ratfish #ghostshark #inkart #ohuhu

Welcome to the first ever FISHING MINIGAME OF THE YEAR AWARDS!! This is an award show to showcase what I believe to be the best of the year in a bunch of fishing minigame related categories! Every game will be linked to and the developers tagged (if possible) #fishingminigame #indiegame #gameawards

You ready for our 2026 Valentines?? The art is ready for ya 😍 As with everything on our shop, sales of these valentines support @skypeascientist.bsky.social! This year's cards were designed by Philly artist @aprilfinfrock.bsky.social! Obsessed with how these turned out. order at SquidFacts.net

Wrapping up the final four #25DaysOfFishmas plus three more for #SundayFishSketch. Ohio Lamprey, Ghost Shiner, American Shad, Atlantic Sturgeon, Common Shiner, Whale Shark, and a Cisco in a pear tree!

Working on more scribble/less worry. A generic colorful darter loosely based on rainbow darters. Pen and marker #SundayFishSketch

I nearly forgot to draw today for this final #SundayFishSketch Sunday of 2025. Here is a porkfish / Anisotremus virginicus, inspired by the magical tonkatsu curry I had last night at dinner!

#SundayFishSketch Bonus: Another completed page in the new sketchbook! The hammour and least killifish turned out best I think.

Here is are some watercolor paintings of the developmental phases of Bullethead Parrotfish, Chlorurus spilurus, for my Sunday Fish Sketch. Reference photo(s) by Stephen Spangler #sciart #marinelife #coralreefs #parrotfish #spanglersscuba #sundayfishsketch

The deep ocean has a missing link and scientists finally found it | ScienceDaily

Last (?) book of 2025: Zeb Hogan’s ichthyological memoir, a series of journeys undertaken in pursuit of Mekong catfish, arapaima, gator gar, and other freshwater megafish, with science and conservation interwoven throughout. Fun & informative, though I wish the publisher had given it a better cover.

This pair of barred hamlets spread the love on Christmas Day. Literally. Multiple times… Blessed we are with tropical Caribbean nature in subtropical Miami. (Shoutout to the Gulf Stream) 🙏💙✨🪸🎄🪸✨💙🙏 #barredhamlet #hamlet #staytrill #coral #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #coralcity

Marty’s photo of the day #4920: Look closely. Freckled goatfish hunt using their chin barbels to probe the sand for worms, crustaceans, and mollusks, and other prey. Photographed last month in the Raja Ampat region of Indonesian New Guinea. #photography #reefs #sealife #nature

Did you get any fishy gifts this holiday? We want to see! Here's a photo from co-host @nerdrvt.bsky.social of a gift she got from her team at work! Epaulette sharks are some of her faves.

This isn't always appropriate - good evidence from Europe that promoting fisheries for Signal crayfish, for example, encourages their spread by humans to new locations. I'd be very surprised if this phenomenon was restricted to Signal crayfish and not also to other aquatic invasives.

A great video from Adam Ragusea about an important issue for North American freshwater fishes! Lets eat more invasives! www.youtube.com/watch?v=odN3...

...and to all a goodnight 🎄💙

You’ve been blessed by the magical puffer of Christmas Eve!! 🥹🙏🎄🐡💨✨ #porcupinepuffer #pufferfish #pufferfishofcoralcity #christmaseve #blessed #cutiepie #coral #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #coralcity

Nephew LOVES doing scicomm videos with me! Merry Christmas Eve, friends!

This Christmas, as a thanks to everyone for the support, I'd like to give back! So here's a giveaway for Cast n Chill! If you want to enter, be sure to ❤️, follow me, and reply with your favourite fishing minigame! Reposting will also give you an extra entry! #indiegame #castnchill #giveaway

Sending you best fishes and all the wonder this time of year brings! (The Aquarium is closed today but will be open for the rest of the holiday season!)

The big day is finally here - and with it, a very big fish! Our #25DaysofFishmas road trip ends on the East Coast with the ancient-looking Atlantic Sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus). Once close to becoming a Ghost of Fishmas Past, their ongoing recovery represents a possible brighter Fishmas Future

Christmas Eve Checklist: Wrapped presents ✅ Cookies for Santa ✅ Bathtub Carp ✅ (www.npr.org/sections/the...) #25DaysofFishmas

This looks incredible! Christine picked it up on the Steam sale. :)

A very blue barred hamlet, possibly a hybrid, positively electric in the winter sunshine #barredhamlet #hybrid #electric #sunshine #winter #coral #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #coralcity

Our penultimate Lonely Fish for #25DaysOfFishmas is another quite cute one. This is Triodon macropterus, the threetooth puffer. The only member of the family Triodontidae, this species is found around the Indo-Pacific at depths between ~30 and 300m.

Happy Holidays to all of our followers and listeners! We're so thankful for all of your support over the years. We're taking a break for the holidays, and we'll be back in January with some great new episodes!

Shad tidings we bring to you and your fin! 🐟 Our #25DaysofFishmas road trip heads up the East Coast for a fish as American as apple pie - American Shad (Alosa sapidissima)! Known for their spawning runs, shad know that no matter how far away you roam, no trip could be too far when it comes to home

Here's another great aquarium podcast for you to check out during our holiday break! We love "Aquarium of the Podcific" from @aquariumpacific.bsky.social! Amber and Christine were recently able to visit this incredible facility. Definitely check out their very brilliant podcast!