Mastodawn

#NewSpecies!
New goby from #china just swam in:

Rhinogobius mengyangensis

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/E81ECBBC-BBB8-5648-B8A4-BC629D466CF0
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1280.188225
#ZooKeys #RhinogobiusMengyangensis

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Plazi Species May 22

#NewSpecies!
New whalefish from #indonesia just swam in:

Gyrinomimus johnpaxtoni

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/3C484A33-8D19-5843-9CD1-103DF7861BF9
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1279.171946
#ZooKeys #GyrinomimusJohnpaxtoni

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ResearchBuzz: Firehose May 16

Maryland Matters: ‘Super fun’: The tale of how a prehistoric shark became Maryland’s official state shark . “Two days earlier, in the final hours of Maryland’s legislative session, lawmakers passed a bill to make megalodon — the largest shark that ever lived — the state shark. It became official on Tuesday, when Gov. Wes Moore signed Senate Bill 35 into law, declaring in one line […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/16/super-fun-the-tale-of-how-a-prehistoric-shark-became-marylands-official-state-shark-maryland-matters/

‘Super fun’: The tale of how a prehistoric shark became Maryland’s official state shark (Maryland Matters)

ResearchBuzz: Firehose

Plazi Species May 8

#NewSpecies!
New whalefish from the #atlantic #ocean just swam in:

Gyrinomimus alepis

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/3F389398-4508-50FC-9F30-DDCCD13C9F0A
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1279.171946
#ZooKeys #GyrinomimusAlepis

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Plazi Species May 1

#NewSpecies!
New loach from #china just swam in:

Claea dafangensis

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/3DEFD7DF-246E-5A78-8D53-09FEA7C273B2
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.172325
#ZoosystematicsAndEvolution #ClaeaDafangensis

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Scientific Frontline Apr 28

Approximately 50 million years ago, the evolutionary adaptation allowing fish to bite and scrape food directly from hard surfaces triggered a rapid acceleration in species diversification across marine and freshwater ecosystems.
#EvolutionaryBiology #MarineBiology #Ichthyology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/04/ebio04282601.html

Fish Evolution Accelerated After Adapting to Eat off Hard Surfaces

The ability to bite food off hard surfaces, such as coral, evolved about 50 million years ago

Plazi Species Apr 17

#NewSpecies!
New ray-finned fish from #tanzania just swam in:

Hapalogenys olivaceus

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B087FF-FFFC-FFE4-55F6-F904FE687F6E
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5760.4.3
#Zootaxa #HapalogenysOlivaceus

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Plazi Species Apr 10

#NewSpecies!
New reef croaker from #brazil just swam in:

Odontoscion pepojuba

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B76E55-4745-FFD8-FF14-FAD40DE65A7D
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5757.2.1
#Zootaxa #OdontoscionPepojuba

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Plazi Species Mar 27

#NewSpecies!
New eeltail catfish from #australia just swam in:

Neosilurus manjandi

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/500E8787-FFD2-D67F-DE97-F97DFA9FFAB6
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5750.4.3
#Zootaxa #NeosilurusManjandi

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Scientific Frontline Mar 24

Female mosquitofish (Gambusia hubbsi) adapted to specific environmental pressures exhibit severe aggression toward males from different habitats, creating a behavioral reproductive barrier that can drive the evolution of entirely new species.
#EvolutionaryBiology #Ecology #Ichthyology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/ebio03242601.html

Aggressive female fish put stop to mating - may lead to new species

The research complements “female choice” in the evolutionary process and instead highlights “female resistance”