Amazing diversity of shapes found among #plankton-feeding fishes https://theconversation.com/we-study-planktivores-and-found-an-amazing-diversity-of-shapes-among-plankton-feeding-fishes-254296 paper by Isabelle Ng et al.: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11160-025-09940-z

"Some truly fit the typical plankton-feeding #fish model with a forked tail, torpedo-shaped body, large eyes, small extendable jaws. But most others break the mould entirely. Tiny #gobies cling onto whip corals & adopt a sit-and-wait approach for plankton to pass by. Other deep-bodied #damselfishes depart a small distance from their coral hosts to feed."

IOB
Throwback Thursday -Reef focus
on women making history for
#WomensHistoryMonth 
Intestinal #Microbiome Richness of #Coral #Reef #Damselfishes (Actinopterygii: Pomacentridae)
by Ainsworth et al

https://doi.org/10.1093/iob/obac026

&
https://gbrrestoration.org/research-team/tracy-ainsworth/

#science #womeninscience #bio