Sergio R. Floeter
@SergioFloeter
Marine biologist, biogeographer, guitar player, reef fish lover
Matéria no G1 - Terra da Gente, sobre o novo artigo liderado pela Isadora Cord que foi publicado no periódico britânico Proceedings of the Royal Society B - g1.globo.com/sp/campinas-re…
New paper alert! Oceanic islands are great places to study how species evolve and disperse because their ecosystems are small and isolated. In the middle of the Atlantic Ocean —St Paul’s Rocks, Ascension, and St Helena— are roughly halfway between South America and Africa
Our new study was just published in Global Ecology and Biogeography. We analyzed diets and distribution of reef fishes worldwide to answer a key question: In what environments do the most ecologically specialized fishes thrive? Delecambre et al. (2025) doi.org/10.1111/geb.70…
Our new study was just published in Global Ecology and Biogeography. We analyzed diets and distribution of reef fishes worldwide to answer a key question: In what environments do the most ecologically specialized fishes thrive? Delecambre et al. (2025) doi.org/10.1111/geb.70…
🔧🐟 Wrasses using rocks as tools? It's true! A new study shows tool use in reef fish is more common than we thought with deep roots in evolution. These clever fish are anything but simple! 📄 See the full article at: link.springer.com/article/10.100…
Ever since Charles Darwin, scientists have assumed species facing the same problem often evolve similar traits. But that’s not always the case. @iSEAbelle_ng @SiqueiraAleC @EdithCowanUni @jcu theconversation.com/we-study-plank…
🐟💥 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…
This continental island is Florianopolis, off the coast of southeastern Brazil, connected to the mainland during the Last Glacial Maximum 20,000 years ago. Check out this cool study on the paleodrainages of the region by Andrea Thomaz and colleagues. ufrgs.br/ictio/2017/08/…
#NewSpeciesAlert - 𝐶𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑙𝑒𝑏𝑖𝑎𝑠 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑠. A new & threatened species of internally inseminating seasonal killifish of 𝐶𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑙𝑒𝑏𝑖𝑎𝑠 endemic to a continental island in the Atlantic Forest, Brazil 50-day free access - sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
Did you know that fish also use tools? The research led by Juliette Tariel-Adam, titled “Fish Tool Use by New World Halichoeres Wrasses” expands scientific knowledge about this fascinating behavior of wrasses from the Halichoeres genus. See at: link.springer.com/article/10.100…
The beautiful mesophotic Centropyge boylei (Peppermint angelfish). Depth range 53-120m. I photographed at the Twilight Zone exhibition - California Academy of Sciences
Nice visit to Giacomo's lab in Santa Cruz! with Bill Ludt and Luiz Rocha
New paper out: No Sign of Homogenisation in Reef Fish Communities Across an Ecological Transition Zone Exposed to Warming - doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13…
How different can the offspring be from their parents? In reef fishes, we have many examples of juveniles that are very distinct from adults, such as in Acanthurus pyroferus. Photos from Moorea, Polynesia
