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🐟Collection Manager of Marine Vertebrates at Scripps institution of Oceanography 🐠

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🐠🌊 ¡New paper alert! 🚨

En este nuevo trabajo pudimos contribuir a la curación y actualización del inventario de la diversidad de peces asociados a los arrecifes del Parque Nacional Archipiélago de Revillagigedo. Como resultados clave, se permitió confirmar la ocurrencia de 234 especies, mientras que otras 121 fueron excluidas por no considerarse aceptables sus registros. Además, se reconocieron 23 especies endémicas o posiblemente endémicas, reflejando una vez más la enorme biodiversidad y el gran valor de conservación de este extraordinario archipiélago. Ha sido un gran esfuerzo de muchas personas para obtener estos resultados, por lo que en ese sentido es especialmente destacable la importancia de la colaboración interinstitucional!

¡Muchas felicidades al Dr. Ross Robertson, a parte del equipo del Laboratorio de Ecología Acuática J. Javier Alvarado Diaz (UMSNH), Karim y Gabriela quienes son parte de Oceanic Alliance, y a los Drs Omar Valencia-Mendez y Omar Domínguez-Domínguez, y demás colaboradores por este gran logro y por seguir contribuyendo al conocimiento de nuestros ecosistemas marinos! 🌊🐟🔬

Ver trabajo en: https://doi.org/10.22201/ib.20078706e.2026.97.5757 by @benfrableoffishial

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Thank you, Paulo and Igor, for the incredible hospitality and for making this visit so special. Igor, can’t wait to get our genomic paper out soon! 😊 taken in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil by @benfrableoffishial

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8 months ago

The blind goby (*Typhlogobius californiensis*) is a remarkable fish found only in California. These fishes form long-term pair bonds, an unusual and fascinating behavior that helps us understand evolution, adaptation, and biodiversity. Our research explores their biology using genomic tools, specimen collections, and field-based studies. Work like this expands scientific knowledge, trains students, and documents biodiversity for future generations. Interested in supporting our work?

Watch the video and help us spread the word.
@scripps_ocean @ucsandiego @birchaquarium @sandiegozoo @sdmesacollege @sdzsafaripark @acousteau @usoceanprotection @noaa @schmidtocean @sainablogdaily @michaelboyyd @carissaandclimate @underwaterpaparazzi @caseagrant @lajolla.ca @latimes by @benfrableoffishial

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8 months ago

Had a few chances to snorkel around Sydney last week! So amazing getting in the water there. I revisited Shelly Beach in Manly, which was great and explored the narrow cut Clovelly Beach. Over 370 species have been recorded in the Cabbage Tree Bay Reserve where Shelly is so it’s always a surprise who you will see. Enjoy some shots from my horribly aged GoPro taken in Shelly Beach by @benfrableoffishial

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10 months ago

Behind every specimen there’s a story, and sometimes a rescue mission.
When the fish collection in Puerto Rico was at risk, the National Science Foundation stepped in to help preserve decades of scientific work. The specimens were transported to the Scripps Marine Vertebrate Collection, where our team has been carefully sorting, cataloging, and giving them a stable home.

These fishes, many collected from Caribbean reefs and coastal ecosystems, are now protected, digitized, and available to scientists, educators, and the public.
We made a short video to share how this rescue effort is helping keep biodiversity alive for future research and discovery:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjjqdKJrnEM

Grateful for the people and the support that make this work possible.

Feel free to share and help us spread the word! ❤️ by @benfrableoffishial

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a year ago

Come join us at @comic_con on Friday!

Friday July 25, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm
PDT
Omni San Diego Hotel, Omni Grand Ballroom DE, 4th Floor

Writers, directors, sci-fi fans, and kids: get ready to learn about the real science in your fiction! This group of extraordinary scientists discuss how comics and science fiction push scientists and engineers to rocket past what we know is possible at any given moment and into an otherwise unimaginable future! Panelists include Dr. Tom Darlington (general manager, Advy US), Ben Frable (collection manager of marine vertebrates, Scripps Institution of Oceanography), Dr. Sunny Fugate (senior scientific and technical manager for cyber warfare), Dr. Rayna Kim Matsuno (director, Verantos), and Dr. Lisa Zeigler Allen (marine virologist, Scripps Institution of Oceanography). Moderated by Jeane Wong (founder, @science.ing and ScienceING Time). taken in Omni San Diego Hotel by @benfrableoffishial

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a year ago

The new entrance to the Marine Vertebrate Collection! A amazing mural by @dwighthwang_gyotaku of some choice California ichthyofauna. Offshore to nearshore, shallow to deep. Everyone from the oarfish and Footballfish to sardines and finescale triggerfish. It was brought to life by the amazing @birchaquarium Exhibits Team! Looking forward to your visit! by @benfrableoffishial

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2022-Big fish year! Got to see some firsts (many not photographed) and classics. Was so fortunate to dive/snorkel in Australia, Okinawa, Hawaii, the Revillagigedos and Catalina.
1. Great White Shark, Carcharodon carcharius, La Jolla, California, Apr22
2. Spotted Wobbegong, Orectolobus maculatus, Shelly Beach, Sydney, Australia, May22
3. Sergeant Baker, Latropiscis purpurissatus, Shelly Beach, Sydney, Australia, May22
4. Eastern Rainbowfish, Menalontaenia splendida, Lake Eacham, Queensland, Australia, May22
5. Pacific Blueeyes, Pseudomugil signifier, Far North Queensland, Australia, May22
6. Blueface Angelfish, Pomacanthus xanothometopon, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, May22
7. White’s Seahorse, Hippocampus whitei, Sydney Harbor, Australia, May22
8. Snakeskin Wrasse, Eupetrichthys angustipes, Sydney Harbor, Australia, May22
9. Brook Trout, Salvelinus fontinalis, Sierra Nevada, California, Jul22
10. Reef Manta, Mobula alfredi, Kona, Hawai’i, Sep22
11. Blueside Wrasse, Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura, Okinawa, Ryukyus, Sep22
12. Galapagos/Silky sharks, Carcharhinus spp., Socorro, Revillagigedos, Nov22
13. Yellowfin Tuna, Thunnus albacares, Roca Partida, Revillagigedos, Nov22
14. Tiger Shark, Galeocerdo cuvier, Isla San Benedicto, Revillagigedos, Nov22
15. Clarion Angelfish, Holacanthus clarionensis, Isla Clarion, Revillagigedos, Nov22 by @benfrableoffishial

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4 years ago

Next Revillagigedos post! Beyond the common bony fishes, the most present animals out there are sharks. We saw tiger, scalloped hammerhead, white tip reef, silver tip, Galapagos and Silky sharks. I’ve never seen so many- a window in what the oceans may have been like.

1) juv tiger (only 6 ft)
2) many silky/ Galapagos sharks hung around the boat at night hoping for prey attracted to the lights
3) prey appeared (flyingfish)
4) Galapagos shark (?) in the blue
5) silvertips and jacks at a cleaning station on San Benedicto
6) Big silvertips at Roca Partida
7) whitetip reef shark from above at Roca Partida. Note the remora in its… gills???
8) whitetip reefs rest in piles during the day. Perhaps for protection in numbers?
9) by the end of a dive, we’d attract a few whitetips…
10) guess this guy was still dozing Juvenile tiger shark (only 6ft) taken in Archipiélago de Revillagigedo by @benfrableoffishial

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4 years ago

I will post more in the coming days. The past two weeks I participated in an Ichthyological research expedition to the Revillagigedo Islands about 300 mi south of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. And the islands were truly magical. One of the best experiences from the trip was diving with MASSIVE Yellowfin Tuna, Thunnus albacares, at Roca Partida! These fish were at least 6 ft long and 2-3 ft wide! by @benfrableoffishial

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Snorkeling with mantas is fantastic by @benfrableoffishial

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