Why Science? Ichthyology
Rob Robins, a senior biologist in the Florida Museum of Natural History Ichthyology Division, explains his background and what led…
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Newly discovered tiger shark migration pattern might explain attacks near Hawaii
The migration of mature female tiger sharks during late summer and fall to the main Hawaiian Islands, presumably to give…
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Museum scientists help catalog official North America fish names in new guide
Florida Museum of Natural History researchers have co-authored the latest edition of the universal reference for fish names in North…
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Small cookiecutter sharks feed on flesh of great whites
Researchers have discovered the great white shark, one of the most feared ocean predators, can occasionally become prey for the…
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Publishing ichthyologist’s life’s work on cusk-eels
For Florida Museum of Natural History collection manager Rob Robins, biodiversity is something of a family theme. With his father…
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Museum receives $24,000 from Disney to support sawfish conservation
Researchers at the Florida Museum recently received $24,000 from the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund to continue studying the endangered smalltooth…
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Researchers name new cusk-eels useful for understanding environment
A study by University of Florida and University of Kansas researchers describing eight new cusk-eel species provides data for better…
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Museum researcher to address Congress on digitizing biological collections
Florida Museum of Natural History researcher Larry Page will deliver a congressional briefing in Washington Tuesday about the value of…
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Record number of endangered sawfish tagged
Scientists studying marine animals at the Florida Museum of Natural History seem to be living the high life, heading to…
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Florida Museum ichthyologist receives prestigious Gibbs Award
Florida Museum of Natural History research associate William F. Smith-Vaniz recently received the most prestigious award available to researchers of…
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