Parichy Lab | Dave Parichy

@dparichy.bsky.social

developmental genetics, genomics of adult traits and evolution | zebrafish, danios, guppy, wrasses, mandarin fish | neural crest, stem cells, pigment, skin | University of Virginia Biology | parichylab.org | #DevBio #EvoDevo #NeuralCrest

Huge congrats to Ray Keller on his election to the National Academy of Sciences! Ray isn’t on Bluesky but that shouldn’t stop anyone from letting him know how well deserved this is, or the impact he’s had generally. Certainly his work was a major reason I ended up in dev bio.

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Cool paper out from former lab member Braedan McCluskey’s dissertation, with John Postlethwait. Shows role of hybridization in zebrafish genome evolution. Interesting implications for pigment pattern evolution. academic.oup.com/g3journal/ar...

The hybrid history of zebrafish

Abstract. Since the description of zebrafish (Danio rerio) in 1822, the identity of its closest living relative has been unclear. To address this problem,

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Cirrhilabrus hygroxerus, the Monsoon Fairy Wrasse Two in two days! I’m feeling generous. Ok I’m gonna speed run this one. Hygro = wet Xeros = dry Wet + dry = monsoon = weather profile of Darwin = type location of this species

A small species of fairy wrasse (a type of fish) with bright red pendulous pelvic fins. The body is bicolored - black above, silver below. The head is chestnut orange and the tail is scintillating blue.