In their Field stations in experimental biology research Perspective, Adam Summers @fishguy.bsky.social & Megan Dethier tell us about the history and impact of the University of Washington Friday Harbor laboratories, home to the legendary Fish Swimming course journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...

IOB's latest in issue! Testing the Limits: Functional Strengths and Weaknesses of Poacher (Agonidae) Armor doi.org/10.1093/iob/... @lorenzoemartinez.bsky.social @fishbiomeganist.bsky.social @karlycohen.bsky.social @fishguy.bsky.social @cmdonatelli.bsky.social #science #ecology

Bernini's elephant has already been repaired. A piece of tusk was attached with 24 hour epoxy. I am going down tonight to see if the plastic is off it. #RomanVandalism

My current crusade is against Bad Dolphins. These are NOT dolphins. In other news, an idiot broke the tusk off Bernini's elephant! Seen here pre-break.

My current crusade is against Bad Dolphins. These are NOT dolphins. In other news, an idiot broke the tusk off Bernini's elephant! Seen here pre-break.

I used PolyCam and an iPhone to capture and process images of a bad dolphin at the Pantheon fountain. Low res print on a BambuLabs H2C. Very happy with the results.

Looks more like a marlin.

I call these things bad dolphins. Scholars have identified them as dolphins, but clearly they have never seen a dolphin. These are chimeras with som dolphin and quite a lot of actinopterygian fish and some sanctification. Which ain't illegal, but it's not a dolphin. Palazzo Massimo. 🧪

Palazzo Massimo has the Villa Giulia frescos, fish mosaics AND frescos, and excellent bronzes. This boxer reminds me of my friend Jon Armbruster.

I am starting to settle in to the studio space. Bambulabs H2C is up and running. Usual test print of a spiny lumpsucker, but this one has color! 🐡🧪

Priority deadline (Feb 16) for this years Fish Class at Friday Harbor is coming up quick! Get your applications in for what will be an amazing summer filled with great science, people, and tools! Financial aid is available!! @cmdonatelli.bsky.social @fishguy.bsky.social @karlycohen.bsky.social

Another awesome 4th century BCE fish plate. This one from the Capitoline museum. I am calling it the dangerous fish plate because I think the fishes are the electric ray Torpedo torpedo and the Greater Weever Tracinus draco. 🧪

Another awesome 4th century BCE fish plate. This one from the Capitoline museum. I am calling it the dangerous fish plate because I think the fishes are the electric ray Torpedo torpedo and the Greater Weever Tracinus draco. 🧪

No, but I'd love to add one to my round fish collection 😁

Those lumpies sure are world travelers

I am starting to settle in to the studio space. Bambulabs H2C is up and running. Usual test print of a spiny lumpsucker, but this one has color! 🐡🧪

interesting similarity to Sicily's Trinacria

Adam Summers@fishguy.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Here is a 400BCE plate from souther Italy for serving fish. Three species of sparids (sea bream) are shown. Sea bream were among the first farmed fish this plate represents a common group of species from that area. 🧪🐡

Thank you! I work in a group trying to selectively breed Australasian snapper towards aquaculture in NZ and it’s always nice to include some different historical context too 😁

Hi! Would it be possible to use the first photo in presentation slides? If so, who/how could I credit appropriately?

Adding to the list of "artifacts I want museums to sell replicas of because I want this in my house"

Adam Summers@fishguy.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Here is a 400BCE plate from souther Italy for serving fish. Three species of sparids (sea bream) are shown. Sea bream were among the first farmed fish this plate represents a common group of species from that area. 🧪🐡

it's in his seminal work De Posteriorem Meam

according to livy, the roman senate made it illegal to serve any other species of fish on this plate

Adam Summers@fishguy.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Here is a 400BCE plate from souther Italy for serving fish. Three species of sparids (sea bream) are shown. Sea bream were among the first farmed fish this plate represents a common group of species from that area. 🧪🐡

Sarpa salpa maybe?

I think the striped one is Lithognathus mormyrus. Diplodus sargus has a black spot near te base of the tail.

I’d say Diplodus sargus and D. vulgaris for two of them?

I think I know who these fish are. Any sparid specialists want to guess?

Here is a 400BCE plate from souther Italy for serving fish. Three species of sparids (sea bream) are shown. Sea bream were among the first farmed fish this plate represents a common group of species from that area. 🧪🐡

Here is a 400BCE plate from souther Italy for serving fish. Three species of sparids (sea bream) are shown. Sea bream were among the first farmed fish this plate represents a common group of species from that area. 🧪🐡

File these under things that inspire imposter syndrome! Getting an orientation to the American Academy in Rome where Katie Ohle and I will be resident prize winners until June.

I agree with Milton, those look like dolphins. My first though was carp, since the Romans used to raise them in concrete pools.