Helen Larson
@eviota.bsky.social
Gobyologist and birdo. Emeritus Curator of Fishes at NT Museum Darwin, living in the Wet Tropics of NE Australia.
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Trade in marine fish for aquariums includes threatened species, lacks oversight: Study
Trade in marine fish for aquariums includes threatened species, lacks oversight: Study
The United States is the main market for “ornamental” marine fish, those that end up as pets in aquariums. Now, a new study of U.S.-based online retailers has found that nearly 90% of traded species…
news.mongabay.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Trade in marine fish for aquariums includes threatened species, lacks oversight: Study
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🚨New Website blog 🚨 🧵
Did you watch Shark Whisperer on Netflix? I did & it was pseudoscientific rubbish. In this blog, I do a deep dive into the documentary; its subject, Ocean Ramsey; & the harmful effects of “shark influencers” on shark conservation (1/9)
www.drjackacooper.com/writing/shar...
Did you watch Shark Whisperer on Netflix? I did & it was pseudoscientific rubbish. In this blog, I do a deep dive into the documentary; its subject, Ocean Ramsey; & the harmful effects of “shark influencers” on shark conservation (1/9)
www.drjackacooper.com/writing/shar...
October 31, 2025 at 11:27 AM
🚨New Website blog 🚨 🧵
Did you watch Shark Whisperer on Netflix? I did & it was pseudoscientific rubbish. In this blog, I do a deep dive into the documentary; its subject, Ocean Ramsey; & the harmful effects of “shark influencers” on shark conservation (1/9)
www.drjackacooper.com/writing/shar...
Did you watch Shark Whisperer on Netflix? I did & it was pseudoscientific rubbish. In this blog, I do a deep dive into the documentary; its subject, Ocean Ramsey; & the harmful effects of “shark influencers” on shark conservation (1/9)
www.drjackacooper.com/writing/shar...
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The Ram's Horn Squid (Spirula spirula) is the only living member of the order Spirulida. It's rather unique squid, with a spiral internal shell, photophores on the tip of its mantle, and the way it swims upside down.
The first time we saw one alive in its natural habitat was in 2020!
#SQUIDtember
The first time we saw one alive in its natural habitat was in 2020!
#SQUIDtember
September 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM
The Ram's Horn Squid (Spirula spirula) is the only living member of the order Spirulida. It's rather unique squid, with a spiral internal shell, photophores on the tip of its mantle, and the way it swims upside down.
The first time we saw one alive in its natural habitat was in 2020!
#SQUIDtember
The first time we saw one alive in its natural habitat was in 2020!
#SQUIDtember
Sam has a pretty good shirt!
August 22, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Sam has a pretty good shirt!
Warthogs are good for you.
Pic of the day - what better for a Monday than this tiniest of piglets.
Warthog moms are fierce and will brave even a lion to fight for her little one's safety.
#SouthAfrica #photography #nature #wildlife #iloveafrica #kruger
Warthog moms are fierce and will brave even a lion to fight for her little one's safety.
#SouthAfrica #photography #nature #wildlife #iloveafrica #kruger
June 24, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Warthogs are good for you.
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This article on ‘Steps of Life’ inspired the cartoon below:
publicdomainreview.org/collection/t...
publicdomainreview.org/collection/t...
June 14, 2025 at 4:23 PM
This article on ‘Steps of Life’ inspired the cartoon below:
publicdomainreview.org/collection/t...
publicdomainreview.org/collection/t...
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The gutless won't share
June 12, 2025 at 10:45 PM
The gutless won't share
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He's a DICTATOR and the sooner we accept that fact the sooner we can organize against him.
citizenshandbook.org/get_rid_of_a...
citizenshandbook.org/get_rid_of_a...
How to get rid of a dictator
Gene Sharpe, non-violent tactics
citizenshandbook.org
April 15, 2025 at 3:27 AM
He's a DICTATOR and the sooner we accept that fact the sooner we can organize against him.
citizenshandbook.org/get_rid_of_a...
citizenshandbook.org/get_rid_of_a...
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We programmed a crawler to search open web marketplaces for every animal on the IUCN red list.
Nearly 2/3 of our matches were shark jaws, comprising 9 of the top 10 openly traded threatened species.
A glimpse of the global trophy trade of endangered sharks:
🌏 🦑 🧪 🧵
urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...
Nearly 2/3 of our matches were shark jaws, comprising 9 of the top 10 openly traded threatened species.
A glimpse of the global trophy trade of endangered sharks:
🌏 🦑 🧪 🧵
urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...
February 19, 2025 at 11:37 PM
We programmed a crawler to search open web marketplaces for every animal on the IUCN red list.
Nearly 2/3 of our matches were shark jaws, comprising 9 of the top 10 openly traded threatened species.
A glimpse of the global trophy trade of endangered sharks:
🌏 🦑 🧪 🧵
urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...
Nearly 2/3 of our matches were shark jaws, comprising 9 of the top 10 openly traded threatened species.
A glimpse of the global trophy trade of endangered sharks:
🌏 🦑 🧪 🧵
urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...
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I’m George Takei and I approve of this message.
February 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I’m George Takei and I approve of this message.
Further to the awful Fishtaxa 'journal' written by computers, I noticed that my goby-colleague Hamid Esmaeili was listed as Editor-in-Chief, with his address. he had no idea this existed. There is even a goby paper from 2024 which is complete computer-generated rubbish.
February 18, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Further to the awful Fishtaxa 'journal' written by computers, I noticed that my goby-colleague Hamid Esmaeili was listed as Editor-in-Chief, with his address. he had no idea this existed. There is even a goby paper from 2024 which is complete computer-generated rubbish.
Doug Hoese has just received his copies of our book! Mine still stuck in truck queue behind floodwaters. He says photos look spectacular- Nonn Panitvong has done us proud.
February 15, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Doug Hoese has just received his copies of our book! Mine still stuck in truck queue behind floodwaters. He says photos look spectacular- Nonn Panitvong has done us proud.
Delivery of the goby book (first 2 volumes) has begun. Order at siamensis.co if you’d like a set.
January 22, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Delivery of the goby book (first 2 volumes) has begun. Order at siamensis.co if you’d like a set.
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Seems like a good day to post a collage of Priolepis gobies, which occur on coral reefs worldwide. As cave specialists, they spend most of their time perched upside-down on the ceiling with little regard for the nasty world outside their quiet, sheltered abode. Yet, they are beautiful & thriving 😌
January 20, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Seems like a good day to post a collage of Priolepis gobies, which occur on coral reefs worldwide. As cave specialists, they spend most of their time perched upside-down on the ceiling with little regard for the nasty world outside their quiet, sheltered abode. Yet, they are beautiful & thriving 😌
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was mostly keeping it together until I read Kyle MacLachlan's tribute to David Lynch
January 16, 2025 at 9:23 PM
was mostly keeping it together until I read Kyle MacLachlan's tribute to David Lynch
Need your gobies identified? You need these books - first two volumes out now. Still writing vols 3-4!
January 9, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Need your gobies identified? You need these books - first two volumes out now. Still writing vols 3-4!
Nordy the Spotted (aka Nordmann’s) greenshank has a damaged foot now. Fifth time that he/she has visited the Cairns mudflats and has not told any of its compatriots how many good crabs and small fishes there are here.
December 26, 2024 at 8:49 AM
Nordy the Spotted (aka Nordmann’s) greenshank has a damaged foot now. Fifth time that he/she has visited the Cairns mudflats and has not told any of its compatriots how many good crabs and small fishes there are here.
Mock-up of covers for deluxe edition of Gobioids of the World (in posh slip case). Cost $$!? Website for orders not yet functioning.
December 20, 2024 at 11:12 PM
Mock-up of covers for deluxe edition of Gobioids of the World (in posh slip case). Cost $$!? Website for orders not yet functioning.
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Mass-mortality and reproductive failure of sea birds in Alaska, due to climate change.
Many similarities to global declines of coral reefs (the so-called “canary in the coal mine”), kelp beds, mangroves, etc, etc.
www.fws.gov/project/moni...
Many similarities to global declines of coral reefs (the so-called “canary in the coal mine”), kelp beds, mangroves, etc, etc.
www.fws.gov/project/moni...
December 18, 2024 at 11:57 PM
Mass-mortality and reproductive failure of sea birds in Alaska, due to climate change.
Many similarities to global declines of coral reefs (the so-called “canary in the coal mine”), kelp beds, mangroves, etc, etc.
www.fws.gov/project/moni...
Many similarities to global declines of coral reefs (the so-called “canary in the coal mine”), kelp beds, mangroves, etc, etc.
www.fws.gov/project/moni...
Gobioids of the World volumes 1&2 now being printed at Siamensis Press!
December 19, 2024 at 1:06 PM
Gobioids of the World volumes 1&2 now being printed at Siamensis Press!
Marine gobies are the best. My new shirt with artwork by Courtney Hildebrandt,
February 12, 2024 at 1:09 PM
Marine gobies are the best. My new shirt with artwork by Courtney Hildebrandt,
My task for the New Year; describe these. Much prettier before preservation!
January 1, 2024 at 12:27 AM
My task for the New Year; describe these. Much prettier before preservation!
Am here in Auckland at IPFC and forgot about Bluesky. All I’ve seen is rain. But Fish tomorrow!
November 19, 2023 at 6:04 AM
Am here in Auckland at IPFC and forgot about Bluesky. All I’ve seen is rain. But Fish tomorrow!