Derek D. Houston
@derekdhouston.bsky.social
Evolutionary Biology, Phylogeography, Ichthyology, Conservation Genetics, Community Ecology, Friend of Rough Fish
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Yes please, have more people do that. Also, spoof vandalism and amend outdated pages. A repository like Wikipedia needs these contributions to get the niche stuff getting added to the pool, rather than another random five-minute celebrity.
The past few years I've given my students assignments to create Wikipedia pages on various topics. This semester's Fisheries Management students were assigned to write about an ichthyologist/fisheries manager that didn't have a page, with emphasis on women or POC encouraged. I'm sharing them here:
December 19, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Yes please, have more people do that. Also, spoof vandalism and amend outdated pages. A repository like Wikipedia needs these contributions to get the niche stuff getting added to the pool, rather than another random five-minute celebrity.
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I've done this, and it's really fun and rewarding for the students, too!
The past few years I've given my students assignments to create Wikipedia pages on various topics. This semester's Fisheries Management students were assigned to write about an ichthyologist/fisheries manager that didn't have a page, with emphasis on women or POC encouraged. I'm sharing them here:
December 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I've done this, and it's really fun and rewarding for the students, too!
The past few years I've given my students assignments to create Wikipedia pages on various topics. This semester's Fisheries Management students were assigned to write about an ichthyologist/fisheries manager that didn't have a page, with emphasis on women or POC encouraged. I'm sharing them here:
December 19, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The past few years I've given my students assignments to create Wikipedia pages on various topics. This semester's Fisheries Management students were assigned to write about an ichthyologist/fisheries manager that didn't have a page, with emphasis on women or POC encouraged. I'm sharing them here:
Not to naysay, but I'd be willing to bet that crunchy cheetos perform much better than wonder bread
The most recent population abundance estimate for Borax Lake Chub in 2019 found that the population was ~80,267 individuals, a record high since 1986. The preferred bait for the traps used to sample Borax Lake chub? Wonder Bread #25DaysofFishmas odfwnfi.forestry.oregonstate.edu/borax-lake-c...
December 18, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Not to naysay, but I'd be willing to bet that crunchy cheetos perform much better than wonder bread
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Y'all, I just got out of the NSF-BIO webinar where they explained changes to peer review. It's not good. 🧪 scienceforeveryone.science/changes-to-n...
Changes to NSF peer review
They're not good. At all.
scienceforeveryone.science
December 18, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Y'all, I just got out of the NSF-BIO webinar where they explained changes to peer review. It's not good. 🧪 scienceforeveryone.science/changes-to-n...
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Dunno if I’ve said it recently so…
Protect trans kids. 🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵
Protect trans kids. 🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵
December 18, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Dunno if I’ve said it recently so…
Protect trans kids. 🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵
Protect trans kids. 🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵
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Borax Lake chub was removed from the Endangered Species List in 2020 after 30 years of actions to protect Borax Lake including the purchase of private land containing the lake by the Nature Conservancy + controlling off-road vehicle/livestock access to the shoreline/surrounding area #25DaysofFishmas
December 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Borax Lake chub was removed from the Endangered Species List in 2020 after 30 years of actions to protect Borax Lake including the purchase of private land containing the lake by the Nature Conservancy + controlling off-road vehicle/livestock access to the shoreline/surrounding area #25DaysofFishmas
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This could be your dream job: working full time at the Friday Harbor Labs on marine invertebrate organismal biology. Nine month salary from an endowment, teaching and research faculty position.
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December 16, 2025 at 10:55 PM
This could be your dream job: working full time at the Friday Harbor Labs on marine invertebrate organismal biology. Nine month salary from an endowment, teaching and research faculty position.
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You can do this right now:
Think of a person who wrote a paper you love, whose work influenced or helped you, or has made your professional life better.
Search up their email address. Shoot them a quick email of thanks. It means so, so much. This is a rough time of year, share some joy.
Think of a person who wrote a paper you love, whose work influenced or helped you, or has made your professional life better.
Search up their email address. Shoot them a quick email of thanks. It means so, so much. This is a rough time of year, share some joy.
December 11, 2025 at 10:08 PM
You can do this right now:
Think of a person who wrote a paper you love, whose work influenced or helped you, or has made your professional life better.
Search up their email address. Shoot them a quick email of thanks. It means so, so much. This is a rough time of year, share some joy.
Think of a person who wrote a paper you love, whose work influenced or helped you, or has made your professional life better.
Search up their email address. Shoot them a quick email of thanks. It means so, so much. This is a rough time of year, share some joy.
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One of my neighbors has been putting up these fish facts posters. All kinds of different fish, marine, freshwater, deep, shallow, all kinds. This is a good one. “Stg this real fish” took me out. Good work, neighbor.
December 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM
One of my neighbors has been putting up these fish facts posters. All kinds of different fish, marine, freshwater, deep, shallow, all kinds. This is a good one. “Stg this real fish” took me out. Good work, neighbor.
When you're in a multi-agency zoom meeting with a prankster
December 10, 2025 at 5:12 PM
When you're in a multi-agency zoom meeting with a prankster
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After more than 50 years of recovery efforts - much of which has been led by the White Mountain Apache Tribe - the Apache trout was removed from the federal endangered species list in 2024. It was the first sport fish species to be delisted + limited fishing is now permitted #25DaysofFishmas
December 10, 2025 at 2:19 PM
After more than 50 years of recovery efforts - much of which has been led by the White Mountain Apache Tribe - the Apache trout was removed from the federal endangered species list in 2024. It was the first sport fish species to be delisted + limited fishing is now permitted #25DaysofFishmas
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Not exactly a looker - and I’m not just talking about their appearance. Widemouth blindcat is adapted for life in total darkness - it has a translucent body (no pigment needed to protect from UV exposure) with no eyes + no swim bladder (because of the immense pressure it lives at) #25DaysofFishmas
December 9, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Not exactly a looker - and I’m not just talking about their appearance. Widemouth blindcat is adapted for life in total darkness - it has a translucent body (no pigment needed to protect from UV exposure) with no eyes + no swim bladder (because of the immense pressure it lives at) #25DaysofFishmas
A few semesters ago my senior seminar topic was Colorado native fishes, and the student who presented on this species quoted a podcast where the guest stated the fish possessed "luscious Mick Jagger lips" and that phrase comes to mind every single time I see one.
Despite lacking any teeth on their jaws, Colorado pikeminnows are the top native predators in the Colorado River basin. They do have long, curved teeth in their throat (pharyngeal teeth) that help them process prey (mostly fish, but whatever they can catch!) that they swallow whole #25DaysofFishmas
December 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
A few semesters ago my senior seminar topic was Colorado native fishes, and the student who presented on this species quoted a podcast where the guest stated the fish possessed "luscious Mick Jagger lips" and that phrase comes to mind every single time I see one.
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Despite lacking any teeth on their jaws, Colorado pikeminnows are the top native predators in the Colorado River basin. They do have long, curved teeth in their throat (pharyngeal teeth) that help them process prey (mostly fish, but whatever they can catch!) that they swallow whole #25DaysofFishmas
December 8, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Despite lacking any teeth on their jaws, Colorado pikeminnows are the top native predators in the Colorado River basin. They do have long, curved teeth in their throat (pharyngeal teeth) that help them process prey (mostly fish, but whatever they can catch!) that they swallow whole #25DaysofFishmas
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Colorado pikeminnow is one of 4 species of pikeminnows (Ptychocheilus genus), all found in western North America + all large, predatory fish in the Leuciscidae (minnow) family. Though none grow as large - or as old (50+ years!) - as the Colorado pikeminnow! #25DaysofFishmas
December 8, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Colorado pikeminnow is one of 4 species of pikeminnows (Ptychocheilus genus), all found in western North America + all large, predatory fish in the Leuciscidae (minnow) family. Though none grow as large - or as old (50+ years!) - as the Colorado pikeminnow! #25DaysofFishmas
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Suwannee bass is one of the smaller members of the black bass genus (Micropterus) typically growing only ~8 in/21 cm long - though females grow faster + reach larger sizes than males. Mature fish often have turquoise blue coloration on the cheeks/belly that's brighter when breeding #25DaysofFishmas
December 4, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Suwannee bass is one of the smaller members of the black bass genus (Micropterus) typically growing only ~8 in/21 cm long - though females grow faster + reach larger sizes than males. Mature fish often have turquoise blue coloration on the cheeks/belly that's brighter when breeding #25DaysofFishmas
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I'm recruiting a Ph.D. student for Fall 2026.
Interested in comparative studies and trait evolution in fishes?
Send me an email with a CV and research interests. Please take a look at my website (jcorush.github.io ) for more information about my research.
#hybridization #minnows #mudskippers
Interested in comparative studies and trait evolution in fishes?
Send me an email with a CV and research interests. Please take a look at my website (jcorush.github.io ) for more information about my research.
#hybridization #minnows #mudskippers
Corush Lab
jcorush.github.io
December 4, 2025 at 12:38 AM
I'm recruiting a Ph.D. student for Fall 2026.
Interested in comparative studies and trait evolution in fishes?
Send me an email with a CV and research interests. Please take a look at my website (jcorush.github.io ) for more information about my research.
#hybridization #minnows #mudskippers
Interested in comparative studies and trait evolution in fishes?
Send me an email with a CV and research interests. Please take a look at my website (jcorush.github.io ) for more information about my research.
#hybridization #minnows #mudskippers
I regret that my Biology of Fishes class is offered in the Spring, so they don't get to hear about Fishmas in real time.
It’s time to hang up the holiday GAR-land 🎄
Move over Florida Man, it’s Florida Gar’s time to shine!
On Day 3 of #25DaysofFishmas, we head down to the Sunshine State to find the Florida gar (Lepisosteus platyrhincus), an ancient-looking fish whose appearance hasn’t changed much since the Mesozoic
Move over Florida Man, it’s Florida Gar’s time to shine!
On Day 3 of #25DaysofFishmas, we head down to the Sunshine State to find the Florida gar (Lepisosteus platyrhincus), an ancient-looking fish whose appearance hasn’t changed much since the Mesozoic
December 3, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I regret that my Biology of Fishes class is offered in the Spring, so they don't get to hear about Fishmas in real time.
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If we're talking about the alleged rampant scourge of non-disabled "cheaters," it's worth noting that extended time has a huge impact on test scores for disabled students, but only nominal impact on test scores for non-disabled students.
So if someone "doesn't need it?" Let them have it anyway
So if someone "doesn't need it?" Let them have it anyway
December 3, 2025 at 1:03 PM
If we're talking about the alleged rampant scourge of non-disabled "cheaters," it's worth noting that extended time has a huge impact on test scores for disabled students, but only nominal impact on test scores for non-disabled students.
So if someone "doesn't need it?" Let them have it anyway
So if someone "doesn't need it?" Let them have it anyway
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So our campus just announced the six undergraduate programs being put on the chopping block.
One of them is Philosophy.
Philosophy.
Can we be a university without offering a Philosophy major?
One of them is Philosophy.
Philosophy.
Can we be a university without offering a Philosophy major?
December 2, 2025 at 9:54 PM
So our campus just announced the six undergraduate programs being put on the chopping block.
One of them is Philosophy.
Philosophy.
Can we be a university without offering a Philosophy major?
One of them is Philosophy.
Philosophy.
Can we be a university without offering a Philosophy major?
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It’s time to hang up the holiday GAR-land 🎄
Move over Florida Man, it’s Florida Gar’s time to shine!
On Day 3 of #25DaysofFishmas, we head down to the Sunshine State to find the Florida gar (Lepisosteus platyrhincus), an ancient-looking fish whose appearance hasn’t changed much since the Mesozoic
Move over Florida Man, it’s Florida Gar’s time to shine!
On Day 3 of #25DaysofFishmas, we head down to the Sunshine State to find the Florida gar (Lepisosteus platyrhincus), an ancient-looking fish whose appearance hasn’t changed much since the Mesozoic
December 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
It’s time to hang up the holiday GAR-land 🎄
Move over Florida Man, it’s Florida Gar’s time to shine!
On Day 3 of #25DaysofFishmas, we head down to the Sunshine State to find the Florida gar (Lepisosteus platyrhincus), an ancient-looking fish whose appearance hasn’t changed much since the Mesozoic
Move over Florida Man, it’s Florida Gar’s time to shine!
On Day 3 of #25DaysofFishmas, we head down to the Sunshine State to find the Florida gar (Lepisosteus platyrhincus), an ancient-looking fish whose appearance hasn’t changed much since the Mesozoic
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Blueberry species (genus Vaccinium) circled the Northern Hemisphere to travel from North America to Hawai'i— and then closed the loop to hybridize with a North American species 🌿
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December 2, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Blueberry species (genus Vaccinium) circled the Northern Hemisphere to travel from North America to Hawai'i— and then closed the loop to hybridize with a North American species 🌿
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I named my fists AUG and UGA because one starts it and the other finishes it.
I named my fists Master and Commander, because together they’re gonna send you to the far side of the world.
I named my fists Pride and Prejudice, because it is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of two fists must be in want of whupping ass
December 1, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I named my fists AUG and UGA because one starts it and the other finishes it.
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The Christmas darter isn't the only darter in the holiday spirit! Other seasonally-appropriate darter species include the candy darter (Etheostoma osburni), lollipop darter (E. neopterum), Halloween darter (Percina crypta), and, of course, the holiday darter (E. brevirostrum) #25DaysofFishmas
December 1, 2025 at 2:20 PM
The Christmas darter isn't the only darter in the holiday spirit! Other seasonally-appropriate darter species include the candy darter (Etheostoma osburni), lollipop darter (E. neopterum), Halloween darter (Percina crypta), and, of course, the holiday darter (E. brevirostrum) #25DaysofFishmas