Welcome to the

Fish & Functions Lab

Dr. Simon J. Brandl

Located at the University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute (January 2021)

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OVERVIEW

We study the ecology, evolution, and functional role of fishes, predominantly small, bottom-dwelling “cryptos” (short for cryptobenthic fishes). These fishes, such as gobies, blennies, triplefins, cardinalfishes, are extremely abundant in tropical coastal ecosystems worldwide and account for almost 1/10 of all vertebrate diversity on Earth.

 
 
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