Paulo Presti

The secret in their eyes: A review of the recessus orbitalis, a unique structure of flatfishes The recessus orbitalis is an organ responsible for projecting the eyeball above the level of the head and is uniquely present in flatfishes. The organ consists of two interconnected chambers filled w...

New paper on the ability of flatfishes to project their eyes.

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Tetra neon (Paracheirodon axelrodi) em lápis de cor

These Fish Transformed Their Dorsal Fins Into Taste Buds From tasting to hunting to hitching a ride, some fins have evolved for a variety of uses beyond swimming

Matéria sobre o meu artigo que fala do linguado Oncopterus darwinii e a sua nadadeira dorsal que sente gosto!

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Matéria feita para a @smithsonianmag.bsky.social

Thanks, Bill!!

The gustatory stalk of the Remo flounder exemplifies how complex evolutionary novelties may arise - Scientific Reports Scientific Reports - The gustatory stalk of the Remo flounder exemplifies how complex evolutionary novelties may arise

So happy to share the first paper from my PhD!!

New findings on the dorsal fin of the Remo flounder show how evolution can deeply remodel body parts. It has the first dorsal-fin ray modified into a probe that is capable of tasting buried prey in the seabed

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