In today's episode,, "Fish Evolution," the crew chats about fish evolution with Dr. Kory Evans, Ichthyologist and professor of biosciences at Rice University in Texas! If you want to learn about the skull shapes of fish and how they evolved, Kory is the guy for you. We talk about evolution of electric fishes, the crazy second jaws of parrotfish and how flatfish (flounder, sole, halibut etc) start out looking like most other baby fish until one eye begins to migrate. We also talk about his Wired Tech Support video where he answers fish questions from Twitter!
This podcast is brought to you by the ladyfish or Elops saurus. This silvery, slender fish is known to inhabit the Atlantic Ocean. The next time someone says to you, “please act more ladylike”, inform them of Elops saurus and tell them you'd be happy to tolerate a wide range of salinities, grow small sharp teeth and grow no more than 3 feet in length. If they stare at you blankly, make like a ladyfish and swim away.
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