#cavefish — Public Fediverse posts
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Underground #evolution: Study reveals how new #cavefish species emerged https://news.yale.edu/2026/05/21/underground-evolution-study-reveals-how-new-cavefish-species-emerged
Aquifer-mediated #speciation in cave-adapted fishes https://academic.oup.com/iob/advance-article/doi/10.1093/iob/obag021/8684975
"three species of Southern cavefish evolved from a common ancestor that had adapted to life #underground and dispersed through aquifers in soluble #subterranean rock formations. It provides the best evidence to date that speciation can occur in species adapted to only survive in subterranean ecosystems."
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Underground #evolution: Study reveals how new #cavefish species emerged https://news.yale.edu/2026/05/21/underground-evolution-study-reveals-how-new-cavefish-species-emerged
Aquifer-mediated #speciation in cave-adapted fishes https://academic.oup.com/iob/advance-article/doi/10.1093/iob/obag021/8684975
"three species of Southern cavefish evolved from a common ancestor that had adapted to life #underground and dispersed through aquifers in soluble #subterranean rock formations. It provides the best evidence to date that speciation can occur in species adapted to only survive in subterranean ecosystems."
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Underground #evolution: Study reveals how new #cavefish species emerged https://news.yale.edu/2026/05/21/underground-evolution-study-reveals-how-new-cavefish-species-emerged
Aquifer-mediated #speciation in cave-adapted fishes https://academic.oup.com/iob/advance-article/doi/10.1093/iob/obag021/8684975
"three species of Southern cavefish evolved from a common ancestor that had adapted to life #underground and dispersed through aquifers in soluble #subterranean rock formations. It provides the best evidence to date that speciation can occur in species adapted to only survive in subterranean ecosystems."
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Underground #evolution: Study reveals how new #cavefish species emerged https://news.yale.edu/2026/05/21/underground-evolution-study-reveals-how-new-cavefish-species-emerged
Aquifer-mediated #speciation in cave-adapted fishes https://academic.oup.com/iob/advance-article/doi/10.1093/iob/obag021/8684975
"three species of Southern cavefish evolved from a common ancestor that had adapted to life #underground and dispersed through aquifers in soluble #subterranean rock formations. It provides the best evidence to date that speciation can occur in species adapted to only survive in subterranean ecosystems."
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Time for a new poll!
What does Zero want to eat?
https://cloud.disroot.org/apps/forms/s/ae9pkmoy5xBD95xsTy2DM3z2
#PandorasTale #PandorasTaleWiki #Cavefish #EatTheRich #ZeroAngiers -
Time for a new poll!
What does Zero want to eat?
https://cloud.disroot.org/apps/forms/s/ae9pkmoy5xBD95xsTy2DM3z2
#PandorasTale #PandorasTaleWiki #Cavefish #EatTheRich #ZeroAngiers -
Time for a new poll!
What does Zero want to eat?
https://cloud.disroot.org/apps/forms/s/ae9pkmoy5xBD95xsTy2DM3z2
#PandorasTale #PandorasTaleWiki #Cavefish #EatTheRich #ZeroAngiers -
Time for a new poll!
What does Zero want to eat?
https://cloud.disroot.org/apps/forms/s/ae9pkmoy5xBD95xsTy2DM3z2
#PandorasTale #PandorasTaleWiki #Cavefish #EatTheRich #ZeroAngiers -
Time for a new poll!
What does Zero want to eat?
https://cloud.disroot.org/apps/forms/s/ae9pkmoy5xBD95xsTy2DM3z2
#PandorasTale #PandorasTaleWiki #Cavefish #EatTheRich #ZeroAngiers -
How the #cavefish lost its #eyes—again and again
Time and again, whenever a population was swept into a cave and survived long enough for natural selection to have its way, the eyes disappeared. It has become increasingly clear that they haven’t just lost sight but also gained many adaptations that help them to thrive in their #cave environment
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/08/how-the-cavefish-lost-its-eyes-again-and-again/ -
How the #cavefish lost its #eyes—again and again
Time and again, whenever a population was swept into a cave and survived long enough for natural selection to have its way, the eyes disappeared. It has become increasingly clear that they haven’t just lost sight but also gained many adaptations that help them to thrive in their #cave environment
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/08/how-the-cavefish-lost-its-eyes-again-and-again/ -
How the #cavefish lost its #eyes—again and again
Time and again, whenever a population was swept into a cave and survived long enough for natural selection to have its way, the eyes disappeared. It has become increasingly clear that they haven’t just lost sight but also gained many adaptations that help them to thrive in their #cave environment
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/08/how-the-cavefish-lost-its-eyes-again-and-again/ -
How the #cavefish lost its #eyes—again and again
Time and again, whenever a population was swept into a cave and survived long enough for natural selection to have its way, the eyes disappeared. It has become increasingly clear that they haven’t just lost sight but also gained many adaptations that help them to thrive in their #cave environment
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/08/how-the-cavefish-lost-its-eyes-again-and-again/ -
How the #cavefish lost its #eyes—again and again
Time and again, whenever a population was swept into a cave and survived long enough for natural selection to have its way, the eyes disappeared. It has become increasingly clear that they haven’t just lost sight but also gained many adaptations that help them to thrive in their #cave environment
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/08/how-the-cavefish-lost-its-eyes-again-and-again/ -
#CaveFish Adolescence Means Sprouting Taste Buds in Weird Places
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/cave-fish-adolescence-means-sprouting-taste-buds-in-weird-places/The spatiotemporal and genetic architecture of extraoral taste buds in #Astyanax cavefish https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-024-06635-2
"In eastern #Mexico’s underground caverns, a blind #fish undergoes a peculiar adolescence: as it approaches maturity, #TasteBuds begin to sprout under its chin and on top of its head, creeping toward its back... they might be helping the fish detect bat droppings in the utterly dark #caves"
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#CaveFish Adolescence Means Sprouting Taste Buds in Weird Places
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/cave-fish-adolescence-means-sprouting-taste-buds-in-weird-places/The spatiotemporal and genetic architecture of extraoral taste buds in #Astyanax cavefish https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-024-06635-2
"In eastern #Mexico’s underground caverns, a blind #fish undergoes a peculiar adolescence: as it approaches maturity, #TasteBuds begin to sprout under its chin and on top of its head, creeping toward its back... they might be helping the fish detect bat droppings in the utterly dark #caves"
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#CaveFish Adolescence Means Sprouting Taste Buds in Weird Places
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/cave-fish-adolescence-means-sprouting-taste-buds-in-weird-places/The spatiotemporal and genetic architecture of extraoral taste buds in #Astyanax cavefish https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-024-06635-2
"In eastern #Mexico’s underground caverns, a blind #fish undergoes a peculiar adolescence: as it approaches maturity, #TasteBuds begin to sprout under its chin and on top of its head, creeping toward its back... they might be helping the fish detect bat droppings in the utterly dark #caves"
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#CaveFish Adolescence Means Sprouting Taste Buds in Weird Places
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/cave-fish-adolescence-means-sprouting-taste-buds-in-weird-places/The spatiotemporal and genetic architecture of extraoral taste buds in #Astyanax cavefish https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-024-06635-2
"In eastern #Mexico’s underground caverns, a blind #fish undergoes a peculiar adolescence: as it approaches maturity, #TasteBuds begin to sprout under its chin and on top of its head, creeping toward its back... they might be helping the fish detect bat droppings in the utterly dark #caves"
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#CaveFish Adolescence Means Sprouting Taste Buds in Weird Places
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/cave-fish-adolescence-means-sprouting-taste-buds-in-weird-places/The spatiotemporal and genetic architecture of extraoral taste buds in #Astyanax cavefish https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-024-06635-2
"In eastern #Mexico’s underground caverns, a blind #fish undergoes a peculiar adolescence: as it approaches maturity, #TasteBuds begin to sprout under its chin and on top of its head, creeping toward its back... they might be helping the fish detect bat droppings in the utterly dark #caves"
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Blind #cavefish have extraordinary #taste buds that increase with age, research reveals.
#olfaction #sensing #genomics #Astyanax
https://phys.org/news/2024-08-cavefish-extraordinary-buds-age-reveals.html
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Blind #cavefish have extraordinary #taste buds that increase with age, research reveals.
#olfaction #sensing #genomics #Astyanax
https://phys.org/news/2024-08-cavefish-extraordinary-buds-age-reveals.html
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Blind #cavefish have extraordinary #taste buds that increase with age, research reveals.
#olfaction #sensing #genomics #Astyanax
https://phys.org/news/2024-08-cavefish-extraordinary-buds-age-reveals.html
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Blind #cavefish have extraordinary #taste buds that increase with age, research reveals.
#olfaction #sensing #genomics #Astyanax
https://phys.org/news/2024-08-cavefish-extraordinary-buds-age-reveals.html
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Blind #cavefish have extraordinary #taste buds that increase with age, research reveals.
#olfaction #sensing #genomics #Astyanax
https://phys.org/news/2024-08-cavefish-extraordinary-buds-age-reveals.html
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Meet #Neolissochilus pnar, World’s Largest Cavefish https://www.sci.news/biology/neolissochilus-pnar-11638.html
The world’s largest #cave #fish from #Meghalaya, Northeast #India, is a new species, Neolissochilus pnar (#Cyprinidae, Torinae) https://vertebrate-zoology.arphahub.com/article/101011/
Stories of a white #cavefish from Meghalaya have been documented for 100 years. Only in the 1990s, a large, pale, cyprinid fish was observed, individuals of which were eventually photographed and collected in 2019, and made available for detailed scientific studies.
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Meet #Neolissochilus pnar, World’s Largest Cavefish https://www.sci.news/biology/neolissochilus-pnar-11638.html
The world’s largest #cave #fish from #Meghalaya, Northeast #India, is a new species, Neolissochilus pnar (#Cyprinidae, Torinae) https://vertebrate-zoology.arphahub.com/article/101011/
Stories of a white #cavefish from Meghalaya have been documented for 100 years. Only in the 1990s, a large, pale, cyprinid fish was observed, individuals of which were eventually photographed and collected in 2019, and made available for detailed scientific studies.
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Meet #Neolissochilus pnar, World’s Largest Cavefish https://www.sci.news/biology/neolissochilus-pnar-11638.html
The world’s largest #cave #fish from #Meghalaya, Northeast #India, is a new species, Neolissochilus pnar (#Cyprinidae, Torinae) https://vertebrate-zoology.arphahub.com/article/101011/
Stories of a white #cavefish from Meghalaya have been documented for 100 years. Only in the 1990s, a large, pale, cyprinid fish was observed, individuals of which were eventually photographed and collected in 2019, and made available for detailed scientific studies.
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Meet #Neolissochilus pnar, World’s Largest Cavefish https://www.sci.news/biology/neolissochilus-pnar-11638.html
The world’s largest #cave #fish from #Meghalaya, Northeast #India, is a new species, Neolissochilus pnar (#Cyprinidae, Torinae) https://vertebrate-zoology.arphahub.com/article/101011/
Stories of a white #cavefish from Meghalaya have been documented for 100 years. Only in the 1990s, a large, pale, cyprinid fish was observed, individuals of which were eventually photographed and collected in 2019, and made available for detailed scientific studies.
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Meet #Neolissochilus pnar, World’s Largest Cavefish https://www.sci.news/biology/neolissochilus-pnar-11638.html
The world’s largest #cave #fish from #Meghalaya, Northeast #India, is a new species, Neolissochilus pnar (#Cyprinidae, Torinae) https://vertebrate-zoology.arphahub.com/article/101011/
Stories of a white #cavefish from Meghalaya have been documented for 100 years. Only in the 1990s, a large, pale, cyprinid fish was observed, individuals of which were eventually photographed and collected in 2019, and made available for detailed scientific studies.
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"Stay-at-home orders issued at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic ushered the hoarding of food and surges in digital entertainment subscriptions, restaurant take-out and delivery services—a perfect storm for a collective #CouchPotato phenomenon. Now, researchers have discovered what prolonged physical inactivity may mean for humans many thousands of years down the road by studying #cavefish.
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-scientists-cavefish-metabolism-evolutionary-basis.html
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"Stay-at-home orders issued at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic ushered the hoarding of food and surges in digital entertainment subscriptions, restaurant take-out and delivery services—a perfect storm for a collective #CouchPotato phenomenon. Now, researchers have discovered what prolonged physical inactivity may mean for humans many thousands of years down the road by studying #cavefish.
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-scientists-cavefish-metabolism-evolutionary-basis.html
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"Stay-at-home orders issued at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic ushered the hoarding of food and surges in digital entertainment subscriptions, restaurant take-out and delivery services—a perfect storm for a collective #CouchPotato phenomenon. Now, researchers have discovered what prolonged physical inactivity may mean for humans many thousands of years down the road by studying #cavefish.
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-scientists-cavefish-metabolism-evolutionary-basis.html
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"Stay-at-home orders issued at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic ushered the hoarding of food and surges in digital entertainment subscriptions, restaurant take-out and delivery services—a perfect storm for a collective #CouchPotato phenomenon. Now, researchers have discovered what prolonged physical inactivity may mean for humans many thousands of years down the road by studying #cavefish.
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-scientists-cavefish-metabolism-evolutionary-basis.html
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Selection-driven trait loss in independently evolved cavefish populations.
Looks like a really neat paper. Not sure if any of the authors are on here, but congrats!
#adaptation #CaveFish #convergence