Category Archives: high speed video

Some new videos, the Fingered Dragonet

Posted on November 30, 2011 by oufieroc

It’s been a while since we had a new video to post, and this will be a quick one, but it is a pretty interesting fish. We recently got some new fish in the lab, including some dragonets from the … Continue reading →

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Red lionfish: stunning and invasive

Posted on September 23, 2011 by oufieroc

This week’s blog focuses on one of the most well recognized marine fish. Not Nemo, but the lionfish, specifically the red lionfish (Pterois volitans). Lionfish belong to the Scorpaenidae family, which includes rockfishes and Scorpionfishes. This particular species is native … Continue reading →

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By any other name

Posted on September 9, 2011 by sticklematt

We’ve had some great posts on Fishbase and fish eyes recently, thanks to Carl and Lars. Most of the lab is working on abstracts for SICB 2012, so let’s get back to some fish videos. This week’s contender is Petenia … Continue reading →

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Where do they get all those wonderful videos?

Posted on August 12, 2011 by oufieroc

This blog is also posted on my personal blog. I joined the Wainwright lab in October of last year. While I had experience with swimming fish, including high-speed video analyses, I had not done any filming of fish feeding. At … Continue reading →

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Stickleback attack (part 1)

Posted on July 29, 2011 by sticklematt

Since our last video posting, many of the videos on our lab’s Youtube channel have gone viral. As of this blog post, the video of Inermia vitatta has accrued over 120,000 hits and has been featured on TV programs and … Continue reading →

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Inermia vittata: Camera Debut

Posted on July 15, 2011 by fullerpatrick

Below is one of the first ever recorded high-speed video sequences of Inermia vittata, a zooplanktivore from the tropical western Atlantic.  We are using its first live appearance in the lab to see how the feeding kinematics of Inermia compare with that of other … Continue reading →

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Is this fish crazy?

Posted on June 10, 2011 by oufieroc

This post is cross-posted with my personal website’s Blog. We recently got some new fish in the lab, Butis butis, commonly called the crazy fish or Duckbill Sleeper. This is a fresh water fish, originating from East Africa to Fiji and … Continue reading →

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