Bio

Bio

My lab uses a combination of genomics and data from natural history collections to understand the biodiversity of fishes. We are based at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Science’s Research Laboratory.

For more information about my lab, visit ncfishlab.org!

 

Publications

• Carolina Redhorse—a new species of Moxostoma (Cypriniformes: Catostomidae) from North Carolina and South Carolina, USA , Zootaxa (2026)
• Ecological axes of skull diversification in a massive vertebrate radiation , bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2026)
• Ichthyofaunal diversity of the C anje R iver ( G uyana): A distinctive lowland fauna between the B erbice and C orentyne R ivers, supported by a DNA barcode repository , Journal of Fish Biology (2026)
• Phylogenomics, Biogeography, and a New Family-level Classification of Silversides, Rainbowfishes, and Allies (Teleostei: Atheriniformes) , bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2026)
• The convergent evolution of the pelvic suction cup: A unique key innovation in spiny-finned fishes , Science Advances (2026)
• Ecological interactions and genomic innovation fueled the evolution of ray-finned fish endothermy , Science Advances (2025)
• New Drainage Records and Revised Ranges for Sympatric Pirate Perch Species in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia , Southeastern Fishes Council Proceedings (2025)
• Phylogenomic resolution of lampreys reveals the recent evolution of an ancient vertebrate lineage , Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences (2025)
• Phylogenomic and comparative genomic analyses support a single evolutionary origin of flatfish asymmetry , Nature Genetics (2024)
• Concordance and Discordance in the Phylogenomics of the Wrasses and Parrotfishes (Teleostei: Labridae) , Systematic Biology (2022)

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