Melanie Stiassny
Ichthyologist
Playlists
All Videos (26)
- What I Do
- What is Ichthyology
- What is Taxonomy
- My Job as a Curator
- Great Part
- Finding New Species
- Fish Named After Me
- On the Colbert Report
- Challenges
- Education
- How Many Fishes
- Endangered Fish
- Favorite Subjects
- Cichlids
- Goals
- Heroes
- Skills From Childhood
- Family Support
- The Most Beautiful Place on Earth: The Lower Congo River
- All Things on Earth
- Staying Motivated
- Overcoming Obstacles
- Did it Anyway
- Educate Yourself About Conservation
- Advice
- Bonus: TEDxBroadStreetNY - Learning from Ancient Fish
Bio
Watch Melanie Stiassny, Ph.D., ichthyologist and Axelrod Research Curator for the American Museum of Natural History, describe the spectacular beauty and evolutionary significance of the Lower Congo River basin where she discovers and scientifically classifies "new" species of fish. Her colleagues have even named several fish after her. Her favorite fish are from the intelligent and colorful cichlid family which sometimes protect their babies by holding them in their mouths.
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