- Associate Professor, Ecology and Conservation Biology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
The central goal of the TAMU Systematic Ichthyology Laboratory is to document the taxonomic, anatomical, ontogenetic, and genetic diversity of teleost fishes. Teleost fishes are without-a-doubt the most successful group of fishes (and probably vertebrates) on the planet currently and have colonized almost all available aquatic habitats (and even some terrestrial habitats). The morphological diversity of teleosts is unparalleled by any other group of vertebrates, ranging in size from tiny 7mm long minnows to 10meter long oar fish, and in shape from ribbon-like eels to globe-like pufferfishes. We investigate this diversity not only to further our understanding of vertebrate anatomy in general but also to discover novel characters to advance our understanding of the phylogenetic relationships of select groups of teleost fishes. Our investigations frequently lead to the discovery of previously unrecognized taxonomic diversity and one of the broader aims of the TAMU Systematic Ichthyology Laboratory is to document this diversity through the description of new species.
Academic Articles97
- CONWAY, K. W., MOORE, G. I., & SUMMERS, A. P. (2024). A new genus and four new species of seagrass-specialist clingfishes (Teleostei: Gobiesocidae) from temperate southern Australia. Zootaxa. 5552(1), 1-66.
- Dye, K. R., Fields, A. T., Bean, M. G., Robertson, S. M., Hollenbeck, C. M., Conway, K. W., & Portnoy, D. S. (2024). Assessment of genomic diversity within and between two cryptic shiners, the West Texas shiner (Notropis megalops) and the Texas shiner (Notropis amabilis).. Journal of Fish Biology.
- Jones, A. E., Maia, A., Conway, K. W., & Webb, J. F. (2024). The Silverjaw Minnow, Ericymba buccata: An Extraordinary Lateral Line System and its Contribution to Prey Detection.. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 64(2), 459-479.
- Campbell, M. A., Habibi, E., Auringer, G., Stephens, M., Rodzen, J., Conway, K. W., & Finger, A. J. (2023). Molecular Systematics of Redband Trout from Genome-Wide DNA Sequencing Substantiates the Description of a New Taxon (Salmonidae: Oncorhynchus mykiss calisulat) from the McCloud River.. Zootaxa. 5254(1), 1-29.
- Fujiwara, K., Conway, K. W., Summers, A. P., & Motomura, H. (2022). Rediagnosis of the monotypic genus Lepadicyathus Prokofiev 2005 (Gobiesocidae: Diademichthyinae) and redescription of Lepadicyathus minor (Briggs 1955), new combination. Ichthyological Research. 69(4), 489-504.
Chapters1
- Lujan, N. K., & Conway, K. W. (2015). Life in the Fast Lane: A Review of Rheophily in Freshwater Fishes. Extremophile Fishes. 107-136. Springer Nature.
Conference Papers6
- Huie, J. M., Hall, K. C., Summers, A. P., & Conway, K. W. (2021). Stick with it: convergent evolution of eco-morphotypes in clingfishes. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 61, E399-E399.
- Jones, A. E., Conway, K. W., & Webb, J. W. (2021). The best of both worlds: regional specialization in the mechanosensory system of the silverjaw minnow, Ericymba buccata. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 61, E428-E428.
- Summers, A. P., Trnski, T., Hannam, S., & Conway, K. W. (2020). A diversity of fishes that suck - New Zealand edition. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 60, E227-E227.
- Webb, J. F., Molnar, E. J., Nickles, K. R., Jones, A. E., Conway, K. W., & Mchenry, M. J. (2020). How to Distinguish Pattern from Chaos: Superficial Neuromasts of the Mechanosensory Lateral Line System in Fishes. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 60, E248-E248.
- Kubicek, K. M., Britz, R., & Conway, K. W. (2020). Ontogeny of the Pectoral-fin Radials in Catfishes. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 60, E361-E361.
Principal Investigator4
Co-Principal Investigator1
- Dean's Outstanding Achievement Award for Early Career Research conferred by Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States) - College of Agriculture and Life Sciences 2015
- ECCB285 Directed Studies Instructor
- ECCB302 Diversity & Evolution Of Verts Instructor
- ECCB311 Ichthyology Instructor
- ECCB314 Down Rvr Biol Gulf Coast Fish Instructor
- ECCB484 Internship Instructor
- King, Cragen Danielle (2017-12). Molecular Phylogenetic Investigation of the Clingfishes (Teleostei: Gobiesocidae). (Master's Thesis)
- Tsakiris, Eric Theodore (2016-04). Conservation and Management of Freshwater Mussels (Bivalvia: Unionidae): Reproduction, Non-Invasive Techniques and Relocation. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Echo-Hawk, Patricia Diana (2015-11). Performance of Different Diet Types on Larval Rearing of the Threatened Devils River Minnow (Dionda Diaboli). (Master's Thesis)
- Bertrand, Nicholas Gilbert (2014-12). Distribution and Evolution of Heterodonty in the Ray-finned Fishes (Actinonpterygii). (Master's Thesis)
