Hey there! I just heard about this organization from my friend James Wiseman, who will be talking during the next meeting in Port Aransas, so I decided to join.

I am an avid aquarist (had tanks since I was a kid), and currently have a nano (30g) reef tank stocked with a few things that I got from Brad Gemmel (GC Reef). I am also a marine biology professor at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute (Port Aransas). My main areas of research are the evolution, ecology and taxonomy of coral reef fishes. I've recently described a couple of new species of reef fish that are relatively common in the aquarium trade:

Halichoeres claudia


Chaetodontoplus poliourus


Underwater photography is also something I love doing, and since I travel a lot, I accumulated a huge library. I posted some of my most interesting reef fish photos here:

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1726576

For more details on my academic work, and PDF copies of my papers (including the two species descriptions above), you can access my website:

http://www.luizrocha.com/academic/

I will stop by to say hi and get a membership during James' talk next weekend.

Cheers,

Luiz