Ben Frable

@Frable

Ichthyologist | Collection Manager of Fishes at Scripps Institution of Oceanography | Marine Fishes Editor at Zootaxa | Natural historian | Beer and bike lover

San Diego, CA
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Joined March 2008
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  1. May 6

    Slowly acquiring the entire Kaiyodo Deep Sea Odyssey figure set… new addition Gigantura! The telescopefish!

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  2. May 2

    Ever wanted to see me give a 45-minute lecture on ? Well, now you can! My Jeff Graham Perspectives on Ocean Science Lecture is now on youtube: Probably my favorite group to talk about

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  3. Apr 25

    Got to give a collection tour to San Diego Councilmember last week!

    A passionate team of scientists at maintains a globally renowned library of over 2 million preserved samples dating back to the 1880s. Their work provides fish samples for scientists around the world to analyze including samples from our own San Diego beaches.
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  4. Apr 19

    Last night, we were woken up the the sounds of Ziggy's outdoor squeaky ball outside our bedroom window. But Ziggy was in his bed. A bit unnerved, we peeked outside and it turns out a possum was playing with or trying to eat it. So scary to so cute. Ziggy for reference

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  5. Apr 19

    With Bill Ludt from who refuses to get a Twitter

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    Apr 18

    As we continue our journey to appreciate & understand , we’d like to thank our friends at and for helping to bring this fascinating fish to light! 🐟 This episode also covers what to do if you find this treasure on the beach 🏖

    A black fish with a lure on its head
    More like a soccer ball ⚽ than 🏈, this fish is built for the deep. She even comes with her own fishing rod and lure! 🎣 Dig deep into the secretive life of the Pacific Footballfish: … 📷 Ben Frable
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  7. Apr 19

    So honored to done the Fish of the a Week podcast and to have my photo on the page!!

    A black fish with a lure on its head
    More like a soccer ball ⚽ than 🏈, this fish is built for the deep. She even comes with her own fishing rod and lure! 🎣 Dig deep into the secretive life of the Pacific Footballfish: … 📷 Ben Frable
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    Apr 18

    She’s beautifully-built for life in the deep (including her own fishing pole and lure): 📷 Pacific Footballfish by

    A round black fish with a lure off her head
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    Apr 13

    A recently washed up on a beach 60 miles north of San Francisco. It was photographed before being helped back into the water.🌊🐟 Scripps' & other experts spoke to about the sighting & what we can learn from these fish.

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    Apr 13

    Had a great time working in the fish collection at Scripps Institution of Oceanography for a couple days this week. Many thanks to for the hospitality! Here's a ridiculously cool cleared and stained Idiacanthus I examined while there.

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  11. Apr 12

    Amazing score online via the Friends of the Sacramento Public Library! Never thought I’d be able to get a copy of this

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  12. Apr 12

    Great to be briefly mentioned in this article with some heavy hitters: and

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  13. Apr 8

    Hi all, I will be visiting Australia and for the last two weeks of May! I will be around Sydney but probably also Melbourne and Cairns. I have never been (except layovers) so am very excited! Australian I want meet you IRL and dive/snorkel/hike/bike!

    I’m so excited to announce that longtime collaborator, friend, and wanna be labrid taxonomist will make his Australian debut this May! He will be staying with me (RIP). He has a long list of demands (see below) that I will try to satisfy. DM if u wanna come hang with us!
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  14. Apr 8

    Four year anniversary of someone sending me this meme...still absolute fire

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    Apr 4

    Super fascinating talk about the Pacific Footballfish 🏈🐟 and its anglerfish family with and Bill Ludt . Episode airs later this month! 🎣

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    Apr 2

    Nestled appropriately in 's 'Oddities' exhibit, a Pacific is now on display through April 24. "Giving people the opportunity to see it in person, in front of them, I think is really valuable," Scripps' Ben told .

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  17. Apr 1

    Great find! Plenty of “field” work to be done right in collections. More evidence that cigarfishes- Cubiceps get huge! What’re they up to out there????

    Check out this Cubiceps, Ben . Kate and I were checking some tank specimens and we came across with this huge specimen, 1070mm TL preserved. Record of largest nomeid is still yours (for those who want to check this out, it is here )
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    Mar 31

    You do genomics? Name every gene

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  19. Mar 31

    Was looking for videos of live ceratioid anglerfishes and came across this..... UMMMMMMMM

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  20. Mar 30

    Haha somehow missed this- a little spot about the exhibit and Oddities!

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