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𝐌𝐒𝐔-𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐰𝐢 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐲 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐂𝐨-𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫 — 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝

Mindanao State University – Marawi continues to strengthen its presence in the field of marine biodiversity research as its faculty members co-author another international publication that unveils a 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝, Mindanao.

The paper, titled “𝘈 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘥 𝘈𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘶𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘢 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘱. 𝘯. (𝘊𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘢: 𝘐𝘴𝘰𝘱𝘰𝘥𝘢: 𝘈𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢) 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘊𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘯 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴”, was recently published in the 𝙎𝙘𝙤𝙥𝙪𝙨-𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙭𝙚𝙙 𝙅𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙃𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 under Taylor & Francis Publications.

The study describes 𝘼𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙪𝙨𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙝𝙪𝙧𝙖 𝙘𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙜𝙪𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙨 𝘀𝗽. 𝗻., a new anthurid isopod collected from the shallow waters of 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝, representing the 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐬 𝘼𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙪𝙨𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙝𝙪𝙧𝙖 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬. This discovery also marks the 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐝 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 in the country, alongside 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘢 𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘺𝘪 and 𝘚𝘵𝘺𝘨𝘰𝘤𝘺𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘢 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢.

Morphologically, 𝘈. 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴 resembles other species within the genus but can be distinguished by its unique pigmentation pattern and specific structural features of its pereopod, telson, and mandibular palp. The study also reports partial 18S and 28S rRNA gene sequences obtained from the holotype specimen, adding valuable molecular data to the taxonomy of the group.

This research was conducted through a collaboration between 𝐇𝐨𝐤𝐤𝐚𝐢𝐝𝐨 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐲𝐮𝐤𝐲𝐮𝐬, and 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐨 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 – 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐬 (𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐰𝐢) under the project “𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐚𝐱𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 (𝐒𝐓𝐌𝐈𝐏)”, led by 𝐃𝐫. 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐂. 𝐀𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐨 as principal investigator. The STMIP project aims to explore, describe, and document underexplored marine invertebrate species across the Philippine archipelago.

Among the authors are 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐆. 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐨𝐬 of the 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 (𝐂𝐅𝐀𝐒), 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐭. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞 𝐏. 𝐀𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐲 and 𝐌𝐬. 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐞 𝐃. 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐝𝐞 of the 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬, who actively contribute to advancing taxonomic and biodiversity research in Mindanao.

The lead author, 𝐌𝐫. 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐤𝐢 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐤𝐢, 𝐌.𝐒𝐜., an anthuroidean taxonomist and doctoral student at Hokkaido University, was also recognized for his exemplary taxonomic work. The research team expressed its gratitude to the 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐧 for supporting the study. In honor of its origin, the new species was named 𝘼𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙪𝙨𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙝𝙪𝙧𝙖 𝙘𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙜𝙪𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙨 after Camiguin Island.

Congratulations to the entire PNR Plus research team for this outstanding scientific contribution!

02/11/2025

𝙈𝙎𝙐-𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙬𝙞 𝙁𝙖𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙮 𝙈𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙋𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙝 𝘼𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙋𝙖𝙥𝙚𝙧 — 𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙤!

Mindanao State University – Marawi celebrates another scientific milestone as its faculty members published a research paper in the 𝙎𝙘𝙤𝙥𝙪𝙨-𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙭𝙚𝙙 𝙟𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝘽𝙞𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙮 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝. The study, titled “𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘶𝘴 𝘉𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘋𝘪𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨, 1850 (𝘗𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘢: 𝘝𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘦) 𝘪𝘯 𝘑𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘹𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘴”, is part of the project “𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐚𝐱𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 (𝐒𝐓𝐌𝐈𝐏)” led by 𝐃𝐫. 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐂. 𝐀𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐨 of 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬.

Among the authors are 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐆. 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐨𝐬 of the 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 (𝐂𝐅𝐀𝐒), 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐭. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞 𝐏. 𝐀𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐲 and 𝐌𝐬. 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐞 𝐃. 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐝𝐞 of the 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬, together with researchers from 𝐌𝐒𝐔-𝐍𝐚𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐧, 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐚 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲, and 𝐇𝐨𝐤𝐤𝐚𝐢𝐝𝐨 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 (𝐉𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐧).

The publication highlights the discovery of 𝘽𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙤𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙪𝙨 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙤𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙨 𝐀𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐨 & 𝐊𝐚𝐣𝐢𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐬𝐩. 𝐧𝐨𝐯., the 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐛𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐨, found in Misamis Oriental and Surigao del Sur. Another new species, 𝘽𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙤𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙪𝙨 𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙖𝙗𝙖𝙚 𝐀𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐨 & 𝐊𝐚𝐣𝐢𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐬𝐩. 𝐧𝐨𝐯., was also described from Kanagawa, Japan.

This new publication reaffirms MSU-Marawi’s commitment to advancing marine biodiversity and taxonomic research in the Philippines.

Congratulations to the entire PNR Plus research team for this outstanding scientific contribution!

31/10/2025

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐈 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝𝐧'𝐭 𝐆𝐨 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞

When the news about the long weekend reached us, every student around me was ecstatic about finally having time to rest and to catch up with their loved ones. The sky was clear that day, it was just as happy as the people around me, contrary to what I have felt. I wanted to smile, to join the small bursts of joy echoing in the hallway, but no matter how hard I tried to plaster a smile on my face, the disappointment from the message I received earlier this morning sat in a quiet corner of my heart.

“Nak, dili lang sa ka mag uli karun ha? Wala mi ika-padala nga plete sa imoha, wala pud mi makaon diri.”

I stared at it for a long time, the words sinking in slow and in heavy layers. My dorm room felt smaller after that, as if the air itself had folded inward. Everyone was busy packing, laughing, and planning their trips home. I folded nothing. I had nowhere to go but here.

My heart ached for the thought of my mother’s tired hands, my father’s back aching, bent over while plowing the fields all day and still unable to bring home enough pennies to feed our family, to send me home. I have thought of the empty table in front of my siblings, their churning stomachs. Being poor is such a harrowing feeling, it’s like watching the world continue to move while you stay still and stucked. It feels like running continuously despite the exhaustion and yet you’re still five steps behind. Living in poverty is a weight the world doesn't see, but you feel it pressed upon your shoulder, like a burden you couldn't put down. It is the sound of your own silence in a room full of joy, the ache of wanting to go home but knowing you cannot.

To be poor is to be in motion for all your life and yet still feel unmoving, it means paying a heavy price for your dreams.

This was mine. To dream meant to endure, To endure meant to stay even if it meant being alone, away from my family, with barely enough to fill my stomach.

I may not be able to come home this semester, my heart may sink with the weight of the sadness I carry, but my dreams are enough for me to continue. Once I graduate things will change, the tables will turn but for now the best I could do is to hold on. Life gets better.

“Pasensya kaayo, anak ha. Pobre jud imong ginikanan,” says another message from my Mother.

“Okay ra, Ma. Nakasabot ra ko. Maningkamot ko diri para sa inyo ni papa.”

I wiped the tears that escaped my eyes with a silent promise — our lives won't always be this way, every sacrifice will be worth it.

Someday, when I finally return home, I will bring with me more than just my diploma. I will bring the proof that all this enduring was never in vain.

LITERARY | Crizza Dablio
ILLUS | Elwynnah Gongob

31/10/2025

Happy Birthday to our dynamic leader, Dean Ma-ann M. Camarin!

Your dedication, vision, and passion continue to inspire the CFAS family toward excellence and growth. Wishing you more success, good health, and happiness in the years ahead!

30/10/2025

𝐅𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄 | 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐏𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐓!

The Biology Department proudly congratulates 𝐃𝐫. 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐀𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐨, 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞 𝐀𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐲, 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐠-𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐝𝐞, and 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐨𝐬 (professor from MSU-CFAS) for being part of the team of authors of the recently published study entitled “𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘂𝘀 𝘽𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙤𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙪𝙨 𝗗𝗶𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝟭𝟴𝟱𝟬 (𝗣𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗮: 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗲) 𝗶𝗻 𝗝𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗮𝘅𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀” in the journal 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵.

This research forms part of the project “Systematics and Taxonomy of Marine Invertebrates from the Philippines (STMIP),” led by PNR Plus Principal Researcher 𝐃𝐫. 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐀𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐨 of MSU-Main Campus and Hokkaido University.

Warm congratulations are also extended to the co-authors from Caraga State University, Mindanao State University-Naawan, and Hokkaido University for their significant contribution to marine biodiversity and systematic zoology research. 💚🤍

This publication signifies one of the valuable outcomes of the international collaboration between the MSU-Main Biology Department and Hokkaido University, together with the aforementioned universities.

Highlights of the Study:

• Two new species — 𝘉𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘢𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘦 Abato & Kajihara sp. nov. and 𝘉𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘰𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴 Abato & Kajihara sp. nov. — were described using a turbotaxonomic approach.

• These species were collected from Kanagawa, Japan, and Misamis Oriental and Surigao del Sur, Mindanao, Philippines, respectively.

• 𝘉𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘢𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘦 Abato & Kajihara sp. nov. is characterized by an opaque white body irregularly mottled with purple pigment patches and numerous black ocelli on the dorsal head. Meanwhile, 𝘉𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘰𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴 Abato & Kajihara sp. nov. features brownish longitudinal stripes, dark brown ocelli clusters, and a distinct transverse band on the dorsal “neck” region.

• Furthermore, 𝘉𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘫𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘪 was synonymized with 𝘉𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘢, resulting in the new combination 𝘉𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴 (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) comb. nov.

• The study also reports the first records of B. striatus in Misamis Oriental and Surigao del Sur, along with additional Philippine records of 𝘉. 𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘪 and 𝘉. 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴.

• Phylogenetic analysis revealed that 𝘉. 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘰𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴 sp. nov. is sister to a clade comprising 𝘉. 𝘢𝘧𝘧. 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴 and 𝘉. 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴, while the position of 𝘉. 𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘢𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘦 sp. nov. remains unresolved.

• Lastly, 𝘉. 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴 comb. nov. is closely related to 𝘉. 𝘤𝘧. 𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴, refining the species relationships within the genus 𝘉𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘴 across the region.

To access the paper, scan the QR Code below or click on this link: https://doi.org/10.1080/17451000.2025.2553517

25/10/2025

Happy Birthday, President Paisalin P.D. Tago, CPA!

Your visionary leadership and steadfast dedication continue to inspire us all. May your day be filled with joy, good health, and blessings as you continue to guide our university toward greater success.

Warmest greetings from your CFAS Family!

24/10/2025

📢 ANNOUNCEMENT
The Mindanao State University – College of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences is seeking three (3) qualified faculty members.

For further details, please refer to the poster below.

21/10/2025

From your BS Fisheries family here in MSU-MCSE, we wish you a very happy birthday, 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐆. 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐨𝐬! May your day be as remarkable as your contributions to our education.🎂✨

15/10/2025

Congratulations to our Newly Licensed Fisheries Professionals!

MSU-CFAS proudly celebrates the success of our graduates in the 2025 Fisheries Professional Licensure Examination!

MSU-CFAS Performance:
First-time takers: 85.71%
Repeaters: 64.29%
Overall passing rate: 79.59%
National passing rate: 69.61%

Your dedication, perseverance, and passion for fisheries science have brought pride and honor to the University. Truly, you have embodied excellence and commitment to sustainable fisheries and aquatic resources management.

Congratulations once again, new Fisheries Professionals!
BUGSAY CFAS!