This $879,321 federal Project Grant was awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to the University of Texas at Austin on February 15, 2025. The grant supports a 4-year collaborative research project titled "Collaborative Research: PURSUIT: The Final Frontier of Vertebrate Taxonomy: Documenting the Diversity of Cryptobenthic Coral Reef Fishes in the Indo-Pacific." The research aims to advance the scientific understanding of a group of small, understudied "cryptobenthic" coral reef fishes in the Indo-Pacific region. The University of Texas at Austin is the prime grantee and will leverage its expertise in marine biology and taxonomy to document this poorly known component of coral reef ecosystems, in collaboration with other research partners. The final product will be an improved taxonomic catalogue and enhanced scientific knowledge of this diverse, yet enigmatic, group of vertebrates.
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