Rich Ross

Normal is an illusion. What is normal for the spider is chaos for the fly

Collection, Transport and Husbandry of the Coconut Octopus, Amphioctopus marginatus, from the Philippines

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From The Coral Triangle, The 2011 Hearst Philippine Biodiversity Expedition, A California Academy of Sciences Special Publication

Reef Beef Podcast

Rich is co host of the irreverent Reef Beef Podcast, the podcast that is like hanging out in the conferent hotel lounge on Saturday night after the show has closed.

Journal Publications

CORAL Magazine – Acropora Spawning during covid

Kinship and genetic variation in aquarium-spawned Acropora hyacinthus corals

Journal Cover Image – Royal Society

Mating, birth, larval development and settlement of Bargibant’s pygmy seahorse, Hippocampus bargibanti (Syngnathidae), in aquaria

Behavior and Body Patterns of the Larger Pacific Striped Octopus

Collection, Transport and Husbandry of the Coconut Octopus, Amphioctopus marginatus, from the Philippines

2011 Philippine Biodiversity Expedition Summary

Small Fish Feeding in A 212,000 Gallon Coral Reef Exhibit and Aquarium Cleaning Using Melamine Foam Pads

Opportunistic mimicry by a Jawfish

Display, Husbandry and Breeding of Dwarf Cuttle, Sepia bandensis, at the California Academy of Sciences

Individually Unique Body Color Patterns in Octopus (Wunderpus photogenicus) Allow for Photoidentification