Patrick Ciccotto

Patrick Ciccotto is an Adjunct Professor at Warren Wilson College, where he has taught since Fall 2018. His research focuses on the systematics and taxonomy of Asian freshwater fishes, particularly the Labeoninae subfamily, and explores evolutionary ecology of fish coloration and aquatic conservation. At Warren Wilson, he teaches courses in Invertebrate Zoology, Biology of Fishes, and Evolutionary Biology.

• Education: B.A. in Animal Behavior (Bucknell University), M.S. in Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences (Penn State University), Ph.D. in Biological Sciences (University of Maryland, Baltimore County)

Research Interests:

• Systematics of Asian freshwater fishes
• Evolutionary ecology of fish coloration
• Aquatic conservation

Additional Roles: Assistant Editor at the Journal of Fish Biology and affiliated with the Florida Museum of Natural History Asian Society of Ichthyologists.