PD Dr. Fabian Herder

Head of Vertebrate Department
Curator Ichthyology

Ichthyology [18]

Tel: +49 228 9122-255

Fax: +49 228 9122-212

Mail: f.herder [at] leibniz-zfmk.de

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Profile

Field of work

Head of Vertebrate Department
Curator, Head of Ichthyology Section

Research interests

I am interested in species diversity, with emphasis on fishes. As curator for ichthyology (the branch of zoology dealing with fishes), I am responsible for the ZFMK fish collection, and for conducting research devoted to fishes. My current duties include leading the zte [22] (Centre of Taxonomy and Evolutionary Research [22]), the specimen classical collection and organismal research branch of ZFMK.

In terms of research, I have a broad interest in evolutionary ecology, from modes of coexistence to speciation to hybridization. Activities in the ZFMK fish group group range from field-based work in SE Asia and Europe to DNA barcoding campaigns to the discovery of species new to science in fish collections. A spatial emphasis is on Sulawesi, an island that harbors a fascinating diversity of inland fish species in very different habitats, from deep ancient lakes to streams to the mouth of rivers. With partners and students from Indonesia and Germany, we work on the discovery of fish species diversity, and on the understanding of processes that shape this diversity.

As an ichthyologist, I am member of the European Ichthyological Society [23], and president of the German Ichthyological Society [24].

Projects

2021

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Hybrid swarm evolution in minnows [25]

In biodiversity research, little is known so far about how hybridizations of a native and a non-native species can lead to the evolution of an invasive hybrid. A group of researchers led by Dr Madlen Stange is now studying this aspect in a project at the Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig – Leibniz Institute for Animal Biodiversity (ZFMK). The group is investigating the spread of Phoxinus, an ecologically important schooling fish, in the River Sieg, a 155 km tributary of the River Rhine.

Unit:

Junior Research Group (Minnow) [26], Centre for Taxonomy and Morphology (ztm) [27], Centre for Molecular Biodiversity Research (zmb) [28], Metabarcoding [29], Ichthyology [18], Directorate [30], Chair Systematic Zoology [31], Comparative Vertebrate Genomics [32]

Project lead:

Dr. Madlen Stange [33]

Funding:

Leibniz Association

2019

[34]

Community assembly and species coexistence in Sulawesi’s stream fishes [34]

Unit:

Ichthyology [18]

Project lead:

PD Dr. Fabian Herder [8]

Funding:

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

2018

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Evaluating the efficiency of different DNA-barcoding approaches for routine stream monitoring tasks [35]

The focus of this project is to evaluate exemplary for the freshwater fauna of the river Sieg (Germany) the efficiency of different single specimen DNA-barcoding approaches for routine stream monitoring tasks.The taxonomic resolution of morphological and DNA barcode-based species identification is directly compared, investigating additional value and congruence of both methods. In cases where standard COI barcodes failed to offer unambiguous species identifications, the discrimination capacity of the nuclear rhodopsin marker (RHO) is tested.

Unit:

Ichthyology [18]

Project lead:

PD Dr. Fabian Herder [8]

2017

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AG RICEFISH [36]

The focus of the proposed research group is to study the link between genotype and phenotype of evolutionary adaptive traits, a vital question of evolutionary biology in the postgenomic era. The group will study the morphological and genomic basis of a unique reproduction strategy in Sulawesi ricefishes (Actinopterygii: Adrianichthyidae) called “pelvic brooding”. In pelvic brooding species, females carry the eggs in an abdominal concavity until they hatch, which is assumed to be an adaptation to a predominantly pelagic lifestyle.

Unit:

Evolutionary Genomics [37], Centre for Taxonomy and Morphology (ztm) [27], Centre for Molecular Biodiversity Research (zmb) [28], Directorate [30], Chair Systematic Zoology [31], Ichthyology [18], Directorate Staff [38]

Project lead:

Dr. Julia Schwarzer [39]

Funding:

Leibniz Association

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Functional morphology of an adaptive radiation - sailfin silversides from Sulawesi as a model system [40]

In diesem Projekt untersuchen wir die Funktions- und Ökomorphologie der adaptiven Radiation der Sonnenstrahlfische, von der indonesischen Insel Sulawesi. Dabei wollen wir einen besonderen Fokus auf den Kieferapparat und die Ernährungsweise legen. Hierfür werden verschiedene zwei- und dreidimensionale bildgebende Methoden genutzt, um die Unterschiede zwischen den Arten und den Geschlechtern besser darstellen zu können.

Unit:

Ichthyology [18], Morphology Laboratory [41]

Project lead:

PD Dr. Fabian Herder [8]

2014

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Evolution of fitness… [42]

Adaptive radiation of sailfin silversides (Telmatherinidae) in Sulawesi's ancient Malili Lakes.

Unit:

Ichthyology [18]

Project lead:

PD Dr. Fabian Herder [8]

Funding:

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

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Ricefish taxonomy [43]

Ricefish taxonomy.

Unit:

Ichthyology [18]

Project lead:

PD Dr. Fabian Herder [8]

Funding:

Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig

2012

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Morphology and Taxonomy of… [44]

Unit:

Ichthyology [18]

Project lead:

PD Dr. Fabian Herder [8]

2011

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GBOL- German Barcode of Life [45]

"German Barcode of Life" ( GBOL ) is a project sponsored by the BMBF and includes the creation of inventories for the gentic characterization of the animals, fungi and plants of germany, using DNA-Barcodes.

Unit:

Centre for Biodiversity Monitoring and Conservation Science (zbm) [46], Chair Systematic Zoology [31], Mammalogy [47], Department Arthropoda [48], Biobank [49], Directorate [30], Administration [50], ZFMK International Graduate School [51], Coleoptera [52], Ichthyology [18], Metabarcoding [29], Centre for Molecular Biodiversity Research (zmb) [28], Bat Banding Centre [53], Biodiversity Informatics [54], Arachnids [55], Myriapoda [56], Staff Council [57], Diptera [58], Hymenoptera [59], Herpetology [60], Ornithology [61]

Project lead:

Prof. Dr. J. Wolfgang Wägele [62]

Funding:

Federal Ministry of Education and Research

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FREDIE - Freshwater Diversity… [63]

Freshwater Diversity Identification for Europe: Barcoding all European freshwater fishes, freshwater molluscs and mayflies.

Unit:

Ichthyology [18], Centre for Molecular Biodiversity Research (zmb) [28], Biodiversity Informatics [54], Mammalogy [47]

Project lead:

PD Dr. Fabian Herder [8]

Funding:

Leibniz Association

2010

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Evolution of fitness… [64]

Unit:

Ichthyology [18]

Project lead:

PD Dr. Fabian Herder [8]

Funding:

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

Publications

Published in

2023

Flury JM, Meusemann K, Martin S, Hilgers L, Spanke T, Böhne A, Herder F, Mokodongan D, Altmüller J, Wowor D, Misof B, Nolte AW, Schwarzer J. (2023) Potential contribution of ancient introgression to the evolution of a derived reproductive strategy in ricefishes. Genome Biology and Evolution: evad138, doi: 10.1093/gbe/evad138

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Links:

Potential contribution of ancient introgression to the evolution of a derived reproductive strategy in ricefishes. [69]

Spanke, T., Gabelaia, M., Flury, J.M., Hilgers, L., Wantania, L.L., Misof, B., Wipfler, B., Wowor, D., Mokodongan, D.F., Herder, F., Schwarzer, J. (2023) A landmark-free analysis of the pelvic girdle in Sulawesi ricefishes (Adrianichthyidae): How 2D and 3D geometric morphometrics can complement each other in the analysis of a complex structure. Ecology and Evolution, 13: e10613.

[more] [70]

Links:

A landmark-free analysis of the pelvic girdle in Sulawesi ricefishes (Adrianichthyidae) [71]

2022

Hilgers L, Roth O, Nolte AW, Schüller A, Spanke T, Flury JM, Utama IV, Altmüller J, Wowor D, Misof B, Herder F, Böhne A and Schwarzer J. (2022) Inflammation and convergent placenta gene co-option contributed to a novel reproductive tissue. Current Biology 32(3), 715-724.

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Links:

Inflammation and convergent placenta gene co-option contributed to a novel reproductive tissue [73]

Flury, J.M., Hilgers, L., Herder, F., Spanke, T., Misof, B., Wowor, D., Boneka, F., Wantania, L.L., Mokodongan, D.F., Mayer, C., Nolte, A.W., Schwarzer, J., 2022. The genetic basis of a novel reproductive strategy in Sulawesi ricefishes: How modularity and a low number of loci shape pelvic brooding. Evolution n/a. https://doi.org/10.1111/evo.14475

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The genetic basis of a novel reproductive strategy in Sulawesi ricefishes: How modularity and a low number of loci shape pelvic [75]

Gani, A., Suhendra, N., Herder, F., Schwarzer, J., Möhring, J., Montenegro, J., Muh. Herjayanto & Mokodongan, D. F. A new endemic species of pelvic-brooding ricefish (Beloniformes: Adrianichthyidae: Oryzias) from Lake Kalimpa’a, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Bonn zoological Bulletin 71 (1): 77–85

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A new endemic species of pelvic-brooding ricefish [77]

Herder, F., Möhring, J., Flury, J. M., Utama, I. V., Wantania, L., Wowor, D., Boneka, F. B., … , Hilgers, L., Schwarzer, J., Pfaender, J. (2022): More non-native fish species than natives, and an invasion of Malawi cichlids, in ancient Lake Poso, Sulawesi, Indonesia. - Aquatic Invasions 17(1), 72-91.

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More non-native fish species than natives, and an invasion of Malawi cichlids, in ancient Lake Poso, Sulawesi, Indonesia [79]

Kilian, I.C., Espeland, M., Mey, W., Wowor, D., Hadiaty, R.K., von Rintelen, T., Herder, F. (2022): DNA barcoding unveils a high diversity of caddisflies (Trichoptera) in the Mount Halimun Salak National Park (West Java; Indonesia). PeerJ 10:e14182. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14182

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Schüller, A., Vehof, J., Hilgers, L., Spanke, T., Wipfler, B., Wowor, D., ... & Schwarzer, J. (2022). How to stay attached—Formation of the ricefish plug and changes of internal reproductive structures in the pelvic brooding ricefish, Oryzias eversi Herder et al. 2012 (Beloniformes: Adrianichthyidae). Journal of Morphology 283(11): 1451-1463.

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Links:

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jmor.21518 [82]

2021

Behrens-Chapuis, S., Herder, F., Geiger, M.F. (2021): Adding DNA barcoding to stream monitoring protocols – What’s the additional value and congruence between morphological and molecular identification approaches? - PLoS ONE 16(1): e0244598. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pone.0244598

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Links:

Zum Artikel [84]

Freudiger, A., Josi, D., Thünken, T., Herder, F., Flury, J. M., Marques, D. A., Taborsky, M., et al. (2021): Ecological variation drives morphological differentiation in a highly social vertebrate. - Functional Ecology; https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2435.13857

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Documents:

freudiger_fe_21.pdf [86]

Hüllen, S., Mandl, C., Geiger, M.F., Hadiaty, R.K., Wahyudewantoro, G., Ziegler, T., Herder, F. (2021): On the Challenge to Correctly Identify Rasboras (Teleostei: Cyprinidae: Danioninae) Inhabiting the MesangatWetlands, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. - Diversity 2021, 13, 8. https://doi.org/10.3390/d13010008

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Links:

Zum Artikel [88]

Spanke, T., Hilgers, L., Wipfler, B., Flury, J.M., Nolte, A.W., Utama, I.V., Misof, B., Herder, F., Schwarzer, J. (2021) Complex sexually dimorphic traits shape the parallel evolution of a novel reproductive strategy in Sulawesi ricefishes (Adrianichthyidae). BMC Ecology and Evolution, 21: 57

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Zum Artikel [90]

Stinnesbeck, E. S., Wägele, J. W., Herder, F., Rust, J., Stinnesbeck, W. (in press): A fish-parasitic isopod (Cymothoidae) on the pachyrhizodont Goulmimichthys roberti from the lower Turonian (Upper Cretaceous) Vallecillo plattenkalk, NE Mexico. - Cretaceous Research; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0195667121002676

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Wasiljew, B. D., Pfaender, J., Wipfler, B., Gabelaia, M., Utama, I.V., Wantania, L. L., Herder, F. Sexual dimorphism in an adaptive radiation: Does intersexual niche differentiation result in ecological character displacement? - Ecology and Evolution, 11: 14615-14629

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2020

Stinnesbeck, E., Stinnesbeck, W., Herder, F., Rust, J. (2020) Taphonomy and paleobiology of the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian-Turonian) pachyrhizodont Goulmimichthys roberti from Vallecillo and Múzquiz, northeastern Mexico. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, Volume 543, 1 April 2020

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Links:

Zum Artikel [94]

Epitashvili, G., Geiger, M., Astrin, J.J., Herder, F., Japoshvili, B., Mumladze, L. (2020): Towards retrieving the Promethean treasure: a first molecular assessment of the freshwater fish diversity of Georgia. Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e57862. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.8.e57862

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Wasiljew, B. D., Pfaender, J., Wipfler, B., Utama, L. V., & Herder, F. (2020). Do we need the third dimension? Quantifying the effect of the z‐axis in 3D geometric morphometrics based on sailfin silversides (Telmatherinidae). Journal of Fish Biology.

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pdf [97]

2019

Kraemer, J., Hadiaty, R.K., Herder, F. (2019) Nomorhamphus versicolor, a new species of blunt-nosed halfbeak from a tributary of the Palu River, Sulawesi Tengah (Teleostei: Zenarchopteridae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters IEF-1105 http://doi.org/10.23788/IEF-1105

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Kraemer, J., Thieme, P., Hadiaty, R.K., Herder, F. (2019) Structure of the andropodium of the viviparous halfbeak genus Nomorhamphus (Atherinomorpha: Beloniformes: Zenarchopteridae), endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 67: 247–259 DOI: 10.26107/RBZ-2019-0019

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Documents:

PDF.pdf [100]

Stinnesbeck, E.S., Rust, J., Herder, F. Paleobiology and Taphonomy of the pycnodont fish Nursallia gutturosum, based on material from the Latest-Cenomanian-Middle Turonian Vallecillo platy limestone, Mexico. PalZ (in press) DOI: 10.1007/s12542-019-00461-2

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Pages

Teaching

COURSES/SEMINARS/LECTURES

Evolution und Diversität der Niederen Vertebraten / Evolution and Biodiversity of Lower Vertebrates (Blockkurs, 4 Wochen, F. Herder & D. Rödder, in Kooperation mit T. Ziegler / Zoo Köln)

Speziation der Fische – Artbildungsprozesse unter Wasser / Speciation in Fishes: Patterns and Processes (Seminar, F. Herder)

Räumliche Verteilungsmuster, Speziation und Phylogenie von Wirbeltieren in der Paläotropis / Distribution patterns, speciation and phylogenetics of vertebrates in the Palaeotropics (Seminar, F. Herder & D. Rödder)

SUPERVISION

Currently 2 PhD projects, 1 Postdoc.

So far 13 (co)supervisions of Master/Diploma students, 14 Bachelor students / Internships.

All topics on freshwater fish diversity / speciation / behavior / taxonomy.

Personal details

PLACE/DATE OF BIRTH: Solingen/April 22, 1975

NATIONALITY: German

Education and qualifications

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

Societies: European Ichthyological Society [23] (Member), German Ichthyological Society [24] (President)

HABILITATION AND VENIA LEGENDI FOR ZOOLOGY at Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn: Mechanismen Adaptiver Radiation: Sonnenstrahlfische als Modellsystem, mit Beiträgen zur Exploration der Ichthyofauna Sulawesis

DOCTOR'S DEGREE: “Diversity and Evolution of the sailfin silversides (Atheriniformes: Telmatherinidae) species-flock in the Malili Lakes of Central Sulawesi (Indonesia), with focus on Lake Matano” (Bonn; summa cum laude).

DIPLOMA DEGREE: “Zoogeography and Ecology of Central Vietnamese Freshwater Fishes” (Bonn)

Positions

06.2017-present: Head of the Centre of Taxonomy and Evolutionary Research at ZFMK

07.2014-present: Head of Vertebrata Dept. at ZFMK

03.2008-present: Curator and Head of Ichthyology Section at ZFMK

08.2006-02.2008: Postdoctoral Researcher with U. K. Schliewen (ZSM, Munich): “Biodiversity and speciation in telmatherinid fishes of the Malili-Lake-System (Indonesia)” (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft)

Professional Experience

EDITORIAL/REFEREE DUTIES:

Editorial Board “Bonn zoological Bulletin”

Editorial Board “Raffles Bulletin of Zoology”

Referee for various journals and funding organizations (mostly on fish speciation / morphology / ecology / taxonomy / population genetics)

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