Overall, we suggest the evolutionary innovation of the tetraodontiform beak is a more important driver of their morphological diversification as compared to reef habitat-- making it a critical component of their evolutionary success! 14/15

Thanks to all my coauthors for their hard work on this multi-year endeavor! Especially those that helped in the massive CT scan undertaking of 176 species!! @chrisgoatley.bsky.social (and Kory Evans, Matt Friedman, Giorgio Carnevale, Ben Nicholas, Kate Bemis, Matt Kolmann, and Dahiana Arcila) 15/15