I am a Biologist (2007) with a Master's degree (2010) and a PhD (2014) in Oceanography. I have been a professor in the Department of Zoology at the Federal University of Pernambuco since 2016, where I am an Adjunct Professor and Advisor of the Postgraduate Program in Animal Biology and coordinate the Laboratory of Research in Ichthyology and Reef Ecology (LabPIER). My research interests involve the ecology of reef environments, focusing on fish biology. Since 2008, my research lines have involved the ethology and trophic ecology of reef fish, especially the role of herbivorous species in their mediation of coral/algae competition. This topic was addressed in my master's and doctoral works and in collaborations with researchers in the Spanish Mediterranean and Panama. I am a member of the Scientific Council of the NGO Instituto Nautilus. My laboratory develops lines of research related to the conservation of reef species. Population ecology and biology of endangered species (especially parrotfish - Labridae: Scarini), functional ecology of communities and bioacoustics involving reef fish and impacts of anthropophony have been topics particularly addressed in our studies.