Thanks ! I've been so busy as of late and I really appreciate the shoutout for I would like to nominate since I am always envious of his illustration skills. https://t.co/k2AoWXabAL

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This dorado catfish is busy with its migration of 11,600 km across the Amazon basin and back

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Last one from me today on I swear
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I have put together some of my previous illustrations for today's theme on busy fish. We have the migratory salmonids, Jaw fish busy digging their nests, Malawi cichlids well known for mouth brooding and Agassiz's cichlid busy in parenting and baby care!!!

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A banjo catfish for fish named for famous folks theme. Scruggs catfish, a new species (2020) from the Amazon basin, w fewer fin rays than other Aspredinids. Named for bluegrass banjo player, Earl Scruggs & his famous 3 finger pickin’ style.

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I got to go free diving for urchin this weekend with an awesome group of spear fishers. They caught several blue rockfish which we fried for dinner that night along with the uni I collected. To commemorate the trip I drew a the rockfish for this week’s

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So happy to unveil this brand new piece. It's called Go with the Flow and it's also available as a print in my store 😊🐋 Link below.

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The adorably odd grunt sculpin (Rhamphocottus richardsonii) is named for Scottish naval surgeon and naturalist John Richardson who documented the natural history of the Canadian Arctic during voyages to find the Northwest Passage

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Rocio octofasciata or Jack Dempseys, the first scientific illustration. Its common name refers to its aggressive nature and strong facial features, like Jack Dempsey, a famous Boxer. I took two months to finished it.

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Love the mythic beasties & little weekend art time, so for “long fish” theme & ...taniwha, supernatural eel of Maori legend. Based on New Zealand’s freshwater longfin eel, taniwha, feared & revered, are monstrous, magical mysteries of the deep.

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The week before I like to celebrate ! I’m starting it off strong with Marbled Electric Ray, Torpedo marmorata. This sweet flat sea baby creates electrical pulses for both predation and protection!

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I thought that I'd miss today's , as I broke my wrist on Monday, but I was determined. I think that the mouth might be a bit off, as I was going from a reference pic of either a stuffed specimen or a model of some kind. Scientists, did I come close?

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And because there was time for a second piece this - a whale shark, with background colouring thanks to my 3.5 yo son 🖌🎨

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This is all about the which has inspired posts about and some more of those fascinating found in .

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Up until today, I had no idea there were two oarfish species! Here's a giant oarfish for - the world's longest bony fish, capable of reaching 11m.

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Though they may be short in stature compared to some others, here is a fish with a long lifespan. One orange roughy near Tasmania was aged at 250 years old.

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Instead of a long fish, I drew the fish with the longest name: the lauwiliwilinukunukuʻoiʻoi!

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Attempted to draw a dumbo octopus (yes that’s an actual species!) for ! Think I was thinking a little too much of the Disney character!

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Midweek 🤷‍♀️ still on theme for last week. https://t.co/8kmlylSF8U

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