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The freshwater Alligator Mermaid is an effective and GARgantuan ambushed predator, lurking in warm shallow water. This themed was fun, can't wait to look at your creations!

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2020-05-24

Argh, nearly missed on Wednesday!
So many great memories from my days working at but the beautiful will always remain a favorite of mine.

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2020-05-21

Midweek - museum/aquarium edition.
Redtail catfish (Phractocephalus hemioliopterus), a river giant I remembering seeing in the River Journey Exhibit at

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2020-05-20

The giant (Sclerorhynchidae) wasn't just a scaled-up version of a modern sawfish (Pristidae). It's also pretty unlikely that it was as boldly patterned as I made it here, but it was fun.

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2020-05-18

I've just discovered that is a thing. I'm not one to pass up on a hashtag fad, even if it is with an extinct species. This is how I made use of my lay-in in morning.

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2020-05-18

A school of Rosyface Shiners (Notropis rubellus) to celebrate all the 2020 graduates and across the globe. At the western limits of their range, these fish inhabit clear upland streams across the eastern third of

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2020-05-17

For this week with "fish that are schooling" I present you the Lake Whitefish. During the fall, whitefish are forming impressive spawning run, which are often exploited as traditionnal fishing activities

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2020-05-17

I'm Olivier, ecologist studying fish ecology, otolith chemistry and aquatic invasive species. I draw freshwater fish in hope to raise awareness.

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2020-05-17

Epinephelus fasciatus (black-tipped Inhabits coral reefs and rocky bottoms to 100 m depth; distinguished by reddish bars and narrow black border on front part of dorsal fin; found throughout the region; Indo - C. Pacific: to 40 cm.

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2020-05-17

The Etmopterus benchleyi is named after a pop culture icon(ninja)& a famous person(shark advocate &Jaws author Peter Benchley).
I dragged Quint's boat from New England to the depths of the Pacific where these little guys live.

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2020-05-13

This week’s is for all the moms today!

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2020-05-11

This week's theme just has to be all about They deserve every praise for their beauty, fascinating life cycle and... popping out our beaches!

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2020-05-11

To all the moms who are balancing things right now, female African cichlids can relate - many cichlid species are maternal mouthbrooders, meaning moms carry their eggs and/or young in their mouths. During this time (sometimes up to a month!), she doesn't eat

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2020-05-10

Another off theme - ninja lantern shark

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2020-05-10

Happy Sorry I've been a little MIA, but I do look at them every Sunday, as I have for 2.5 years now! I wanted to add to my growing diagram of fish jaw cartoons. So today, I sketched the jaws of the magnificent tarpon (Megalops atlanticus).

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2020-05-04

A series of salmon in celebration of done by Ricky Deel, our lead exhibit designer!

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2020-05-04

For the -themed the grunt sculpin. Grunt sculpins camouflage themselves by sitting in empty barnacle shells and facing outward - in this position, the shape of its head makes it look like a barnacle!

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2020-05-03

For this midweek
a combo and with a hammerhead shark as the star in Fuseli's The Nightmare with support by a lumpfish, maned seahorse, lion's mane jelly, and carpet anemone.

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2020-04-29

late sketch between to task for : an interpretation of one of the master piece of with but with 🐟🤣☀️

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2020-04-28

My first ever !!
“The Nude Maja” ➡️ “The Nude Mahi”
(Original below! )

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2020-04-27