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Happy   I recently did some fishy outreach on ‘unique fish reproduction strategies (e.g. hermaphroditism, semelparity, mouthbrooding) and I think it’s a fitting theme for this weekend. Go eat some chocolate and sketch a fish.

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2020-02-14

It's a free for all for today's I wanted to play with so I messed around with some of my cleared and stained images and focused on fish jaws. Here are the jaws of three different fishes. The Caquetaia was from several weeks ago.

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2020-02-10

Our 15-month old makes She’s just getting into crayons, so I color with her.

I get about 25 seconds for each sketch before she takes over.

She also randomly swaps crayons with me every few seconds (so lots of colors each fish)🐟🖍

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2020-02-10

My this week is the eastern spiny gurnard. This species is endemic to the and coastal waters of southern

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2020-02-03

Brown Bullhead, wetland resident for and

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2020-02-03

since my fishfriday had to be postponed, i turned it into a of sinoszechuanaspis. I am wondering why people dont use paleozoic fish more often in spaceship designs.

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2020-02-02

Family fishing and fest on Salvelinus fontinalis it’s been an eternity since I’ve touch some brush and canevas....

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2020-01-26

My first crack at watercolour with this Perch for

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2020-01-20

Yellowfin tuna! Thunnus albacares. Their range includes the Australian waters, so it fits the theme for this week's 🐟

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2020-01-13

My first is a juvenile Yelloweyed (𝑆𝑒𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑠 𝑟𝑢𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑢𝑠)

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2020-01-13

I've been slacking off so I need to get back to practicing my lines.

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2020-01-05

Delighted to have just finished my brand new picture book. Get ready for one of the most sophisticated and beautiful freshwater predators on Earth. I'll have it out in early spring. 😀

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2020-01-06

Bowfin by father and son (5yo).

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2020-01-06

For them of here's a Devonian

[image: lungfish emerging from pond; text says "Devonian lungfish Griphognathus resolves to get out more."]

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2020-01-06

Lahontan cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii henshawi) hasn't been nominated (yet) for 150 fish of North America list (https://t.co/OcrNEqB77t), but its story highlights future challenges in fisheries management https://t.co/oSukbZn2zX

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2019-12-30

I had some much fun drawing various marine characters throughout this year and will certainly continue this tradition in 2020😀 A quick overview of some aquatic illustrations I've done in 2019.

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2019-12-29

Today marks the second day of the year that I have skipped While it is not a sketch, I have recently photographed the fish that I think is the theme (Labidesthes sicculus, brook silverside). Happy Holidays!

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2019-12-23

Here is a tetrapod-related off theme to tide you over while I work on a bunch of stuff today. Tropical frog commission!

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2019-12-16

And a bonus I’ve been practicing my watercolors with some of my favorite stream fishes in Kansas. Here is a stippled darter. Found only in the extreme SE corner of the state.

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2019-12-08