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In 4 days I'll will be doing my in front of the Ft Lauderdale crowds during this month's .
If you are in the South Florida area be sure to check it out.

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2019-03-26

Inspiration came from a post I saw on a while back for my My blue colored pencil took a beating this week!

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2019-03-17

Hopefully not too late for I randomly picked the Paraliparis darwini, a deep water fish first discovered and described by Stein et al. off Galapagos archipelago.

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2019-02-12

Joining for a collective with a Grenouille des bois, Lithobates sylvaticus 🐟☀️

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2019-02-04

After the male courtship, female mottled sculpin follow him in its nest, normally under a rock, to lay her eggs.

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2019-01-28

For theme "things that burrow," here's tapirostrum, the Cretaceous hagfish described last week. Here it's burrowing into the bloated belly of a mosasaur by tying itself in a knot. Colored pencil on illustration board.

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2019-01-28

A mini quick and PhD commentary and yes another angler fish- I love drawing these.

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2019-01-20

Bullseye spikefish: Johnsonina eriomma. I love eyespots.

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2019-01-14

Enjoyed drawing this past week and covered most of my favourite including and Looking forward to the tomorrow 🙂

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2019-01-13

is a uniquely beautiful fish; this stripey is one of the most common living in our lakes and rivers and can grow up to 8 - 9 pounds in weight. Perch usually gather in large when hunting for food.

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2019-01-07

Highlights from the
Rubeosaurus, Orodus, Samotherium and Gargantuavis.

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2019-01-06

For here's a throwback of Lunaspis, the Devonian placoderm whose name appropriately means 🌙🛡️ (weird to remember the entire 1st half of 2018 for me was drawing the Paleozoic with colored pencils in a sketchbook)

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2018-12-30

3 sarcopterygian fish from the Silurian. From the top: Guiyu oneiros, Megamastax, and Psarolepis. 2/3 of these were pretty big predators of the Silurian seas, with Guiyu reaching about 13in while Megamastax is estimated at around 1m (3.28ft)

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2018-12-02

Directly from Congo Basin, my Polypterus of the day is the banded bichir. They have a swimming bladder that functions like a "lung". This adaptation says a lot about their environment, and the wet and dry seasonal regimes of the Congo forest.#sundayfishsketch

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2018-11-05

Pristolepis fasciata / Sepatung / Malayan Leaffish

Lives in swamps and forest rivers in Mekong, Chao Phraya, Java, Borneo, and Sumatra.

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2018-11-04

Highlights from the Don't forget the release stream on Wednesday! We have here Harapagornis, Acanthorhina, Spinops and Hamipterus.

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2018-10-29

Had a really long day today, and I wish I had more time to work on this... Anyway, here are my three Opah fish! Thank you all for participating and following every week. You are all what make this hashtag great!

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2018-10-22