spotted eagle ray (wingspan up to 10 ft, up to 500 lb)
eats: bivalves, shrimps, crabs, whelks, other benthic fauna
watercolor
12.30.2009
12.24.2009
whale shark
whale shark (up to 42 ft, up to 47,000 lb)
eats: plankton
watercolor (thanks to brown, richardson, & rowe for the scan job)
eats: plankton
watercolor (thanks to brown, richardson, & rowe for the scan job)
LABELS:
sharks + rays
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12.18.2009
gulf pipefish
gulf pipefish (up to 6.5 in, up to 10 oz.)
eats: insect larvae, small crustaceans, young snails, isopods, copepods
watercolor*
eats: insect larvae, small crustaceans, young snails, isopods, copepods
watercolor*
LABELS:
coastal shallows
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12.15.2009
12.10.2009
sailfish
sailfish* (up to 10 ft, up to 200 lb)
eats: flying fish, squid, mackerels, jacks, surface fish
watercolor
*fastest fish; capable of 70 mph
eats: flying fish, squid, mackerels, jacks, surface fish
watercolor
*fastest fish; capable of 70 mph
LABELS:
pelagic
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12.08.2009
basking shark
basking shark (up to 42 ft, up to 40,000 lb)
eats: zooplankton, small fish, invertebrates
watercolor
eats: zooplankton, small fish, invertebrates
watercolor
LABELS:
sharks + rays
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grouper
grouper (up to 8.2 ft, up to 800 lb)
eats: crustaceans, other fish, octopuses, young sea turtles
watercolor
eats: crustaceans, other fish, octopuses, young sea turtles
watercolor
LABELS:
reef fish
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12.04.2009
12.01.2009
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