bigeye tuna

bigeye tuna (up to 8 ft, up to 400 lb)
eats: squid, shrimp, mackerel, other small tuna

i painted and framed this as a housewarming gift and was without a scanner so there are only pictures

watercolor (12" x 18")

whale shark

whale shark (up to 42 ft, up to 47,000 lb)
eats: plankton

watercolor (8" x 11")

harbor seal*

harbor seal* (up to 6.1 ft, up to 370 lb)
eats: anchovy, sea bass, herring, mackerel, cod, whiting, flatfish, and pogy

watercolor (9" x 14")

*mammal

portuguese man of war

portuguese man of war (sail up to 30 cm long & 15 cm high, tentacles up to 66 ft long )
eats: fish, fish larvae, cephalopods, other soft bodied prey

watercolor (8" x 11")

win a pescadote!

to honor pescadotes reaching the legal drinking age (21 painted&posted pescadotes), i will be painting a creature for the winner.  make up the name and stats for this pescadote.  the best entry will win a painted pescadote of their choice.  tell me what kind of sea creature you desire and i will do my best.  please submit your contest entries anonymously in the comments.

name:

length: up to...
weight: up to...

eats:

watercolor (10" x 14")

greenland char

greenland char (up to 2.5 ft, up to 20 lb)
eats: small fish and invertebrates

watercolor (10" x 14")

bluefin trevally

bluefin trevally (up to 4 ft, up to 95 lb)
eats: reef fish, squid, octopus, eel

watercolor (8" x 11")

chevron barracuda

chevron barracuda (up to 5.5 ft, 100 lb)
eats: snapper, groupers, bream, various small fishes

watercolor (8 x 11)

sketch

chain catshark

chain catshark (up to 2 ft, up to 9 lb)
eats: squid, bony fish, polychaetes, crustaceans

watercolor (8" x 11")

green turtle

green turtle* (up to 5 ft, 690 lb)
eats: seagrasses and seaweed

watercolor (6" x 6")

*reptile