2.25.2010

butterflyfish

butterflyfish (up to 8 in, up to 2 lb)
eats: benthic invertebrates

watercolor (8" x 11")

2.23.2010

jaguar shark

jaguar shark (up to 33 ft, up to 40,000 lb)
eats: esteban and fluorescent snapper

watercolor, pencil (10" x 14")










present in what could be my favorite shark movie scene:
note: spoiler if you haven't seen the life aquatic

2.19.2010

poll results

the only mammal with the runaway victory

2.11.2010

blue shark

blue shark (up to 13 ft, up to 861 lb)
eats: squid, cuttlefish, pelagic octopuses, lobster, shrimps, crab, small sharks, small sharks, mammalian carrion, and seabirds

watercolor (8" x 11")

1.31.2010

forktail rabbitfish

forktail rabbitfish (up to 10 in, up to 2 lb)
eats: benthic algae and seagrass

watercolor (8" x 11")

1.22.2010

lined sweetlips

lined sweetlips (up to 3 ft, up to 28 lb)
eats: crustaceans, mollusks, shrimps, small fishes, and worms

watercolor (8" x 11")

1.15.2010

humpback whale*

humpback whale* (up to 52 ft, up to 85,000 lb)
eats: krill and small fish

watercolor (10" x 14")





*mammal; thanks to d. harvey for the image stitching.

1.06.2010

gilded triggerfish

gilded triggerfish (up to 1.5 ft, up to 3 lb)
eats: echinoderms, crabs, shrimps, sea urchins, worms, other invertebrates

watercolor

12.30.2009

spotted eagle ray

spotted eagle ray (wingspan up to 10 ft, up to 500 lb)
eats: bivalves, shrimps, crabs, whelks, other benthic fauna

watercolor

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)