

California Horn Shark – Signed Fine Art Print
$19.95 – $27.95
Information about the California Horn Shark:
The California Horn Shark is found in the warm temperate and sub-tropical waters along the Pacific continental shelf, occurring off the west coast of the U.S.A., from Monterey Bay south to California, and off Mexico, where it occurs around Baja California and in the Gulf of California. The shark prefers cave, rock crevices, sandy areas and kelp beds, usually found in depths around 6 to 33 feet (2-11 meters.) It has a distinctive, pig-like snout and tends to stay close to the bottom. Unlike other sharks, the Horn Shark is somewhat sluggish, spending most of the daylight hidden in crags or otherwise concealed in rocks until the nighttime when it comes out to hunt. It uses the powerful suction of it’s mouth to capture prey, then a strong jaw to crush it.
The poster is printed on matte, museum-quality paper with Giclée printing quality:
• Paper thickness: 10.3 mil
• Paper weight: 5.6 oz/y² (192 g/m²)
• Opacity: 94%
Fine art illustration of a California Horn Shark (Heterodontus francisci.) The illustration is available in black and white or color.
Artist’s notes:
The California Horn Shark was completed on 3.27.2013. This is an amazing looking shark which I first noticed on the Flickr Photosteam of Ron DeCloux. The spots and distinctive markings were mostly faded on that individual, so I decided to render the fish with those markings (the spots and darker patches) more prominent, but keeping the overall pose of the shark, placing it in a kelp bed. You can see the original photo here . I hope to see one of these sharks on a dive some day soon.
Color |
Black & White ,Color |
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Size |
8 x 10" (20.3 x 25.4) ,11 x 14" (27.9 x 35.5 cm) |
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