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Humphead Wrasse – Signed Fine Art Print

Name: Humphead Wrasse - Signed Fine Art Print
SKU: 80686
Availability: InStock

$19.95 – $27.95

Information about the Humphead Wrasse:

The Humphead Wrasse is a large endangered fish native to the coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific region. It is also known as the Māori wrasse, Napoleon wrasse, Napoleon Fish, Napoleonfish; and “So Mei. They can grow to be over six feet long (two meters) and there have been reports of much larger specimens of over twelve feet long (four meters.) These fish are opportunistic feeders, feeding on some animal that are toxic to other species, such as the sea hare and boxfish. But they will also feed on coral, seagrasses, algae and starfish. Due to several environmental pressures, such as habitat destruction, overfishing and destructive fishing techniques, the population of this species has plummeted and is now considered endangered.

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%

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SKU: N/A Categories: Aquatic Animals, Ocean & Reef Fish, Signed Prints Tags: animal, Cheilinus undulatus, clip art, drawing, HUMPHEAD WRASSE, illustration, line art drawing, Napoleonfish, pen and ink, scientific illustration, stock art, wildlife art

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Fine art illustration of a Humphead Wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus.) The illustration is available in black and white or color.

Artist’s notes:

The Humphead Wrasse was completed on 10.29.2013. I was putting together a collage of animals and fish native to the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. While researching this, I learned of his amazing fish, and was fairly entranced by it’s features and coloration. While not perhaps the most ubiquitous of the fish found in that region, I decided to include it in the collage. The drawing is based on a photo by and was used with his permission.

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