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Quillback Rockfish – Signed Fine Art Print

Name: Quillback Rockfish - Signed Fine Art Print
SKU: 87387
Availability: InStock

$19.95 – $27.95

Information about the Quillback Rockfish:

The Quillback Rockfish (also called the Quillback seaperch) is one of 130 species of rockfish and primarily dwells in salt water reefs. The average adult weighs 2-7 pounds (0.9 – 3 kg) and may reach 1 m (3 feet) in length. Quillback rockfish are named for the sharp, venomous quills or spines on the dorsal fin. Their mottled orange-brown coloring allows them to blend in with rocky bottom reefs. Quillback rockfish eat mainly crustaceans, but they will also eat herring. They are solitary and minimally migratory, but not territorial, and give birth to live young (viviparous). They are a popular sport fish, generally caught in cold water 41–60 m deep, but also to subtidal depths of 275 m.

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 renderings, drawing, fine art print, illustration, picture, Quillback Rockfish, realistic drawing, scientific illustration, Sebastes maliger, sketch, wildlife art

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Fine art illustration of a Quillback Rockfish (Sebastes maliger.) The illustration is available in black and white or color.

Artist’s notes:

The Quillback Rockfish was completed on 6.18.2016. Living so close to the coastline of California, I have a particular fondness for the ocean life native to the kelp forest. The rockfish have always been fascinating to me. While there are so many of them, I hope to one day draw all extant species. The drawing is based on a photo by Ron DeCloux and was used with permission.

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