Fishes of the Great Lakes Region Animal Life Encyclopedia Detroit Science Center mural Dissections Fossil fish bones Koi and Goldfish Net Sinkers Reconstructing fossils in color Tattoos A few different projects have involved illustrating fishes that live in the Great Lakes Region. North American freshwater fishes have become one of my favorite subjects. A fish's coloration depends upon several factors, including season, temperature, stress-level and gender, and because it begins to lose its color as soon as it dies, illustrating it accurately can be quite a challenge! And then there are all those scales.... University of Michigan Press page

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