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Iconic Fishes
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A global arts movement inviting everyone, everywhere to celebrate our iconic fishes: seahorses, pipefish, seadragons & their quirky cousins. Join us! www.iconicfishes.art
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🎥 Watch The Making of "Ratapan Lautan" (Lament of the Ocean) by Pangrok Sulap & the fishing community in Kudat, Sabah, Malaysia. This powerful artwork shows that #art & #conservation can interact beautifully, inspired by #IconicFishes 💙🌊

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Ratapan lautan (Short Docu)
This video documents the journey of “Ratapan Lautan”, (Lament of the Ocean) a collective artwork created together with the fishing community in Kudat, Sabah. Through woodcut printmaking, the work ...
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November 19, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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How cool are these stickers inspired by #IconicFishes! We’re so grateful for artists like divermonart.com who help spark wonder & awe for these magical species!

Feeling inspired? 🎨Start here 👉 www.iconicfishes.art/participate

💪🌊Together, let's give these fishes the spotlight they deserve! 🌊💪
November 19, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Showcasing "Ratapan Lautan" in our Inspired by Iconic Fishes movement - a striking woodcut by Pangrok Sulap and the Kampung Tajau Laut fishing community in Malaysia. Explore the artist statement and watch the 4-min making-of documentary
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Presenting Ratapan Lautan (Lament of the ocean) by Pangrok Sulap — Inspired by Iconic Fishes
As we seek new ways to highlight our iconic fishes, we are delighted to showcase Ratapan Lautan ( Lament of the Ocean ) , a striking woodcut by Pangrok Sulap . Pangrok Sulap is a Malaysian collec...
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November 19, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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Help @projectseahorse.bsky.social and @iucnseahorse.bsky.social get the world passionately excited about our #iconicfishes. Create and make... and tell us about others who create and make.
iconicfishes.bsky.social Iconic Fishes @iconicfishes.bsky.social · 29d
🌊 Whether you paint 🎨, dance 💃, doodle ✏️, weave 🧵, write ✍️, design jewellery 💎, compose music 🎶, build Legos 🧩, cut potato prints 🥔or create in ways we haven’t even imagined, this is your invitation to join a global arts movement Inspired by #IconicFishes
Take part 👉 www.iconicfishes.art/participate
October 27, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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🎃 Happy Halloween 🎃 With their eerie appearances, sneaky camouflage tricks, and names like Harlequin #GhostPipefish, these #IconicFishes are the perfect muse for your art this spooky season👻.

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October 31, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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🌊 Whether you paint 🎨, dance 💃, doodle ✏️, weave 🧵, write ✍️, design jewellery 💎, compose music 🎶, build Legos 🧩, cut potato prints 🥔or create in ways we haven’t even imagined, this is your invitation to join a global arts movement Inspired by #IconicFishes
Take part 👉 www.iconicfishes.art/participate
October 25, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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Hey, some #iconicfishes from Malaysia. Where have you spotted our wondrous fishes? www.iconicfishes.art
October 22, 2025 at 4:52 AM
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Spotted more of our #IconicFishes today. Would love to see some handknitted clothing with #seahorses! Read all about our arts movement for conservation... and consider what you might contribute, as a crafter, artist, musician, dancer, baker or
maker! www.iconicfishes.art.
October 22, 2025 at 4:48 AM
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Passing through the shop
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and spotted one of our #IconicFishes on a tea cloth/dish towel. Hooray for the wondrous seadragons. @iconicfishes.bsky.social Visit www.iconicfishes.art
October 17, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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"Seahorses among coral" in batik by Deborah League Fine Art! The artist was certainly inspired by #IconicFishes. We love seeing creativity that celebrates our quirky fishes.
Feeling inspired, too? Start here 👉 www.iconicfishes.art
💙💪 Together, let’s give these fishes the spotlight they deserve. 💪💙
Three yellow and green seahorses clinging to pink, orange and red coral.
October 17, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Sharing #trumpetfish art inspired by #IconicFishes. This super cute Pacific trumpetfish was illustrated by Yuri Katayama. Feeling inspired, too? 🎨 Visit www.iconicfishes.art

💙💪 Together, let’s give these fishes the spotlight they deserve. 💪💙

#OceanArt #ArtforNature #ConservationArt
Drawing of three bright yellow trumpetfish.
October 16, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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🌊 “Lament of the ocean – Ratapan Launtan”, reveal! This work portrays the ocean as a wounded soul - beautiful, yet burdened by pollution, overfishing, and industrial-scale bottom trawling.” – Pangrok Sulap.
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Full reveal “Lament of the ocean - Ratapan Lautan” — Inspired by Iconic Fishes
Full reveal of “Lament of the ocean – Ratapan Launtan” a woodcut print on fabric inspired by #IconicFishes.   The artwork was created by Malaysia’s leading art collective Pangrok Sulap and the ...
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October 15, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Hey look at the playground art at the #BCFerries terminal at Swartz Bay, British Columbia. Inspired by #IconicFishes @iconicfishes.bsky.social Love that kids waiting for the ferry are encountering seahorses.
October 14, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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So many seahorses around Puerto Vallarta, Mexico - a place dear to my heart after spending a year near there living on board #bottomtrawlers for my PhD research. Perhaps our #iconicfishes can inspire a transition toward more sustainable fishing methods in the Gulf of California.
October 14, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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#ICYMI: 🌊 Whether you paint 🎨, dance 💃, doodle ✏️, weave 🧵, write ✍️, design jewellery 💎, compose music 🎶, build Lego 🧩, cut potato prints 🥔or create in ways we haven’t even imagined, this is your invitation to join a global arts movement Inspired by #IconicFishes

Learn more: www.iconicfishes.art
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Calling on artists, makers, and dreamers to join a global arts movement that celebrates the wondrous lives of truly iconic fishes: seahorses, pipefish, seadragons, and their quirky cousins like ghost ...
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October 14, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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A glimpse of “Lament of the Ocean” inspired by #IconicFishes, created by #artists at Pangrok Sulap & a fishing community in Malaysia. 👀How many of our iconic fishes can you spot in this woodcut print?
✨Stay tuned for the full reveal.
🎨 Feeling inspired to create? Start here 👉 www.iconicfishes.art
October 10, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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Two weedy #seadragons spotted on a rock at Shelly Beach, Australia — a striking tribute to these magical fishes and close cousins of the seahorse. The artist certainly was inspired by our #IconicFishes 😉.
Feeling inspired? Take part 👉 www.iconicfishes.art
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October 9, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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🌊 Iconic fishes spotted in hand-painted Indonesian #batik! Scroll to see which of our quirky fishes make an appearance 👀
The artist certainly was inspired by our #IconicFishes 😉.
Feeling inspired, too? Take part 👉 www.iconicfishes.art

📸 Special thanks to our supporter for sharing this sighting.
October 8, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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Ever seen #seahorses, #pipefishes, #seadragons & their quirky cousins take centre stage in an arts movement? Now you have. 👉 Scroll through to discover what Inspired by Iconic Fishes is all about! 🔗Learn more www.iconicfishes.art
October 3, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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🌊 Whether you paint 🎨, dance 💃, doodle ✏️, weave 🧵, write ✍️, design jewellery 💎, compose music 🎶, build Legos 🧩, cut potato prints 🥔or create in ways we haven’t even imagined, this is your invitation to join a global arts movement Inspired by #IconicFishes
Take part 👉 www.iconicfishes.art
October 1, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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🌊 Whether you paint 🎨, dance 💃, doodle ✏️, weave 🧵, write ✍️, design jewellery 💎, compose music 🎶, build Legos 🧩, cut potato prints 🥔or create in ways we haven’t even imagined, this is your invitation to join a global arts movement Inspired by #IconicFishes
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Introducing “Inspired by #IconicFishes”, a global arts movement for our ocean’s quirkiest fishes — Inspired by Iconic Fishes
A global arts movement inviting people of all ages, from every part of the world, to celebrate the wondrous lives of truly iconic fishes: seahorses, pipefish, seadragons, and their cousins: ghost pipe...
www.iconicfishes.art
October 1, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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✨Meet the showstopper of our #IconicFishes lineup, the #seadragon: enchanting and full of flair 🪩.
💡There are three species of seadragons, all from the same family as seahorses & pipefishes.
🎨Stay tuned as these iconic fishes take centre stage in our upcoming arts movement #InspiredByIconicFishes
October 1, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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✨Meet the sixth star in our #IconicFishes lineup, the bellowsfish 🎶
💡There are six species of #bellowsfish, other members of the same family include snipefishes, shrimpfishes, & razorfishes.
🎨Stay tuned as these iconic fishes take center stage in our upcoming arts movement #InspiredByIconicFishes
October 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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✨Meet the fifth star in our #IconicFishes lineup, the cornetfish 🎺 Also known as Flutemouth.💡Did you know? There are four species of cornetfishes, found in most parts of the tropics.
🎨Stay tuned as these iconic fishes take centre stage in our upcoming arts movement #InspiredByIconicFishes
October 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM