Dr. Rene P. Martin
@lampichthys.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Fish Biology at UNL | Deep-sea fish evolution | Join us at the #SundayFishSketch 🗓️🐠✍️ | lampichthys.com
We are getting some beautiful autumn weather here in NE. This season always evokes a sense of things coming to pass and a year coming to an end. Thus, the #SundayFishSketch #Fishytheme for this weekend is "lifecycles." Sketch a fish lifecycle, can be as simple or complex as you want! #sciart 🦑
a close up of a bunch of eggs with a national geographic logo on the bottom
ALT: a close up of a bunch of eggs with a national geographic logo on the bottom
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November 7, 2025 at 6:35 PM
We are getting some beautiful autumn weather here in NE. This season always evokes a sense of things coming to pass and a year coming to an end. Thus, the #SundayFishSketch #Fishytheme for this weekend is "lifecycles." Sketch a fish lifecycle, can be as simple or complex as you want! #sciart 🦑
Spooky season is upon us which means spooky Halloween #SundayFishSketch #FishyTheme! Show us those fishes with spooky names, spooky looking, spooky behaviors! #sciart 🦑
a fish with large eyes is swimming in the dark water .
ALT: a fish with large eyes is swimming in the dark water .
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October 31, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Spooky season is upon us which means spooky Halloween #SundayFishSketch #FishyTheme! Show us those fishes with spooky names, spooky looking, spooky behaviors! #sciart 🦑
Reposted by Dr. Rene P. Martin
With opahs as the theme for this week's #Sundayfishsketch, maybe we'll see some cool art of fossil relatives. Here's the type specimen of the lampriform Turkmene from the earliest Eocene of Turkmenistan, ~56 Ma. Specimen at the Paleontological Institute, Moscow.
October 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
With opahs as the theme for this week's #Sundayfishsketch, maybe we'll see some cool art of fossil relatives. Here's the type specimen of the lampriform Turkmene from the earliest Eocene of Turkmenistan, ~56 Ma. Specimen at the Paleontological Institute, Moscow.
1/2) Is that time of year again #Sundayfishsketch friends! This weekend marks the end of our 9th year of sketches! As we move into year 10, our annual #Fishytheme is to draw on Opah (the first fish sketch), to appreciate improvements made while practicing throughout the year. #sciart 🦑
October 24, 2025 at 10:48 AM
1/2) Is that time of year again #Sundayfishsketch friends! This weekend marks the end of our 9th year of sketches! As we move into year 10, our annual #Fishytheme is to draw on Opah (the first fish sketch), to appreciate improvements made while practicing throughout the year. #sciart 🦑
This weekend’s #SundayFishSketch #Fishytheme will follow #inktober with the prompt of “Arctic.” Lots of really cool fishes to choose from that live in the Arctic! #sciart 🦑
a cartoon illustration of a fish in a container
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October 17, 2025 at 11:41 PM
This weekend’s #SundayFishSketch #Fishytheme will follow #inktober with the prompt of “Arctic.” Lots of really cool fishes to choose from that live in the Arctic! #sciart 🦑
Reposted by Dr. Rene P. Martin
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June 25, 2025 at 7:14 AM
🎨🔬 CALLING ALL ARTISTS & DEEP-SEA SCIENTISTS!
💡 Open to ALL artists & scientists
🗓 Deadline: August 31
📍 Apply via the short form in our bio / link below!
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💡 Open to ALL artists & scientists
🗓 Deadline: August 31
📍 Apply via the short form in our bio / link below!
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At not even 5 days old, #sundayfishsketch ‘s newest member, Ava, would like her first #fishytheme to be “fishes with nurse/nursing in their name.” Take a look, there’s a couple! #sciart 🦑
October 10, 2025 at 1:06 PM
At not even 5 days old, #sundayfishsketch ‘s newest member, Ava, would like her first #fishytheme to be “fishes with nurse/nursing in their name.” Take a look, there’s a couple! #sciart 🦑
Our final #SundayFishSketch #SciArtSeptember theme for Sunday is 'harvest.' Hundreds of fish species are harvested every year, there are many to choose from. BONUS CONTENT: my baby girl is "due" this Sunday, if she decides to show... everyone send along their spawning vibes please! #sciart 🦑
September 26, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Our final #SundayFishSketch #SciArtSeptember theme for Sunday is 'harvest.' Hundreds of fish species are harvested every year, there are many to choose from. BONUS CONTENT: my baby girl is "due" this Sunday, if she decides to show... everyone send along their spawning vibes please! #sciart 🦑
Rolling into the weekend it is time for the #SundayFishSketch #Fishytheme. Continuing our @lizlagomorph.bsky.social #SciartSeptember themes, 'Reef' is the prompt for this Sunday! There are thousands of reef fishes to choose from, and I can't wait to see all the colorful illustrations! #Sciart 🦑
September 19, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Rolling into the weekend it is time for the #SundayFishSketch #Fishytheme. Continuing our @lizlagomorph.bsky.social #SciartSeptember themes, 'Reef' is the prompt for this Sunday! There are thousands of reef fishes to choose from, and I can't wait to see all the colorful illustrations! #Sciart 🦑
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New Books & Arts 👇
Marine muses: Rene Martin @lampichthys.bsky.social reviews "Ocean Art: From the Shore to the Deep" by @helenscales.bsky.social
"This book is a must-read for art enthusiasts and ocean lovers"
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Free to read: rdcu.be/eGpor
Marine muses: Rene Martin @lampichthys.bsky.social reviews "Ocean Art: From the Shore to the Deep" by @helenscales.bsky.social
"This book is a must-read for art enthusiasts and ocean lovers"
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Free to read: rdcu.be/eGpor
September 15, 2025 at 10:54 AM
New Books & Arts 👇
Marine muses: Rene Martin @lampichthys.bsky.social reviews "Ocean Art: From the Shore to the Deep" by @helenscales.bsky.social
"This book is a must-read for art enthusiasts and ocean lovers"
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Free to read: rdcu.be/eGpor
Marine muses: Rene Martin @lampichthys.bsky.social reviews "Ocean Art: From the Shore to the Deep" by @helenscales.bsky.social
"This book is a must-read for art enthusiasts and ocean lovers"
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Free to read: rdcu.be/eGpor
1/2) I am excited to share my just published book review in Nature Ecology and Evolution with the #SundayFishSketch community! 'Ocean Art' by @helenscales.bsky.social is a delightful read and will be enjoyed by ocean lovers and artists alike! #Sciart 🦑 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Marine muses - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Nature Ecology & Evolution - Marine muses
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September 12, 2025 at 2:45 PM
1/2) I am excited to share my just published book review in Nature Ecology and Evolution with the #SundayFishSketch community! 'Ocean Art' by @helenscales.bsky.social is a delightful read and will be enjoyed by ocean lovers and artists alike! #Sciart 🦑 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Continuing to follow our #SciartSeptember #SundayFishSketch #Fishytheme this month with @lizlagomorph.bsky.social, this weekend's theme is 'Mimic.' There are so many fantastic fish that mimic other things, including inanimate objects, other animals, even other fish! #sciart 🦑
September 12, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Continuing to follow our #SciartSeptember #SundayFishSketch #Fishytheme this month with @lizlagomorph.bsky.social, this weekend's theme is 'Mimic.' There are so many fantastic fish that mimic other things, including inanimate objects, other animals, even other fish! #sciart 🦑
For the week of September, #SundayFishSketch #Fishytheme s will be following along with @lizlagomorph.bsky.social #sciartseptember! That means, this Sunday's theme is "boreal!" There are so many fantastic northern/boreal fishes. I can't wait to see some sketches! #sciart 🦑
September 5, 2025 at 4:11 PM
For the week of September, #SundayFishSketch #Fishytheme s will be following along with @lizlagomorph.bsky.social #sciartseptember! That means, this Sunday's theme is "boreal!" There are so many fantastic northern/boreal fishes. I can't wait to see some sketches! #sciart 🦑
Are you looking for a #SundayFishSketch #Fishytheme to fill up your weekend? I've got one for you! We have an excessive heat warning in Nebraska, and extreme weather always makes me think of 'extremophile fishes.' Sketch those hot or cold loving, salinity or acidity loving, etc. fishes! #sciart 🦑
a woman is standing in front of a fire with the words `` the ring of fire '' written above her .
ALT: a woman is standing in front of a fire with the words `` the ring of fire '' written above her .
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June 20, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Are you looking for a #SundayFishSketch #Fishytheme to fill up your weekend? I've got one for you! We have an excessive heat warning in Nebraska, and extreme weather always makes me think of 'extremophile fishes.' Sketch those hot or cold loving, salinity or acidity loving, etc. fishes! #sciart 🦑
What better way to spend the 6 months mark with growing baby girl than researching at the AMNH and catching up with old friends and colleagues. Also, check out our new paper published this week on the amazing variation in biofluorescence of fishes!
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June 17, 2025 at 10:59 PM
What better way to spend the 6 months mark with growing baby girl than researching at the AMNH and catching up with old friends and colleagues. Also, check out our new paper published this week on the amazing variation in biofluorescence of fishes!
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
And a beautiful #SundayFishSketch!
I learned so much about mobulid (manta and devil) rays and about the impacts of tuna fisheries. Did you know they live 40 years, have live birth, and only produce one pup at a time? A mamma manta may only have 4-7 pups in her lifetime. Bycatch is a major problem for these animals.
#marinebiology #🐡
#marinebiology #🐡
June 8, 2025 at 3:25 PM
And a beautiful #SundayFishSketch!
Tempted to have every #fishytheme this month just be all sorts of colorful, wonderful, #PrideMonth related #SundayFishSketch themes. Thoughts?! 🌈🐠🦑 #sciart
June 6, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Tempted to have every #fishytheme this month just be all sorts of colorful, wonderful, #PrideMonth related #SundayFishSketch themes. Thoughts?! 🌈🐠🦑 #sciart
Apologies for missing the last few weeks for themes! In light of our new article www.nature.com/articles/s41..., the #Sundayfishsketch #Fishytheme is biofluorescent fishes! #sciart 🦑
Repeated and widespread evolution of biofluorescence in marine fishes - Nature Communications
Biofluorescence is widespread in fishes. Here, the authors compile data on biofluorescence presence across teleost fishes and demonstrate that it may have originally evolved in eels 112 million years ...
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May 30, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Apologies for missing the last few weeks for themes! In light of our new article www.nature.com/articles/s41..., the #Sundayfishsketch #Fishytheme is biofluorescent fishes! #sciart 🦑
We’re coming up one Cinco de Mayo and as such should have a fitting #SundayFishSketch #Fishytheme! Let’s see some fantastic fishes of Mexico!! #sciart 🦑
a penguin wearing a sombrero and sweater is holding maracas and wishing happy cinco de mayo
ALT: a penguin wearing a sombrero and sweater is holding maracas and wishing happy cinco de mayo
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May 2, 2025 at 7:32 PM
We’re coming up one Cinco de Mayo and as such should have a fitting #SundayFishSketch #Fishytheme! Let’s see some fantastic fishes of Mexico!! #sciart 🦑
For our #FishyTheme, we look to the warm waters of Brazil. Bursting with thousands of species, it may be difficult to choose a Brazilian fish for your #SundayFishSketch! #sciart 🦑
a fish tank with lots of plants and fish and a sign that says ' a ' on it
ALT: a fish tank with lots of plants and fish and a sign that says ' a ' on it
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April 25, 2025 at 6:16 PM
For our #FishyTheme, we look to the warm waters of Brazil. Bursting with thousands of species, it may be difficult to choose a Brazilian fish for your #SundayFishSketch! #sciart 🦑
Reposted by Dr. Rene P. Martin
Have been working on an illustration of Chiasmodon niger and decided to modify it a bit to fit today's #SundayFishSketch theme.
April 20, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Have been working on an illustration of Chiasmodon niger and decided to modify it a bit to fit today's #SundayFishSketch theme.
This weekend, people across the country are celebrating a particular holiday that often includes bunnies, eggs, chicks, and plenty of chocolate. For the #SundayFishSketch #Fishytheme I wanna see your rabbitfishes, roosterfish, crazy egg laying fish (chocolate fish?). Have fun with it! #sciart 🦑
a close up of a rabbit eating a leaf
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April 18, 2025 at 7:46 PM
This weekend, people across the country are celebrating a particular holiday that often includes bunnies, eggs, chicks, and plenty of chocolate. For the #SundayFishSketch #Fishytheme I wanna see your rabbitfishes, roosterfish, crazy egg laying fish (chocolate fish?). Have fun with it! #sciart 🦑
This weekend’s #SundayFishSketch #Fishytheme is for all of us that are very much looking forward to spring and summer angling. Sitting in the boat or on the dock, enjoying nice weather and nature sounds. Let’s see some sketches of fishes you’d like to catch this year (wherever you are)! #sciart 🦑
a man in a red hat is fishing in a pond
ALT: a man in a red hat is fishing in a pond
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April 11, 2025 at 6:31 PM
This weekend’s #SundayFishSketch #Fishytheme is for all of us that are very much looking forward to spring and summer angling. Sitting in the boat or on the dock, enjoying nice weather and nature sounds. Let’s see some sketches of fishes you’d like to catch this year (wherever you are)! #sciart 🦑
1/2) An apology to my #SundayFishSketch community for dropping the ball on #Fishytheme posts and participation. My time has been focused on my first semester teaching as a professor. We also purchased and moved into a new home. To top it off, I have a little fry incoming at the end of September.
April 4, 2025 at 5:23 PM
1/2) An apology to my #SundayFishSketch community for dropping the ball on #Fishytheme posts and participation. My time has been focused on my first semester teaching as a professor. We also purchased and moved into a new home. To top it off, I have a little fry incoming at the end of September.
A #sundayfishsketch #fishytheme I’ve wanted to do for a while is to sketch a fish using a single line, like this work by TFOUST. Let’s see those line drawings! #sciart
January 31, 2025 at 8:27 PM
A #sundayfishsketch #fishytheme I’ve wanted to do for a while is to sketch a fish using a single line, like this work by TFOUST. Let’s see those line drawings! #sciart