How To Be A Mermaid/Marine Biologist
Art After Dark in a monthly Art Show Event in San Luis Obispo
Illustrations from The Mermaid Scientist Alphabet Book will be showcased at Anaya Acupuncture
Address: 1264 Higuera Street Suite 102D
(Next to Vintage Wine Bar on Monterey Street & Johnson Ave)
Come peruse some fish art and enjoy!
Pyllacanthus imperialis – Imperial Pencil Urchin
Echinometra mathaei – Matha’s Sea Urchin
Mesplia globula – Jewel Case Sea Urchin
Tagalog/Tagbanua: Tayong
There is a lovely variety of colorful sea urchins with all lengths and sizes of spines in the Coral Triangle. The Imperial Pencil Urchin is a dramatic orange maroon, Matha’s Sea Urchin has brown white tipped spines like a hedgehog and the Jewel case urchin has a vibrant royal blue that shines within the sea grass beds.
The Coral Grouper
Tagalog: Lapu Lapu
Scientific name: Cephalopholis miniata
The Grouper is a cruiser.
Her job is to patrol, ponder and protect her piece of reef from other big predators. Her flashy colors won’t betray her. The deeper she patrols away from the sunlight, the more her brilliant red fades away, blending her into this homey reef background until she is almost invisible. This is perfect for sneaking up on intruders or surprising tasty unsuspecting morsels.
Mermaid Scientist 