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The ancient placoderm fish Brindabellaspis might be the ancestor of modern jawed vertebrates according to new scientific research

William De Morgan Fish Tile patterns from the late 1880s: Persian Fish Frieze. a three-tile seamless mural that infinitely repeats.

Starting with the Devonian series. Here is a sampling of early Devonian fish from the MacKenzie mountains, Northwest Territories, Canada. Promesacanthus, Brochoadmones, Canadapteraspis, Lepidaspis, Nahanniaspis, Sphenonectris, Furcacauda, Superciliaspis by Nobumichi Tamura

This two-part blog post will examine a striking motif of three interlocking fish with one head, which is found in widely varied locations all over the world. This first post looks at examples in Javanese mystical manuscripts; in the second post, the motif will be traced from ancient Egypt through...

It is one of several new finds that could rewrite how scientists understand fish evolution.

The Dancing Delphinus design in progress, plus a few close-up shots of the finished illustration. All three designs in my new collection, Mýthos, feature references to animal stories in Ancient Greek myths; In each instance, I feel the animal was the true, selfless hero of the tale, so I have given each creature a more favourable outcome. You can read each story and the overarching narrative on my website now. The Dancing Delphinus design is based around ancient Greek art, pottery, poetry...