Abstract:Lahontan cutthroat, Oncorhynchus clarki henshawi. This painting by contemporary artist Robert Friedli was used as an illustration in a popular book on cutthroat trout (Trotter 1987). It demonstrates how much the boundaries between fine art and illustration have become blurred. On one hand, it is clearly not a scientific illustration. The colors are accurate because Friedli bases his paintings on photographs of trout he has caught himself, but features important to taxonomists, such as scale rows and fin rays, … Show more
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