tags: sergeant major damselfish, Abudefduf saxatilis, marine life, subway art, AMNH, NYC, NYCLife
Coral reef mosaic [detail]
the fish are probably sargent major damselfish, Abudefduf saxatilis,
as portrayed in tiles on the downtown stairway landing of the NYC subway stop (A-B-C)
at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash).
Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [wallpaper size].
Read more about the AMNH tile artworks and see the AMNH tile artworks photographic archives -- with all the animals identified.
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tags: coral reef, marine life, subway art, AMNH, NYC, NYCLife
Coral reef mosaic [detail]
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at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash).
Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [wallpaper size].
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tags: mystery snail, marine life, subway art, AMNH, NYC, NYCLife
Mystery snail -- can you name the species?
as portrayed in tiles on the downtown stairway landing of the NYC subway stop (A-B-C)
at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash).
Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [wallpaper size…
tags: mystery snail, marine life, subway art, AMNH, NYC, NYCLife
Mystery snail -- can you name the species?
as portrayed in tiles on the downtown stairway landing of the NYC subway stop (A-B-C)
at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash).
Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [wallpaper size…
The fish are easy, sergeant major damsels.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/basilb/2271139552/
http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1119
I'm not sure about the corals. They look like sea fans, but that is a fairly general terms for many soft corals.
I don't think I've ever told you this, but I find this series of photos absolutely breathtaking. I remember the murals and mosaics from my last NYC trip and was curious about them. As one who rarely makes it to the city, I've enjoyed seeing them a lot. You should publish a book or something. I know people would buy it. You could even make t-shirts or mousepads through CafePress and sell them.
The coral is a type of gorgonian (sea fan) but it will be almost impossible to be much more specific than that. I study soft coral taxonomy, and many soft corals cannot be identified to species without looking at sclerites in their tissue.