Malie Alamata | Manō pāʻele (Carcharhinus melanopterus)

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Jon Apisa. Malie Alamata | Manō pāʻele (Carcharhinus melanopterus). 2024. watercolor on paper, 4" x 3" (10.16cm x 7.62cm).

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“Malie Alamata | Manō pāʻele” (Carcharhinus melanopterus) mini watercolor painting by Jon Apisa.

This was painted with watercolor on paper, 4" x 3" (10.16cm x 7.62cm).

Carcharhinus melanopterus (blacktip reef shark) is known as:

• Malie alamata in Sāmoa
• Manō pāʻele in Hawaiʻi

“Shark” (Selachimorph) is known as:

• Malie in Sāmoa
• Manō in Hawaiʻi
• ʻAnga in Tonga
• Maʻo in Tahiti
• Mangō in Māori

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Malie Alamata | Manō pāʻele (Carcharhinus melanopterus) watercolor sketchbook painting by Jon Apisa 12/04/2024

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