Stick Figure Fish 2026 Limited Edition Calendar - Sharks of the World PREORDER

Introducing the 2026 Sharks of the World Calendar – Limited Edition

This fully illustrated calendar journeys through all nine living shark orders, pairing accurate anatomy with crisp natural history. Begin with the basal Hexanchiformes, cow and frilled sharks that retain six or seven gill slits, then meet the rarely seen Echinorhiniformes, bramble and prickly sharks built for slope life in cool, deep water. The Squaliformes span lanternsharks, gulper and dogfish lineages through to sleepers and roughsharks, a suite that includes tiny oceanic pygmies, confirmed bioluminescence, and record-breaking longevity. Pristiophoriformes showcase electroreceptive sawsharks with barbels and rostral teeth, while Squatiniformes present ray-like angelsharks that bury in sediment and strike with protrusible jaws. Heterodontiformes highlight horn sharks with corkscrew egg cases and crushing dentition. Orectolobiformes appear in two guises: reef and inshore carpetsharks such as bamboo and nurse sharks, and a dedicated portrait of wobbegongs with ornate camouflage and tasselled dermal lobes. Lamniformes reveal extremes of physiology and feeding, from suction-filtering giants and deep-sea ambush specialists with slingshot jaws to swift, warm-bodied hunters and tail-whipping threshers. The year closes with Carcharhiniformes, the most recognisable and species-rich order, sampling coastal requiem and houndsharks, riverine specialists, catsharks of the outer shelf and slope, and a compact hammerhead, with notes on nurseries, bycatch and regional status. Together these pages celebrate form, function and lineage, grounded in current taxonomy, field practice and fine art.

Illustrated and curated by Dr Lindsay Marshall , natural history artist and fisheries biologist, this limited edition calendar offers a rare opportunity to view sharks through both scientific and artistic lenses.

Limited copies available. Shipping begins late October 2025 - early November.

Note all items purchased in the same order as Preorder calendars will ship with the calendar in October unless a seperate order is made.