Hogfish from Cuba Photo T-Shirt

Description

The Hogfish from Cuba Photo T-Shirt puts a pink-and-yellow fish across loose blue brushwork, giving your everyday tee a clear marine subject. Its long snout and extended dorsal spines make the outline easy to follow. Choose it for the color first, then enjoy the details that make this particular fish recognizable.

The original photograph

Cobi Hay Yacobi photographed the hogfish in Jardines de la Reina, Cuba, against blue water. The original image below shows the fish facing left, with an orange-red eye and yellow pectoral fin. Fine yellow lines cross its pinkish body.

Look from the snout toward the tall front dorsal spines, then follow the body toward the tail. The hogfish has a shape that gives the photograph direction before you examine its markings. That combination of a strong outline and smaller detail carries through into the shirt artwork.

Meet the hogfish

Lachnolaimus maximus is a western Atlantic wrasse found in the Caribbean, around reefs and open seabeds. It searches the bottom with its projecting snout, eating mollusks, crustaceans and sea urchins. That rooting behavior and prominent snout explain its common name.

Look for the deep, flattened body and three long spines at the front of the dorsal fin. Its coloring changes with age, sex and habitat. The Florida Museum’s hogfish profile covers these identifying features and its natural history. The photograph makes several of those features easy to follow.

hogfish from cuba on cotton

The hogfish remains photographic while rough diagonal blue and turquoise brushwork supplies a new surround. Its irregular edges let the fabric show around the design. The contrast between the fish’s fine detail and the looser painted shapes gives the shirt its visual character.

A small 2DIVE logo sits below without covering the artwork. The fish and its long dorsal spines remain the main focus. Compare the source photograph with the front view to see how the hogfish has been kept intact within the wider design.

For days ashore, pair the shirt with plain shorts and let the blue brushwork carry the color. With jeans, it can also be part of ordinary errands or a relaxed afternoon. The hogfish gives the garment a specific subject that someone who loves marine photography can recognize and talk about.

Colors, sizes and fit

White brightens the edges of the blue brushwork. Black gives the hogfish a dark surround that emphasizes pink and yellow, while Navy continues the deeper blue palette. All three colors cost $44.99 USD in every size, so choose by the appearance and fit you prefer.

The model preview shows a woman wearing the navy version on a dune path. Use it to see the design on a body, then compare the flat front views for color. For size, measure a shirt you already enjoy rather than relying only on the model image.

To compare the fit, lay a T-shirt you already like flat. Measure straight across its chest just below the armholes, then measure from the highest shoulder point to the hem. Use the printer’s chart below for XS, S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL and 5XL. This unisex fit runs straighter and longer than a women’s fitted T-shirt.

Inches

Size	Chest width (flat)	Chest all round	Length	Sleeve
XS	16.5	33	27	8.6
S	18	36	28	8.9
M	20	40	29	9.2
L	22	44	30	9.5
XL	24	48	31	9.7
2XL	26	52	32	10
3XL	28	56	33	10.4
4XL	30	60	34	10.8
5XL	32	64	35	11.2

Centimeters

Size	Chest width (flat)	Chest all round	Length	Sleeve
XS	41.9	83.8	68.6	21.8
S	45.7	91.4	71.1	22.6
M	50.8	101.6	73.7	23.4
L	55.9	111.8	76.2	24.1
XL	61	121.9	78.7	24.6
2XL	66	132.1	81.3	25.4
3XL	71.1	142.2	83.8	26.4
4XL	76.2	152.4	86.4	27.4
5XL	81.3	162.6	88.9	28.4

Actual measurements may vary by up to 1.5 in (3.8 cm).

The cotton shirt and printing

The Bella+Canvas 3001 is a unisex jersey short-sleeve tee with a retail fit. The White, Black and Navy versions use 100% Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton. Its light, breathable fabric weighs 4.2 oz/yd² (142 g/m²), making the photograph part of a shirt you can wear with your usual jeans or shorts.

A ribbed knit collar finishes the crew neck, with tapered shoulders, side seams and a tear-away label. The blank is sourced from Honduras and is REACH certified. Bella+Canvas participates in the Fair Labor Association and holds Platinum WRAP certification.

Your hogfish design is printed to order in the USA using direct-to-garment printing, or DTG. Including the small logo below, it measures approximately 12.31 x 9.95 in (31.3 x 25.3 cm) on L to 5XL. It scales proportionally to about 91% on M, 82% on S and 75% on XS.

Delivery for your order

Shipping is free to the USA, Canada and Australia. For other countries offered at checkout, shipping costs US$12 for the first shirt plus US$8 for each additional item. The total appears before payment. Import duties or taxes may apply outside the USA. The English shop does not ship to the EU, the EEA or the UK.

After printing, estimated delivery takes about 2–5 business days within the USA or 10–30 business days to Canada, Australia and other eligible destinations. Express shipping is not available. If the shirt is a gift for a particular occasion, allow for production as well as transit when planning your order.

More photographs to wear or display

For a wall version of the subject, see the Hogfish Canvas Print. The Caribbean Reef Shark Canvas Print offers another Atlantic photograph. Read the marine life identification guide for a broader introduction to recognizing underwater animals.

Browse the fish photo T-shirts and compare the hogfish with the Purple Orchid Dottyback Blue Brushwork Photo T-Shirt and the Arc-Eye Hawkfish in Yellow Coral Photo T-Shirt. Look at the direction and width of each subject as well as its color. Choose the design that works with what you already wear.

The photographer behind the image

Cobi Hay Yacobi has spent over 20 years diving, with more than 1,000 dives in the Red Sea and around the world. His underwater photographs give the 2DIVE collection its subjects. Read about Cobi’s underwater photography for more of his approach.

This hogfish design keeps a named place and a particular animal behind the artwork. It offers a photograph to wear, with details you can return to beyond the first splash of blue.

Frequently asked questions

How should I wash and dry the shirt?

Machine wash cold, up to 30 °C (86 °F). Use non-chlorine bleach only if needed. Tumble dry low and iron on medium heat. Do not dry clean.

What if it arrives damaged or misprinted?

Damaged or misprinted shirts are replaced. Review the Returns & Refunds policy before ordering for the applicable terms.

Can I send the shirt directly as a gift?

Yes. Enter the recipient’s delivery address at checkout. Confirm their preferred color and measurements first, then check your selected size and quantity in the basket before paying.

How do I pay and follow my order?

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