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Various fish species
Ichthyological study of various fish species, including:
- 1. An Atlantic wolffish, Anarhichas lupus, here styled Lupis marinus.
- 2. A butterfly fish, here styled Blennus salviani.
- 3. A European bullhead, Cottus gobio, here styled Gobio fluviatilis.
- 4&6. Two species of burbot, Lota lota, here styled Mustela fluviatilis and Lota rondel respectively.
- 5. A common blenny, Lipophrys pholis, here styled Mustela vivipara Sconfeld.
Printed inscription: ‘1. Lupus marinus Schonfeldy/ 2. Blannus Salv./ 3. Gobio Fluviatilis capitatus Balt. A. Bull head./ 4. Mustela Fluviatilis. Balt. The Burbot/ 5. Mustela vivipara Sconfeld/ Tab: H.3’ with further handwritten annotation: 1. Th: Sea Wolf./ 2. Th: Butterfly fish an Scorpiodes Rondelety./ 3. Or Millers Thumb./ [4] Eelpout Treischen Rutte/ [5] An Sea Locke D. Ray/ 6. Lota Rondelety An idom cum Mustela fluviatilis An Lock Cestriae.’ Numbered ‘44’ in the top right-hand corner.
Plate H:3 from De historia piscium libri quatuor, by Francis Willughby and John Ray (Oxford, 1686).
Francis Willughby (1635-1672), British naturalist, was an Original Fellow of the Royal Society.
John Ray (1627-1705), British naturalist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1667.
- Image reference: RS-20630
- The Royal Society
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