Various fish specimens Unknown

Ichthyological study of various species of fish, including:

1., 2. An unknown species of chub, possibly a common chub, Squalius cephalus, here styled Capito and Cephalus fluviatilis minor respectively.

3. An unknown species of dace, possibly a common dace, Leuciscus leuciscus, here styled Leuciscus and under the common name ‘a Dace’.

4. A silver bream, Blicca bjoerkna, here styled Cyprinus latus and under the common name ‘a Breame’.

5. An unknown roach species, possibly a common roach Rutilus rutilus, here styled Rutilus, and under the common name ‘a Roche’.

6. , An unknown species of nase, possibly a common nase, Chondrostoma nasus, here styled Nasus.

7. An unknown bleak species, possibly a common bleak, Alburnus alburnus, here styled Alburnus and under the common name ‘a Bleak’.

Printed inscription: ‘1. Capito. a Chubb./ 2. Cephalus fluviatilis minor Haster./ 3. Leuciscus 2dus Rond a Dace/ 4. Cyprinus latus sive Brama Gesner a Breame/ 5. Rutilus a Roche Anglis/ 6. Nasus, Naso Germanis./ 7. Alburnus Ausonij/ :B. Hae omnes figurae ex. Baltnero ex Sculptae Sunt./ Tab. Q. 10 Sumpt: D. Thom: Lechmere Armig.’ With further handwritten annotation ‘[1] or Chevin/ [3] or Dare/ [7] A Bleak/ 2 Argentinensibus schnotfish’. Numbered ‘123’ in the top right-hand corner.

Plate Q:10 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.