Flying Gurnard and Other Fishes

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Depiction of a flying gurnard (Dactylopterus volitans) among other fishes — 1. Flying gurnard; 2. Beaked angler; 3. Porcupine diodon; 4. Hare-mouthed globe fish; 5. Triangular trunk fish.

Artist

Name:: Howitt, Samuel
Dates:: 1756/7-1823
Country:: UK

Illustration

Subject:: Animals
Technique:: Metal engraving
Format:: Landscape (wider)
Source:: The Smithsonian Libraries, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: A companion to Mr. Bullock's London Museum and Pantherion
Author(s):: Bullock, William
Publisher:: London: Printed by Reyneil for William Bullock, 1812
Open Library:: View record

Description

Depiction of a flying gurnard (Dactylopterus volitans) among other fishes in the families Lophiidae, Diodontidae, Tetraodontidae, and Ostraciidae.

Keywords: 1810s, 19th century, color, fish, flying, reference book