Rocksucker

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Rocksucker (Chorisochismus dentex).

Artist

Name:: Acarie-Baron, Jacques Reyne Isidore
Dates:: 178?-185?
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: Animals
Technique:: Etching
Engraver:: Schmelz, Charles Simon Guillaume
Format:: Landscape (wider)
Source:: The Ernst Mayr Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Le règne animal distribué d'après son organisation, vol. 4 (atlas)
Author:: Cuvier et al.
Publisher:: Paris: 1836-1849
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Description:

Aquatint depicting the rocksucker (Chorisochismus dentex) in side view, facing left. The species belongs to the family Gobiesocidae. It feeds on sea urchins and limpets.

The caption reads in the original French: Gobiesoce têtard. (Gobiesox gyrinus, Lac.)

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{{cite web | title=Rocksucker | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/rocksucker/ | author=Acarie-Baron, Jacques Reyne Isidore | year=1836-1849 | access-date=April 29, 2026 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}