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Artist
- Name:
- Acarie-Baron, Jacques Reyne Isidore
- Dates:
- 178?-185?
- Country:
- France
Illustration
- Subject:
- Animals
- Technique:
- Metal engraving
- 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(s):
- Cuvier et al.
- Publisher:
- Paris: Fortin, Masson et Cie., 1836-1849
- Open Library:
- View record.
Description
The rocksucker (Chorisochismus dentex) is a fish in the family Gobiesocidae. It feeds on sea urchins and limpets.
The caption reads in the original French: Gobiesoce têtard. (Gobiesox gyrinus, Lac.)
Keywords: 19th century, black & white, fish, Gobiesocidae, reference book, saltwater