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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(s):
- Cuvier et al.
- Publisher:
- Paris: Fortin, Masson et Cie., 1836-1849
- Open Library:
- View record.
Description
Aquatint depicting the South Australian cobbler (Gymnapistes marmoratus), a fish in the family Tetrarogidae. It is an estuarine, nocturnal species which feeds on fish for the larger individuals, and on shrimps and crabs for the smaller ones. The spines of its dorsal fin are poisonous.
The caption reads in the original French: L’aptiste marbré. (Apistus marmoratus, Cuv. Val.)
Keywords: 19th century, black & white, fish, reference book, saltwater, Tetrarogidae
