Cyprinus hybiscoides, common carp
Part of LS Plate 166 from the John Reeves Collection. John Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings.
Size: 2624px × 1954px
Photo credit: © Natural History Museum, London / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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