Mormyrus ex cinereo nigricans, bone-fish
Hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731) Vol. 2 by Mark Catesby. Catesby's described this fish as Mormyrus ex cinereo nigricans, the bone-fish.
Size: 3072px × 2048px
Photo credit: © Natural History Museum, London / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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