Fantail leatherjacket, Monacanthus chinensis 1, rough triggerfish or spotted oceanic triggerfish, Canthidermis maculata 2, and lagoon triggerfish, Rhinecanthus aculeatus 3. Le baliste Chinois, Balistes sinensis, le baliste tachete, Balistes maculatus, le baliste epineux, Balistes aculeatus. Handcoloured stipple engraving from le Comte de la Cépède’s Oeuvres du comte de Lacépède, comprenant l’histoire naturelle des poissons, Paris, circa 1850. The uncredited illustrations were copied from originals by Jacques de Seve, Marcus Bloch, Robert Benard, Jean-Gabriel Pretre, etc.

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