Skipjack tuna or arctic bonito, Katsuwonus pelamis 1, Atlantic mackerel, Scomber scombrus 2, and Castin leatherjacket, Oligoplites saliens 3. Le scombre bonite, Scomber pelamys, le scombre maquerreau, le scomberoide sauteur, Scomberoides saltator. 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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