Swordfish, Xiphias gladius 1, Atlantic wolffish or seawolf, Anarhichas lupus 2, and American harvestfish, Peprilus paru 3. Le xiphias espadon, l'anarhyique loup, le stromatee paru, Stromateus paru. 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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