Dover sole, Solea solea 1, European plaice, Pleuronectes platessa 2, and European flounder, Platichthys flesus 3. Le pleuronectes sole, Pleuronectes solea, le pleuronectes plie, le pleuronectes flez, Pleuronectes flessus. Handcoloured stipple engraving by Frédéric Cazenave and others 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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