Copperband butterfly fish, Chelmon rostratus, round spadefish, Ephippus orbis, and green chromide, Etroplus suratensis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Plee Jr. after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Bernard Germain de Lacepede's Natural History of Oviparous Quadrupeds, Snakes, Fish and Cetaceans, Eymery, Paris, 1825.

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Size: 3945px × 6084px
Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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