Grunting toadfish, Allenbatrachus grunniens 1, shorthorn sculpin or bull-rout, Myoxocephalus scorpius 2, and fourhorn sculpin, Myoxocephalus quadricornis 3. Le cotte grognant, Cottus grunniens, le cotte scorpion, Cottus scorpius, le cotte quatre cornes, Cottus quadricornis. 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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