Pompano dolphinfish, Coryphaena equiselis 1, sand tilefish, Malacanthus plumieri 2, golden pompano, Trachinotus blochii 3. Le caranxomore pelagique, Caranxomorus pelagicus, le caranxomore plumerien, Coryphaena plumieri, le coesiomore bloch, Caesiomorus blochii. 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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