Illustration of a Brazilian batfish (Lophie vespertilion, now Ogcocephalus vespertilio, top), a sargassum fish (Lophie histrion , now Histrio histrio, middle) and a painted frogfish (Lophie chironecte, now Antennarius pictus, bottom). From 'Natural History of Oviparous Quadrupeds, Snakes, Fishes and Crustaceans' by Lacepede, Paris, 1830.

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