Orbicular batfish, Platax orbicularis 1, gray angelfish, Pomacanthus arcuatus 2, and orbfish, Ephippus orbis 3. Le chetedon vespertillion, Platax vespertilio, le chetodon arque, Chaetodon arcuatus, le chetodon bec allonge, Chaetodon orbis. 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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