Sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus 1, Arctic lamprey, Lethenteron camtschaticum 2, and European river lamprey, Lampetra fluviatilis 3. Le rouge, Petromyzon ruber 1, le pricka, Petromyzon fluvialis 2, le sucet, Petromyzon sanguisuga 3. 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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