Driftwood catfish, Trachelyopterus galeatus 1, thorny catfish, Doras carinatus 2, and vieja de agua, Loricariichthys maculatus 3. Le pimelode casque, Silurus galeatus, le doras cote, loricaire tachete, Loricaria maculata. 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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