Doctorfish tang, Acanthurus chirurgus 1, goldrim surgeonfish, Acanthurus nigricans 2, and lined surgeonfish, Acanthurus lineatus 3. L'acanthure chirurgien, l'acanthure noiraud, l'acanthure raye. 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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