Orbicular Batfish

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Orbicular batfish (Platax orbicularis).

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Artist

Name:
Acarie-Baron, Jacques Reyne Isidore
Dates:
178?-185?
Country:
France

Illustration

Subject:
Animals
Technique:
Etching
Engraver:
Sébin
Format:
Portrait (taller)
Source:
The Ernst Mayr Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:
Le règne animal distribué d'après son organisation, vol. 4 (atlas)
Author:
Cuvier et al.
Publisher:
Paris: 1836-1849
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Description:

Aquatint depicting the orbicular batfish (Platax orbicularis), a tropical fish in the family Ephippidae. It is commonly found around reefs.

The caption reads in the original French: Le platax d’Ehrenberg. (Platax ehrenbergii, Cuv. Val.)

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