Orbicular Batfish

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Orbicular batfish (Platax orbicularis).

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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{{cite web | title=Orbicular Batfish | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/orbicular-batfish/ | author=Acarie-Baron, Jacques Reyne Isidore | year=1836-1849 | access-date=November 20, 2024 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}