South Australian Cobbler

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Zoom in — South Australian cobbler (Gymnapistes marmoratus).

Artist

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

Illustration

Subject:: Animals
Technique:: Metal Engraving
Engraver:: Schmelz, Charles Simon Guillaume
Format:: Landscape (wider)
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 South Australian cobbler (Gymnapistes marmoratus), a fish in the family Tetrarogidae. It is an estuarine, nocturnal species which feeds on fish for the larger individuals, and on shrimps and crabs for the smaller ones. The spines of its dorsal fin are poisonous.

The caption reads in the original French: L’aptiste marbré. (Apistus marmoratus, Cuv. Val.)

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{{cite web | title=South Australian Cobbler | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/south-australian-cobbler/ | author=Acarie-Baron, Jacques Reyne Isidore | year=1836-1849 | access-date=March 31, 2025 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}