Ichthyology Collection (page 7)

Whiting, Merlangius merlangus (Gadus merlangus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn
FLO4614233 Whiting, Merlangius merlangus (Gadus merlangus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J

Tropical two-wing flyingfish or common flying fish. Handcoloured copperplate drawn
FLO4614148 Tropical two-wing flyingfish or common flying fish. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J

Barbel, bearded bearded (Cyprinus bearded). Handcoloured copperplate drawn
FLO4614126 Barbel, bearded bearded (Cyprinus bearded). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J

Cuckoo wrasse, Labrus mixtus (Striped wrasse, Labrus variegatus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn
FLO4614066 Cuckoo wrasse, Labrus mixtus (Striped wrasse, Labrus variegatus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C

Thornback skate, Raja clavata. Near threatened. Rough ray, Raja rubus. Handcoloured copperplate drawn
FLO4614064 Thornback skate, Raja clavata. Near threatened. Rough ray, Raja rubus. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes

Angelshark, Squatina squatina. Critically endangered. (Angel shark, Squallus squatinus)
FLO4614057 Angelshark, Squatina squatina. Critically endangered. (Angel shark, Squallus squatinus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Francis Willughby (engraving)
815904 Francis Willughby (engraving) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Francis Willughby, or Willoughby (1635-1672)

Cutlassfish, Lepidopus caudatus (Portuguese lepidopus, Lepidopus lusitanicus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder from William Elford Leachs Zoological

Swordfish, Xiphias gladius (Rondeletian swordfish, Xiphias rondeletii). Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder from William Elford Leachs Zoological

Greater pipefish and Sargassum pipefish
Greater pipefish, Syngnathus acus 54, and Sargassum pipefish, Syngnathus pelagicus 55, 56. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelms Encyclopedia of Natural History: Fish

Snipefish and grooved razorfish
Snipefish, Macroramphosus scolopax 52 and grooved razorfish, Centriscus scutatus 53. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelms Encyclopedia of Natural History: Fish, Augsburg

Lumpfish, sea snail, and Atlantic spiny lumpsucker
Lumpfish, Cyclopterus lumpus 48, sea snail, Liparis liparis 49, and Atlantic spiny lumpsucker, Eumicrotremus spinosus 51. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelms Encyclopedia

Starry globefish, white-spotted puffer and sun fish
Starry globefish, Tetrodon lagocephalus 42, white-spotted puffer, Arothron hispidus 43, and sun fish, Mola mola 44. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelms Encyclopedia of

Trunkfish and longhorn cowfish
Smooth trunkfish, Rhinesomus triqueter 39, longhorn cowfish, Lactoria cornuta 40, and thornback trunkfish, Tetrosomus gibbosus 41

Matted filefish, queen triggerfish and white
Matted filefish, Acreichthys tomentosus 36, queen triggerfish, Balistes vetula 37, and white-banded triggerfish, Rhinecanthus aculeatus 38

Sterlet sturgeon, Acipenser ruthenus 29, and underside 30. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelms Encyclopedia of Natural History: Fish, Augsburg, 1804

Beluga sturgeon, Huso huso, and fishing methods with hook and line. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelms Encyclopedia of Natural History: Fish, Augsburg, 1804

Alver, nase, Prussian carp, and fishing
Alver, Alburnus alburnus 179, nase, Chondrostoma nasus 181, Prussian carp, Carassius gibelio 182, and fishermen enjoying fishing on the Seine at Paris with rod, line, hook and nets

Fish development from spawn and juvenile anatomy
Fish spawn on vegetation, fish growth from egg to larvae to fingerling, and anatomy of a juvenile fish. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelms Encyclopedia of Natural History

Danube gudgeon, crucian carp and bream
Danube gudgeon, Gobio gobio 156, crucian carp, Carassius carassius 157 and bream, Abramis brama 158. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelms Encyclopedia of Natural History

Barbel, tench and goldfish
Barbel, Barbus barbus 153, tench, Tinca tinca 154, and Prussian carp or goldfish, Carassius auratus auratus 155. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelms Encyclopedia of

Sea sturgeon, Acipenser sturio 27, and underside 28. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelms Encyclopedia of Natural History: Fish, Augsburg, 1804

Common carp and fishermen hauling in a net from the beach
Common carp, Cyprinus carpio carpio 151, and fishermen and fishwives hauling in a large net from a bay. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelms Encyclopedia of Natural History

Common carp and three fishermen fishing with
Common carp, Cyprinus carpio 149, and three fishermen fishing with rod, net and line for carp in a river. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelms Encyclopedia of Natural

Malabar thryssa, Blochs gizzard shad
Malabar thryssa, Thryssa malabarica 146, Blochs gizzard shad, Nematalosa nasus 147, French fishermen fishing for sardines and anchovies using lamps and special nets called rissoles

Sardine, ilisha, and sardine smokehouse
Sardine, Sardina pilchardus 143, West African ilisha, Ilisha africana 144, and fish wives smoking sardines in a smokehouse

Indo-Pacific tarpon and Chinese gizzard shad
Indo-Pacific tarpon, Megalops cyprinoides 140, Chinese gizzard shad, Clupanodon thrissa 141. Coopers making barrels for salted and pickled fish

Shad, anchovy, and fishermen fishing with nets
Shad, Alosa alosa 137 and anchovy, Engraulis encrasicolus 138. Fishermen scattering bait with a wooden spoon to fish in a net

Sprat, and herring being hung in a smokehouse, 18th century
Sprat, Sprattus sprattus, and section through a smokehouse showing workers smoking herring in a kipper factory, 18th century

Herring, oarfish and drift-net fishing
Herring, Clupea harengus 132, oarfish, Regalecus species 133, and North Sea fishermen using drift nets to catch herring from boats

Grey mullet and fishermen on a river using nets
Grey mullet, Mugil cephalus 124, 126, and fishermen using nets on a river to catch mullet. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelms Encyclopedia of Natural History: Fish

Ratfish or rabbitfish, Chimaera monstrosa. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelms Encyclopedia of Natural History: Fish, Augsburg, 1804

Northern pike and garfish
Northern pike, Esox lucius 117, and sea needle or garfish, Belone belone 118. Handcolored copperplate engraving after Jacob Nilson from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelms Encyclopedia of Natural History: Fish

Danube salmon, whitefish, and fishing with rod and line
Danube salmon, Hucho hucho endangered 101, whitefish, Coregonus lavaretus 102, and fishermen in boats fishing using rod and line on a river

Sea trout, brown trout, and fishing method
Sea trout, Salmo trutta trutta 96, brown trout, Salmo trutta fario 97, and trout fishing method using a wooden dam with nets and grids

Female Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, and fishing methods using nets and grills across a river during spawning season. Handcolored copperplate engraving after Jacob Nilson from Gottlieb Tobias

Silver or Atlantic salmon and fishing methods
Silver or Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, male, and methods of catching salmon with nets under a bridge. Handcolored copperplate engraving after Jacob Nilson from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelms Encyclopedia

Sawfish, angular rough shark, spotted catshark, and young
Largetooth sawfish, Pristis pristis 18, young sawfish 19, angular rough shark, Oxynotus centrina 20, small spotted catshark, Scyliorhinus canicula 21, and young dogfish 22-24

Soldier catfish and driftwood catfish
Soldier catfish, Osteogeneiosus militaris 79, and driftwood catfish, Trachelyopterus galeatus 80. Handcolored copperplate engraving after Jacob Nilson from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelms Encyclopedia of

Bigeye scad, sailfish and surmullet
Bigeye scad, Selar crumenophthalmus 54, 55, Indo-Pacific sailfish, Istiophorus platypterus 56, and surmullet, Mullus surmuletus 57

Tuna fishing method and horse mackerel
Fishermen in boats driving tuna to the shore with nets for others to catch fish with hooks 52, and horse mackerel, Trachurus trachurus 53

Bluefin tuna, and tuna fishing with nets
Bluefin tuna, Thunnus thynnus 50, and tuna fishing method with many boats raising a net encircling a school of tuna 51. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelms Encyclopedia of

Hammerhead shark and white shark
Smooth hammerhead shark, Sphyrna zygaena 15, head of hammerhead 16, White shark, Carcharodon carcharias 17. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelms Encyclopedia of Natural

Atlantic mackerel, and fishing methods with line and net
Atlantic mackerel, Scomber scombrus 45, and fishermen on a large boat fishing for mackerel with long lines and hooks, and in a small boat with a mackerel net, 18th century

Zingel, red hind and striped bass
Zingel, Zingel zingel 37, red hind, Epinephelus guttatus 38 and Striped bass, Morone saxatilis Perca saxatilis 39. Handcolored copperplate engraving after Jacob Nilson from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelms

Rainbow wrasse, argus wrasse, brown meagre, and shi drum
Rainbow wrasse, Coris julis 30, argus wrasse, Halichoeres argus 31, brown meagre, Sciaena umbra 32 and shi drum, Umbrina cirrosa 33

Gilthead seabream, white seabream, picarel and Rays bream
Gilthead seabream, Sparus aurata 26, white seabream, Diplodus sargus sargus 27, picarel, Spicara maena 28, and Rays bream, Brama brama 29

Squirrelfish, five-lined snapper, Torroto
Squirrelfish, Holocentrus adscensionis 22, five-lined snapper, Lutjanus quinquelineatus 23, Torroto grunt, Genyatremus luteus 24 and pointed snout wrasse, Symphodus rostratus 25

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Ichthyology, the study of fish, takes us on a captivating journey through the depths of our oceans. From the venomous Greater weever, Trachinus draco, to the majestic sperm whale family gracefully swimming together, these creatures never cease to amaze. The powerful TUNA, particularly the female bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus), showcases its strength and beauty in every movement. But let's not forget about their ancient relatives like Megalodon, a prehistoric shark that ruled the seas with its sheer size and power. On a more serene note, Koi carp grace our ponds with their vibrant colors and graceful presence. Delving into anatomy, we explore the intricacies of common carp anatomy - an essential aspect for understanding these fascinating creatures. Meanwhile, Striped Burrfish find solace on Caribbean reefs as they navigate their surroundings with precision. The Wels catfish and Blochs catfish remind us of diversity within this field; each species possesses unique characteristics that contribute to our knowledge base. And who can ignore the intriguing Sea lamprey? Its peculiar appearance raises questions about evolution and adaptation. Moving towards European waters brings us face-to-face with pilchards - Sardina pilchardus - showcasing their abundance in these regions. In contrast to this tranquility lies Byron Bay in Australia where Wobbegong sharks coexist harmoniously with cardinalfish amidst stunning coral reefs. Lastly but certainly not least are killer whales hunting together in clear oceanic waters – a breathtaking sight that exemplifies both teamwork and nature's raw beauty. Ichthyology allows us to immerse ourselves in an underwater world filled with wonderment and discovery. These glimpses into various aquatic ecosystems remind us of how precious our oceans truly are – teeming with life waiting to be explored by curious minds seeking answers beneath the waves.