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Hand-colored engraving of a brown scaled fish head in profile with a red eye, open mouth, yellow fins and thin whisker-like barbels on a cream background.

Fish head in profile, hand-colored engraving from Catesby's Natural History of Carolina

Hand-colored engraved plate of a fish head in profile, shown with brown scales, a dark cap over the head, a red-rimmed eye and an open mouth with small teeth. Yellow fins, a blue-speckled cheek, and long thin barbels stand against a cream background, with printed labels reading 'Scullus' and 'The Back Fin.'

Artist
Mark Catesby
Date
1731-1743
Medium
Illustrated works
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3086 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1743.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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