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Malacosteus niger, stoplight loosejawDeep sea fish found off Tasmania, Australia. Specimen held in the collections at the Natural History Museum, London
Museum scientists holding Oarfish specimenRegalecus glesne. From left to right: Graham Pellow, Colin McCarthy, Prof. Philip Rainbow, Dr. Roger Lincoln, Ollie Crimmen and Sir Neil Chalmers
Pomfret illustrationOne of 67 original water colour drawings of Mammals, Reptiles and Fish found at King Georges Sound, Western Australia, and in its neighbourhood; accompanied by manuscript notes by Neill, Robert
Naso lituratus, orangespine unicornfishFf. 194. Watercolour painting by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Pterois volitans, red lionfishPlate 112 from the John Reeves Collection. John Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings
Black jewfishOne of 67 original water colour drawings of Mammals, Reptiles and Fish found at King Georges Sound, Western Australia, and in its neighbourhood; accompanied by manuscript notes by Neill, Robert
Plate 130 from the John Reeves CollectionJohn Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings
Snapper fishDrawing no 54 by George Raper, 1790. Illustration labelled snapper of Norfolk Island
Scorpaena volitans (Pterois volitans)Plate 184 - Naturgeschichte der ausl䮤 ischen Fische : mit sechs und dreissig Ausgemalten kupfern nach originalen (1785-95) by Marcus Elieser Bloch
Cyprinus hybiscoides, common carpPart of LS Plate 166 from the John Reeves Collection. John Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings
Synodontis maculipinna, catfishSynodontis is the most widely-distributed mochokid genus. This specimen was collected from the Rufigi River near Lake Tanganyika in Tanzania and arrived at the museum in 1922
Echidna nebulosa, clouded eelFf. 172. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated echidna variegata murona and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Galaxias argenteus, giant kokopuFf. 235. Watercolour painting by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Lutjanus fulvus, blacktail snapperFf. 213. Pencil sketch by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Hairy Anglerfish, Caulophryne pelagicaBizarre species of deep-sea fish caught near the Cape Verde Islands. This particular specimen ate a very large meal, giving it an enormous stomach
Anarhichas lupus, wolf eelThe skull of a wolf eel (Anarhichas lupus) whose teeth are specially adapted for crushing and eating spiny sea urchins. The wolf eel is native to British waters
Painted skull of Arius sp. crucifix fishSpecimen of the skull of a crucifix fish painted to resemble a statue of Jesus Christ on the cross. Often painted and sold as curios
Himantolophus groenlandicus, football fishA female specimen of the football fish (Himantolophus groenlandicus) which is on display in the Natural History Museums Fishes, Amphibians and Reptiles Gallery (number 12)
Kyrtus indicus (Kurtus indicus)Plate 169 - Naturgeschichte der ausl䮤 ischen Fische : mit sechs und dreissig Ausgemalten kupfern nach originalen (1785-95) by Marcus Elieser Bloch
Muraena helenaPlate 153 - Naturgeschichte der auslõ«ñischen Fische : mit sechs und dreissig Ausgemalten kupfern nach originalen (1785-95) by Marcus Elieser Bloch
Lophius histrio or The American toad-fishPlate 111 - Naturgeschichte der auslõ«ñischen Fische : mit sechs und dreissig Ausgemalten kupfern nach originalen (1785-95) by Marcus Elieser Bloch
Various seahorse species by Marcus BlochPlate 109 - Naturgeschichte der auslõ«ñischen Fische : mit sechs und dreissig Ausgemalten kupfern nach originalen (1785-95) by Marcus Elieser Bloch
Balistoides conspicillum, clown triggerfishA close up of plate 178 (LS) from the John Reeves Collection. John Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton
LS Plate 151 from the John Reeves CollectionJohn Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings
Trachinotus carolinus, Florida pompanoFf. 224. Pencil sketch by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Clinus superciliosus, super klipfishFf. 187. Watercolour painting by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Rastrelliger kanagurta, Indian mackerelPlate 33 by Louis-Isidore Duperrey from his Voyage de la Coquille 1822-1825, Zoologie Atlas, 1826
Echiichthys vipera, lesser weever fishPhotograph of the lesser weever fish (Echiichthys vipera), which lives in the English Channel, buried under the sea bed with its venomous dorsal fin showing above the sandy bottom
Teeth of LepidotesShown here is a specimen of the button-like teeth of the fish Lepidotes originating from Israel
Macropoma lewesiensis, an extinct coelacanth fishRestoration of one of the last coelacanth fishes (Macropoma lewesiensis). It lived in the clear water chalk seas of sourthern England 85 mya, and grew to about 60 cm in length
Lepidotes sp. wealden fishFosillised scales and teeth of the wealden fish (Lepidotes) found inside the ribs of the dinosaur Baryonyx walkeri, Surrey
Chauliodus sloani, viperfishA specimen of the viperfish (Chauliodus sloani). This is the first specimen to be examined by a naturalist and the only remaining spirit preserved fish from the Sloane collection
Vandellia cirrhosa, candiru
Melanocetus johnsonii, humpback blackdevilSpecimen jar containing a humpback devilfish (Melanocetus johnsonii), held in the Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum, London
Gyrodactylus, aquatic parasiteScanning electron microscope (SEM) image of a monogenean, Gyrodactylus, a small leech-like parasite on the skin of a salmon (x 600)
Dorataspis diodon, radiolarianA glass model of a radiolarian, created by Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka in the late nineteenth century and held at the Natural History Museum, London
Torpedine, occhiatellaWatercolour on card, 1830s by Anne Morshead (fl.1820-30s). Held in the Library and Archives Date: 1830
Loucounany, sunfishPlate 12 from a volume of watercolour drawings of fruit, flowers and fish from the West Indies, Madeira and Teneriffe. Watercolour on paper, 1839 by Lady Mary Anne Cust (nee Boode) (1800)
Hemibrycon taeniurus, Mountain spring sardine
Anampses cuvier, pearl wrassePlate 34 from a collection of watercolour drawings of Hawaiian fishes and invertebrates. Watercolour on paper, c. 1900 by E. Gertrude Norrie (fl.1900s) Date: 1900
Zeus gallus and Zeus insidiatorPlate 192 Naturgeschichte der auslõ«ñischen Fische : mit sechs und dreissig Ausgemalten kupfern nach originalen (1785-95) by Marcus Elieser Bloch
Pleuronectes zebra (Synaptura zebra)Plate 187 - Naturgeschichte der auslõ«ñischen Fische : mit sechs und dreissig Ausgemalten kupfern nach originalen (1785-95) by Marcus Elieser Bloch
Zeus ciliaris (Alectis ciliaris)Plate 191 - Naturgeschichte der ausl䮤 ischen Fische : mit sechs und dreissig Ausgemalten kupfern nach originalen (1785-95) by Marcus Elieser Bloch
Scorpaena antennata (Pterois antennata)Plate 185 - Naturgeschichte der auslõ«ñischen Fische : mit sechs und dreissig Ausgemalten kupfern nach originalen (1785-95) by Marcus Elieser Bloch
Scorpaena horrida (Synanceia horrida)Plate 183 - Naturgeschichte der auslõ«ñischen Fische : mit sechs und dreissig Ausgemalten kupfern nach originalen (1785-95) by Marcus Elieser Bloch
The Sea-Pea-Cock (Malacanthus plumieri)Plate 175 - Naturgeschichte der auslõ«ñischen Fische : mit sechs und dreissig Ausgemalten kupfern nach originalen (1785-95) by Marcus Elieser Bloch
Cepola taenia or the Band-fishPlate 170 - Naturgeschichte der ausl䮤 ischen Fische : mit sechs und dreissig Ausgemalten kupfern nach originalen (1785-95) by Marcus Elieser Bloch