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Ophioblennius atlanticusFish found by Charles Darwin in the Cape Verde Islands from his Zoology of the Voyage of the Beagle
Asterophysus batrachus, ogre catfishDrawing by Alfred Russel Wallace of the ogre catfish (Asterophysus batrachus) from Mamyacu, Upper Rio Negro
Gobiesox marmoratusFish collected by Charles Darwin in South American and Tahitian waters from his Zoology of the Voyage of the Beagle
Arothron meleagris, puffer fishPencil drawing with some colour. Sydney Parkinson wrote the whole of this Fish fins & all is a purple black spotted with milk colour d spots/the teeth dirty white. (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Coryphaenoides sp. rattailsFour specimens of rattails on sand
Coccoderma suevicum, fossil coelacanthThis fossil coelacanth originates from the Lithographic Limestone, Bavaria and is 150 million years old. Prepared by acid transfer. Polygonal block is glass fibre not original rock
Pholiodophorus bechei, fossil fishA bony fish specimen preserved in the Jurassic rocks near Lyme Regis, Dorset
The Emperors PikeLate 17th or early 18th century oil painting by an unknown artist of the pike which is reputed to have lived in a pool in Lautern for 267 years
Lycoptera, bony fish fossilFossil of a bony fish found in jurassic China, 206-142 million years ago
Epinephelus quoyanus, longfin grouperEpinephelus quoyanu, longfin grouper. Holotype of Serranus gilbertii Richardson, BMNH 1843.6.15.59, collected at Black Point, Port Essington
Apogon aprion, mouth almightyType specimens of Apogon aprion, mouth almighty. Holotype BMNH 1972.6.8.1
Chelmon marginalis, margined coralfish. Holotype BMNH 1843.6.15.48, from Coral Bay, Port Essington (dried specimen)
Glossamia aprion, mouth almightyGlossamia aprion, mouth almigty. Specimen paratype BMNH 1853.1.4.11
Phyllopteryx taeniolatus, weedy seadragonPlate 38 from Zoological drawings by Ferdinand Bauer. This amazingly camouflaged fish is endemic to the south Australian coast from central New South Wales to south-western Western Australia
Favonigobius sp. gobyPlate 32A from Zoological drawings by Ferdinand Bauer. Study detail of head, body and tail
Fossilised Latimeria chalumnae, coelacanthFossilised specimen of the coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae) found in Upper Jurassic, Lithographic Limestone, Bavaria
Odax acroptilus, rainbow calePlate 35 from Zoological drawings by Ferdinand Bauer. This medium-sized, weed-dwelling marine fish can be found along the coastline of the south-west Pacific
Thursius pholidotus, fossil fishThis shows a Devonian fish originating from the Old Red Sandstone near Thurso, Scotland
Latimeria chalumnae, coelacanthA coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae) specimen caught in the Indian Ocean in the 1960s
Lates gracilis, bony fishSpecimen of an Eocene bony fish (lates gracilis)
Periophthalmus sp. mudskipperPlate 32 from Zoological drawings by Ferdinand Bauer. Gobies are common in shallow marine, brackish and estuarine waters, they have a distinct pelvic sucker used to cling to rocks and corals
Pursuit of Flying Fish by Dolphins & BirdsA line drawing from The Ocean by P. H. Gosse 1846 Page 183 illustrating a pursuit of flying fish by dolphins and birds
Deglutition in ChauliodusIllustration of main movements of the anterior part of the body and the head of Chauliodus when it catches and swallows large prey
Priacanthus tayenus, purple-spotted bigeyePlate 133 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
Mene maculata, moonfishSpecimen jar containing the curiously shaped moonfish (Mene maculata). This schooling, deep-water, marine fish is found throughout the Indo-Pacific region
Pomacanthus imperator, emperor angel fish
Copepod parasiteSpecimen jar containing copepod parasites, which live on the body surface of salmon and in large numbers can cause damage to the fish. Specimens held at the Natural History Museum, London
Pagrus auratus, red snapperDrawing no 64 by George Raper, 1789
Cheilopogon sp. flyingfish
Holocanthus ciliaris, queen angelfish
Solea lunata, soleHand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731) Vol. 2 by Mark Catesby
Remora remora, remoraHand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731) Vol. 2 by Mark Catesby
Sardina pilchardus, European pilchardHand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731) Vol. 2 by Mark Catesby
Balistes vetula, queen trigggerfishHand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731) Vol. 2 by Mark Catesby
Stenotomus chrysops, scupHand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731) Vol. 2 by Mark Catesby
Perca sp. croker & Holocentrus sp. squirrelfishIllustration from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731) Vol 2 by Mark Catesby (1683-1749)
Margate fish (top) & sea sparrow-hawk (bottom)
Colourful illustration of four fish and an eelFolio 8 from Louis Renards Poissons, Ecrevisses et Crabes, Vol 1, 1754. This was the earliest known work on fish to be produced in colour
Scarus coeruleus, blue parrotfishHand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731) Vol. 2 by Mark Catesby
Pseudolabrus sp. wrasseWatercolour 375 by Thomas Watling entitled Karra gnorra, from the Watling Collection
Lepomis macrochirus, bluegillDrawing 7 (Ewan 34) from the Botanical and zoological drawings (1756-1788) by William Bartram
Callionymus lyra, dragonetPlate 78 by William MacGillivray from his Watercolour drawings of British Animals, 1831-1841
Antennarius pictus, painted frogfishWatercolour 382 by the Port Jackson Painter, from the Watling Collection
Fish and eel designDrawing by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1875-1876. Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881
