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Perciform Collection

Background imagePerciform Collection: Pomfret illustration

Pomfret illustration
One 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

Background imagePerciform Collection: Black jewfish

Black jewfish
One 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

Background imagePerciform Collection: Snapper fish

Snapper fish
Drawing no 54 by George Raper, 1790. Illustration labelled snapper of Norfolk Island

Background imagePerciform Collection: Lutjanus fulvus, blacktail snapper

Lutjanus fulvus, blacktail snapper
Ff. 213. Pencil sketch by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imagePerciform Collection: Anarhichas lupus, wolf eel

Anarhichas lupus, wolf eel
The 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

Background imagePerciform Collection: Kyrtus indicus (Kurtus indicus)

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

Background imagePerciform Collection: Trachinotus carolinus, Florida pompano

Trachinotus carolinus, Florida pompano
Ff. 224. Pencil sketch by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imagePerciform Collection: Clinus superciliosus, super klipfish

Clinus superciliosus, super klipfish
Ff. 187. Watercolour painting by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imagePerciform Collection: Rastrelliger kanagurta, Indian mackerel

Rastrelliger kanagurta, Indian mackerel
Plate 33 by Louis-Isidore Duperrey from his Voyage de la Coquille 1822-1825, Zoologie Atlas, 1826

Background imagePerciform Collection: Echiichthys vipera, lesser weever fish

Echiichthys vipera, lesser weever fish
Photograph 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

Background imagePerciform Collection: Torpedine, occhiatella

Torpedine, occhiatella
Watercolour on card, 1830s by Anne Morshead (fl.1820-30s). Held in the Library and Archives Date: 1830

Background imagePerciform Collection: Loucounany, sunfish

Loucounany, sunfish
Plate 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)

Background imagePerciform Collection: Anampses cuvier, pearl wrasse

Anampses cuvier, pearl wrasse
Plate 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

Background imagePerciform Collection: Zeus gallus and Zeus insidiator

Zeus gallus and Zeus insidiator
Plate 192 Naturgeschichte der auslõ«ñischen Fische : mit sechs und dreissig Ausgemalten kupfern nach originalen (1785-95) by Marcus Elieser Bloch

Background imagePerciform Collection: Zeus ciliaris (Alectis ciliaris)

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

Background imagePerciform Collection: The Sea-Pea-Cock (Malacanthus plumieri)

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

Background imagePerciform Collection: Cepola taenia or the Band-fish

Cepola taenia or the Band-fish
Plate 170 - Naturgeschichte der ausl䮤 ischen Fische : mit sechs und dreissig Ausgemalten kupfern nach originalen (1785-95) by Marcus Elieser Bloch

Background imagePerciform Collection: Blennius ocellaris or the Butterfly fish

Blennius ocellaris or the Butterfly fish
Plate 167 - Naturgeschichte der ausl䮤 ischen Fische : mit sechs und dreissig Ausgemalten kupfern nach originalen (1785-95) by Marcus Elieser Bloch

Background imagePerciform Collection: Callionymus lyra or the Gemmeous dragnet

Callionymus lyra or the Gemmeous dragnet
Plate 161 - Naturgeschichte der ausl䮤 ischen Fische : mit sechs und dreissig Ausgemalten kupfern nach originalen (1785-95) by Marcus Elieser Bloch

Background imagePerciform Collection: Trichiurus lepturus or the Sword fish

Trichiurus lepturus or the Sword fish
Plate 158 - Naturgeschichte der ausl䮤 ischen Fische : mit sechs und dreissig Ausgemalten kupfern nach originalen (1785-95) by Marcus Elieser Bloch

Background imagePerciform Collection: Pogonophryne scotti

Pogonophryne scotti
Fish specimen collected by Scotts British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913, also known as the Terra Nova expedition. It had a broad scientific programme and collected thousands of geological

Background imagePerciform Collection: Pagrus guttulatus

Pagrus guttulatus
One 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

Background imagePerciform Collection: Yellow leatherjacket

Yellow leatherjacket
One 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

Background imagePerciform Collection: Enoplosus armatus

Enoplosus armatus
One 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

Background imagePerciform Collection: Istiophorus platypterus, Sailfish

Istiophorus platypterus, Sailfish
A sailfish is able to swim at over 100 km per hour

Background imagePerciform Collection: Small leatherjacket illustration

Small leatherjacket illustration

Background imagePerciform Collection: Perch illustration

Perch illustration
One 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

Background imagePerciform Collection: Lepomis microlophus, redear sunfish

Lepomis microlophus, redear sunfish
Drawing 10 (Ewan 37) from the Botanical and zoological drawings (1756-1788) by William Bartram

Background imagePerciform Collection: Chaetodon sp. butterflyfish

Chaetodon sp. butterflyfish
Plate 30 by Louis-Isidore Duperrey from his Voyage de la Coquille 1822-1825, Zoologie Atlas, 1826. Lower fish labelled Holocanthe

Background imagePerciform Collection: Lutjanus gibbus, humpback red snapper

Lutjanus gibbus, humpback red snapper

Background imagePerciform Collection: Oliver Crimmen with Pseudoscarus lepidus specimen

Oliver Crimmen with Pseudoscarus lepidus specimen
Oliver Crimmen, curator at the Natural History Museum, London. Specimen featured is a parrotfish, holotype, Tahiti, collected by Charles Darwin on the Beagle voyage

Background imagePerciform Collection: Epinephelus fasciatus, black-tipped rockcod

Epinephelus fasciatus, black-tipped rockcod
Ff. 561 Vol 2. Watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

Background imagePerciform Collection: Chaetodon sp. butterflyfish

Chaetodon sp. butterflyfish

Background imagePerciform Collection: Chromis chromis, damselfish

Chromis chromis, damselfish
Ff. 29b Vol 2. Watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

Background imagePerciform Collection: Hemerocoetes monopterygius, opalfish

Hemerocoetes monopterygius, opalfish
Ff. 175. Watercolour painting by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imagePerciform Collection: Polyprion oxygenios, hapuku

Polyprion oxygenios, hapuku
Ff. 74 Vol 2. Watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

Background imagePerciform Collection: Chanos chanos, milkfish

Chanos chanos, milkfish
Ff. 237. Pencil sketch by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imagePerciform Collection: Lutjanus kasmira, bluestripe seaperch

Lutjanus kasmira, bluestripe seaperch
Ff. 75a Vol 2. Watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

Background imagePerciform Collection: Trachinotus goreensis, longfin pompano

Trachinotus goreensis, longfin pompano
Ff. 220. Pencil sketch by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imagePerciform Collection: Thunnus albercares, yellowfin tuna

Thunnus albercares, yellowfin tuna
Ff. 100 Vol 2. Watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

Background imagePerciform Collection: Abudefduf sexfasciatus, scissortail sergeant

Abudefduf sexfasciatus, scissortail sergeant
Ff. 31b Vol 2. Watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cook's first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

Background imagePerciform Collection: Nemadactylus macropterus, jackass worwong

Nemadactylus macropterus, jackass worwong
Ff. 52 Vol 2. Unfinished watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

Background imagePerciform Collection: Lethrinus nebulosus, spangled emperor

Lethrinus nebulosus, spangled emperor
Ff. 201. Watercolour painting by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imagePerciform Collection: Acanthocybium solandri, wahoo

Acanthocybium solandri, wahoo
Ff. 87 Vol 2. Watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

Background imagePerciform Collection: Centropyge flavissimus. lemonpeel angelfish

Centropyge flavissimus. lemonpeel angelfish
Ff. 27b Vol 2. Watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

Background imagePerciform Collection: Zanclus cornutus, moorish idol

Zanclus cornutus, moorish idol
Ff. 29a Vol 2. Watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

Background imagePerciform Collection: Trachinotus ovatus, derbio

Trachinotus ovatus, derbio
Ff. 225. Pencil sketch by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imagePerciform Collection: Trachurus declivis, greenback horse mackerel

Trachurus declivis, greenback horse mackerel
Ff. 223. Pencil sketch by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)



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