Species Collection (page 11)

Raniceps raninus, or Tadpole Fish, also known as Lesser Forkbeard. Date: 1864

Phycis phycis, or Greater Forkbeard, also known as Hakes Dame, Forked Hake and Goat Fish. Date: 1864

Pollachius pollachius, or Pollack, also known as Atlantic Pollock, European Pollock and Whiting Pollack. Date: 1864

Mugil cephalus, or Flathead mullet
Mugil cephalus, or Flathead Mullet, also known as Grey Mullet, Great Mullet and (simply) Mullet. Date: 1864

Cepola macrophthalma, or Red Bandfish, also known as Red Snakefish and Red Ribbandfish. It has a thin, ribbon-like body and can vary considerably in length. Date: 1863

Trachipterus arcticus, or Dealfish, a species of Ribbonfish. Date: 1863

Lophius piscatorius, or Anglerfish, also known as Toadfish, Frogfish, Fishing Frog and Sea Devil. There are many different species. Date: 1863

Zoarces viviparus, or Viviparous Eelpout, also known as Viviparous Blenny, European Eelpout and Greenbone. Date: 1863

Pholis gunnellus, or Rock Gunnel, also known as Butterfish, Swordick, Gunnel and Nine Eyes, an eel-like fish. Date: 1863

Cyclopterus lumpus, or Lumpfish, also known as Lumpsucker, Sea Owl, Paddle and Cockpaddle. Date: 1863

Xiphias gladius, or Swordfish, also known as Broadbills. Date: 1863

Zeus faber, or John Dory
Zeus faber, also known as John Dory, John Doree, St Pierre or Peters Fish. Date: 1863

Katsuwonus pelamis, or Skipjack tuna, also known as Bonito, Mushmouth, Striped Tuna or Victor Fish. Date: 1863

Trichiurus lepturus, or Largehead Hairtail, a species of cutlassfish, also known as Beltfish and Bladefish. Date: 1863

Scomber scombrus, or Atlantic Mackerel. Date: 1863

Trigla lyra, or Piper Gurnard. Date: 1863

Cottus gobio, or European Bullhead, a freshwater fish also known as Millers Thumb, Freshwater Sculpin, River Bullhead and Common Bullhead. Date: 1863

Arctic Chimaera, or Rabbit Fish
Arctic Chimaera, also known as Rabbit Fish, Sea Ape and King of the Herrings. Date: 1862

Leucoraja circularis, or Sandy Ray
Leucoraja naevus, known as Cuckoo Ray or Cuckoo Skate. Date: 1862

Raia clavata, or Thornback Ray
Raia clavata, also known as Thornback Ray and Thornback Skate. Date: 1862

Skate, of the Rajidae family. Date: 1862

Raja rhina, or Longnose Skate. Date: 1862

Squatina squatina, or Monkfish, also known as angelshark and angelfish. Date: 1862

Cetorhinus maximus, or Basking Shark. Date: 1862

Hammerhead Shark, belonging to the Sphyrnidae family. Date: 1862

Squalus acanthias, or Spiny dogfish (adult and young)
Squalus acanthias, or Spiny dogfish, also known as spurdog, mud shark and piked dogfish. Date: 1862

Prionace glauca, or blue shark, a species of requiem shark. Date: 1862

Sebastes norvegicus, or Rose Fish, a species of rockfish, also known as Norway Haddock, Ocean Perch, Atlantic Redfish, Red Perch, Red Bream and Golden Redfish

Pagrus pagrus, or Couchs Sea Bream, also known as Common Seabream, Porgy and Red Porgy. Date: 1862

Mullus surmuletus, or Striped Red Mullet, also known as Surmullet, a species of goatfish. Date: 1862

Serranus cabrilla, or Comber, also known as Smooth Serranus. Date: 1862

Polyprion americanus, or Atlantic Wreckfish, also known as Stone Bass. Date: 1862

Acipenser Huso, or Beluga sturgeon. Date: 1862

Yellowbelly sea snake, Pelamis platura, and Asian pit viper, Trimeresurus species.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles 1816-1830

Zebras and Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) invading Katavi airport (Equus grevyi). Tanzania - Africa

Martial Eagle - attacking White Stork - the fight lasted more than an hour but finally the Eagle was victorious (Polemaetus bellicosus)

Young Cheetah - Fighting with a Wild Cat (Felis silvestris) (Acinonyx jubatus). Serengeti - Tanzania - Africa. Latin also Felis sylvestris

Heliconia (a species of Ginger) plant flowers at Borneo Rainforest Lodge (Heliconia spp.). Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia; June

Picea Grandis
A species of SILVER FIR native to north west America and found notably on the slopes of Mount Shasta. Date: 1857

Painted Silvertree leaves, Cape Town, South Africa
Leucadendron argenteum leaves (Silver tree, Silver leaf tree, Afrikaans: Witteboom, or Silwerboom) - an endangered species in the family Proteaceae, endemic to a small area of the Cape Peninsula

British Moths and Caterpillars - Various
British Moths - Various, including: Kentish Glory Moth, Wood Tiger Moth, Spurge Hawk Moth, Magpie Moth, Puss Moth and caterpillar and Grey Dagger Moth and caterpillar. Date: circa 1910s

Melanoplus spretus. Rocky mountain locust
A specimen of the Rocky mountain locust, also called the Rocky mountain grasshopper (Melanoplus spretus). This species that once inhabited the eastern slopes of the Rockies is now extinct

Pericopsis mooniana, or Nandu Wood
Pericopsis mooniana (Nandu Wood, Nedun Tree), also known as Dalbergia lanceolaria, Dalbergia mooniana, Derris ponapensis, Ormosia villamilii, and Pericopsis ponapensis

Beetles - Assorted
Various species of RHYNCHOTA Date: 1909-1910

Aepyornis Ingens Moa
An artists impression of how aepyornis ingens, a genus of flightless birds native to Madagascar, might have looked

Seals / Illustration
Various species of seals. Left : Common Seal Bottom Right : Fetid Seal

Flowers of March & April: VIOLA (Violet); PRIMULA (Primrose); PRIMULA VERIS (Cowslip); GALIUM ODORATUM (Sweet Woodruff); (Bluebell) HYACINTHOIDES NON-SCRIPTA

African Green Parrot
AFRICAN GREEN PARROT (Psittacus species) There are several species of green parrot living south of the Sahara : this is one or other of them

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