Gudgeon and Barbel
Date
1879
Creator
Benjamin Fawcett (1808 - 1893, British) , Engraver
After
A. F. Lydon (1836 - 1917, British) , Draughtsman
Object type
Library reference
RCN45159
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (page): 270mm
width (page): 367mm
width (page): 367mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Zoological studies of two fishes: two specimens of the Gudgeon Gobio gobio (here styled Gobio fluviatilis) and one of the Common barbel Barbus barbus (here styled Barbus vulgaris). Side views, the freshwater fishes are displayed as caught on a riverbank.
Plate 7 from the book British fresh-water fishes by W. Houghton, vol.1 (London, William Mackenzie, 1879).
The plate is inscribed below: ‘GUDGEON. BARBEL.’
The accompanying text states that: ‘The specimen [of Barbel] figured was procured from the Thames near Oxford; I am indebted to Mr. William Hine, of the Anatomical Department, Museum, Oxford, for a fine specimen for examination.’
William Houghton (1828-1895) British naturalist and clergyman, was a Fellow of the Linnean Society.
Plate 7 from the book British fresh-water fishes by W. Houghton, vol.1 (London, William Mackenzie, 1879).
The plate is inscribed below: ‘GUDGEON. BARBEL.’
The accompanying text states that: ‘The specimen [of Barbel] figured was procured from the Thames near Oxford; I am indebted to Mr. William Hine, of the Anatomical Department, Museum, Oxford, for a fine specimen for examination.’
William Houghton (1828-1895) British naturalist and clergyman, was a Fellow of the Linnean Society.
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