Spined loach, Minnow, Loach and Bleak
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 four fishes: the Spined loach Cobitis taenia; the Common minnow Phoxinus phoxinus (here styled Leuciscus phoxinus); the Stone loach Barbatula barbatula (here styled Nemachilus barbatulus); and the Bleak Alburnus alburnus. Side views of each fish, presented on grassy ground before water.
Plate 16 from the book British fresh-water fishes by W. Houghton, vol.1 (London, William Mackenzie, 1879).
The plate is inscribed below: ‘SPINED LOACH. MINNOW. LOACH. BLEAK.’
The accompanying text states that: ‘The Bleak…specimen was taken from the Thames at Oxford.’
William Houghton (1828-1895) British naturalist and clergyman, was a Fellow of the Linnean Society.
Plate 16 from the book British fresh-water fishes by W. Houghton, vol.1 (London, William Mackenzie, 1879).
The plate is inscribed below: ‘SPINED LOACH. MINNOW. LOACH. BLEAK.’
The accompanying text states that: ‘The Bleak…specimen was taken from the Thames at Oxford.’
William Houghton (1828-1895) British naturalist and clergyman, was a Fellow of the Linnean Society.
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