EditorialSphyraena jello, Print, The pickhandle barracuda (Sphyraena jello) is so called because the dark marks along its sides look like the thick ends of pickaxe handles. These dark markings fade with the preservation., 1700-1880.
EditorialSphyraena obtusata, Print, The obtuse barracuda, Sphyraena obtusata, a barracuda of the family Sphyraenidae, is found in tropical oceans around the world. Its length is up to 55 cm., 1700-1880.
EditorialBarracuda, Sphyraena sphyraena, and red mullet, Mullus barbatus. Handcolored engraving by Corbie after an illustration by Acaric Baron from Charles d'Orbigny's "Dictionnaire Universel d'Histoire Naturelle" (Universal Dictionary of Natural History), Par...
EditorialSquirrelfish, Holocentrus adscensionis 1, and greater weever, Trachinus draco 3, and head of the great barracuda, Sphyraena barracuda 2. Handcolored engraving by Pierre after an illustration by Acaric Baron from Charles d'Orbigny's "Dictionnaire Univer...