Fig. 1. Chætodon Macrolepidotus. [Pennant Coralfish] Der grosschuppige Klippyfisch. La Bandoulière à grandesecailles. Fig. 2. Chaetodon Cornutus. [Moorish Idol] Der Seereiher. Le Heron de mer.

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hand-coloured copper engraving. Ichthyology print from the famous ‘D. Marcus Elieser Bloch’s, ausübenden Arztes zu Berlin …Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische’, pl. 200, […Natural History of Foreign Fishes].
Considered The FINEST illustrated work on fishes EVER produced.

The Pennant Coralfish (Heniochus acuminatus), also known as the longfin bannerfish, reef bannerfish or coachman, is a species of fish of the family Chaetodontidae, native to the Indo-Pacific area.
The Moorish Idol (Zanclus cornutus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Zanclidae. It is the only member of the monospecific genus Zanclus and the only extant species within the Zanclidae. This species is found on reefs in the Indo-Pacific region.

Marcus Elieser Bloch (1723–1799) was a German physician and naturalist who is best known for his contribution to ichthyology through his multi-volume catalog of plates illustrating the fishes of the world. Brought up in a Hebrew-speaking Jewish family, he learned German and Latin and studied anatomy before settling in Berlin as a physician. He amassed a large natural history collection, particularly of fish specimens. He is generally considered one of the most important ichthyologists of the 18th century, and wrote many papers on natural history, comparative anatomy, and physiology.