The Fishes

1754 name	1754 page	1754 illustration	1764 name	1764 page	Systema Naturae 1758	NRM cat no
Squalus Zygaena	52				Squalus Zygaena	88
Squalus Acanthias	53				Squalus Acanthias	85
Acipenser europaeus	54	pl. 28, fig. 2			Acipenser Sturio	94
Lophius Piscatrix	55				Lophius piscatorius	4553
Acipenser indicus	55	pl. 28, fig, 4			Acipenser Plecostomus	32
Lophius tumidus	56				Lophius histrio	4558
Cyclopterus heptagonus	57				Cyclopterus Lumpus	4502, 4503, 4504
Balistes verrucosus	57	pl. 27, fig. 4			Balistes verrucosus	38
Balistes ringens	58				Balistes ringens	39
Ostracion ventricosus	59				Tetraodon lagocephalus	81
Chaetodon rostratus	61	pl. 33, fig. 2			Chaetodon rostratus	54
Chaetodon striatus	62	pl. 33, fig. 7			Chaetodon striatus	61
Chaetodon ciliaris	62	pl. 33, fig. 1			Chaetodon ciliaris	56
Chaetodon capistratus	63	pl. 33, fig. 4			Chaetodon capistratus	58
Chaetodon acuminatus	63	pl. 33, fig. 3			Chaetodon acuminatus	53
Chaetodon saxatilis	64	pl. 27, fig. 3			Chaetodon saxatilis	60
Chaetodon pinnatus	64	pl. 33, fig. 6			Chaetodon pinnatus	57
Sciaena saxatilis	65	pl. 31, fig. 1			Sparus saxatilis	5583, 5585
Sciaena rupestris	65	pl. 31, fig. 7			Labrus rupestris	1
Sciaena pallida	65	pl. 31, fig. 8
Sciaena punctata	66	pl. 31, fig. 5			Labrus punctatus	4
Sciaena bimaculata	66	pl. 31, fig. 6			Labrus bimaculatus	7
Sciaena lineata	66	pl. 31, fig. 4			Perca lineata	8
Zeus spinosus	67	pl. 31, fig. 2	Zeus Faber	67	Zeus Faber	4212
Zeus vomer	67	pl. 31, fig. 9			Zeus Vomer	17, 117
Zeus Scorpaena	68				Scorpaena Porcus	22
Zeus Scorpaena	68				Scorpaena Porcus	23
Blennius Gattorugine	68		Blennius Gattorugine	61	Blennius Gattorugine	4601
Blennius mustelaris	69	pl. 31, fig. 3			Blennius mustelaris ß	135
Blennius Gunellus	69				Blennius Gunnellus	37
Cottus Scorpaena	70				Cottus Scorpius	2357
Cottus quadricornis	70	pl. 32, fig. 4			Cottus quadricornis	2491, 2492
Cottus Cataphractus	70				Cottus cataphractus	2808, 2809
Cottus capitatus	70				Cottus gobio	25
Trachinus Draco	71				Trachinus Draco	2884
Uranoscopus pictus	71				Callionymus Lyra	34
Scomber Trachyurus	72		Scomber trachurus	90	Scomber Trachurus	14
Scomber pelagicus	72	pl. 30, fig. 3			Scomber pelagicus	4221
Aspredo compressus	73		Silurus Clarias	98	Silurus Clarias	73, 7044
Aspredo Batrachus	73				Silurus Aspredo	75
Callichthys Tamoata	73				Silurus Callichthys	[found]
Scomber scombrus	73				Scomber Scombrus	Missing
Gasterosteus pentagonus	74				Gasterosteus Spinachia	46
Pungitius pusillus	74	pl. 32, fig. 5			Gasterosteus Spinarella	Missing
Gobius niger	74		Gobius niger	64	Gobius niger	103, 104, 105
Gadus pollachius	75				Gadus pollachius[?]	41
Gadus mustelaris	75				Gadus Mustela	5625
Ammodytes Tobianus	75				Ammodytes Tobianus	5716
Echeneis Remora	75				Echeneis Remora	Missing
Muraena Fluta	76				Muraena Helena	Missing
Cobitis Fossilis	76				Cobitis fossilis	69
Gymnotus pinguis	76				Gymnotus Carapo	64
Lepturus argenteus	76	pl. 26, fig. 2			Trichiurus Lepturus	15
Pleuronectes Limanda	77		Pleuronectes Limanda	68	Pleuronectes Limanda	16
Pleuronectes Rhombus	77		Pleuronectes Rhombus	69	Pleuronectes Rhombus	21
Pleuronectes Platessa	77				Pleuronectes Platessa	Missing
Cyprinus Cylindricus	77	pl. 30, fig. 1			Cyprinus Cephalus	51, 9717
Cyprinus Aureus	77				Cyprinus Auratus	52
Osmerus Eperlanus	78				Salmo Eperlanus	78
Albula immaculata	78				Salmo immaculatus	76
Albula Maculata	78	pl. 32, fig. 2		98	Salmo bimaculatus	7236
Ascita Ventricosa	79	pl. 30, fig. 2			Silurus Ascita	72
Loricaria dura	79	pl. 29, figs 1-2			Loricaria cataphracta	33, 90
Clupea Membras	79				Clupea Harengus	Missing
Exocoetus volans	79				Exocoetus volitans	Missing
Fistularia tabacina	80	pl. 26, fig. 1			Fistularia tabacaria	4981
Esox Acus	80				Esox Bellone	Missing
Esox Lucius	80				Esox Lucius	Missing
Myxina glutinosa	91				Myxine glutinosa	89
			Squalus Spinax	49	Squalus Spinax	86
			Sqvalus squatina	49	Squalus squatina	87
			Raja Torpedo	50	Raja Torpedo	84
			Raja Miraletus	50	Raja Miraletus	83
			Raja Aquila	51	Raja Aquila	9115
			Raja Pastinaca	51	Raja Pastinaca	9098
			Raja Rhinobatos	52	Raja Rhinobatos	Found
			Raja scabra	52	Raja scabra	Missing
			Balistes Monoceros	53	Balistes Monoceros	40
			Balistes papillosus	54	Balistes papillosus	Missing
			Tetraodon lineatus	55	Tetraodon lineatus	82
			Tetrodon ocellatus	55	Tetraodon ocellatus	8813
			Pegasus volitans	56	Pegasus volitans	30
			Muraena Myrus	58	Muraena Myrus	47, 147
			Uranoscopus scaber	59	Uranoscopus scaber	67, 167
			Gadus luscus	60	Gadus luscus	5678
			Gadus Merlucius	60	Gadus Merluccius	Missing
			Gadus mediterraneus	60	Gadus mediterraneus	5631
			Blennius cornutus	61	Blennius cornutus	4711
			Blennius ocellaris	62	Blennius ocellaris	36
			Blennius Pholis	62	Blennius Pholis	Missing
			Cepola rubescens	63	Ophidion macrophthalmum	77
			Gobius Aphya	64	Gobius Aphya	Missing
			Gobius Gozo	65	Gobius Jozo	9454
			Cottus grunniens	65	Cottus grunniens	5633
			Cottus indus	66		Missing
			Cottus? scaber	66	Cottus scaber	24
			Pleuronectes Flesus	67	Pleuronectes Flesus	20
			Pleuronectes ocellatus	68	Pleuronectes ocellatus	19
			Pleuronectes maximus	69	Pleuronectes maximus	18
			Chaetodon triostegus	70	Chaetodon triostegus	55
			Chaetodon vagabundus	71	Chaetodon vagabundus	2004
			Sparus Aurata	72	Sparus Aurata	1808
			Sparus Sargus	73	Sparus Sargus	Missing
			Sparus Hurta	73	Sparus Hurta	13
			Sparus Salpa	74	Sparus Salpa	Missing
			Sparus Spinus	74	Sparus Spinus	Missing
			Labrus Julis	75	Labrus Julis	Missing
			Labrus paroticus	76	Labrus paroticus	3
			Labrus striatus	77	Labrus striatus	Missing
			Labrus ocellaris	78	Labrus ocellaris	Missing
			Labrus Melops	78	Labrus Melops	6
			Labrus niloticus	79	Labrus niloticus	2
			Labrus Onitis	79	Labrus Onitis	5
			Labrus luscus	80	Labrus luscus	Missing
			Labrus livens	80	Labrus livens	Missing
			Sciaena Cappa	81	Sciaena Cappa	Missing
			Sciaena unimaculata	81	Sciaena unimaculata	Missing
			Perca Labrax	82	Perca Labrax	Missing
			Perca nilotica	83	Perca nilotica	Missing
			Perca marina	83	Perca marina	9
			Perca cottoides	84	Perca cottoides	Missing
			Perca mediterranea	85	Perca mediterranea	Missing
			Perca vittata	85	Perca vittata	11
			Perca scriba	86	Perca Scriba	442
			Perca argentea	86	Perca argentea	Missing
			Perca Cabrilla	87	Perca Cabrilla	Missing
			Gasterosteus Ductor	88	Gasterosteus Ductor	45
			Scomber glaucus	89	Scomber Glaucus	Missing
			Mullus barbatus	91	Mullus barbatus	1463
			Trigla cataphractus	92	Trigla cataphracta	31
			Trigla Cuculus	93	Trigla Cuculus	27, 127, 128
			Trigla Hirundo	93	Trigla Hirundo	229
			Trigla obscura	94		Missing
			Cobitis Anableps	95	Cobitis Anableps	Found
			Cobitis ¨Barbatula	95	Cobitis barbatula	68
			Silurus Mystus	96	Silurus Mystus	70
			Silurus angvillaris	96	Silurus anguillaris	71
			Silurus Batrachus	97	Silurus Batrachus	Missing
			Silurus undecimalis	97	Silurus undecimalis	Missing
			Salmo niloticus	99	Salmo niloticus	79
			Salmo pulverulentus	99	Salmo pulverulentus	7249
			Esox Sphyraena	100	Esox Sphyraena	3541
			Esox Osseus	101	Esox osseus	95
			Esox brasiliensis	102	Esox brasiliensis	42, 142, 242
			Atherina Hepsetus	103	Atherina Hepsetus	65
			Mugil Cephalus	104	Mugil Cephalus	43, 44, 143
			Clupea Sprattus	105	Clupea Sprattus	66
			Clupea Alosa	105	Clupea Alosa	Missing
			Clupea Mystus	106	Clupea Mystus	74
			Cyprinus Barbus	107	Cyprinus Barbus	8052, 8055
			Cyprinus Gobio	107	Cyprinus gobio	Missing
			Cyprinus niloticus	108	Cyprinus niloticus	8045
			Cyprinus Dentex	108	Cyprinus Dentex	49
			Mormyrus cyprinoides	109	Mormyrus cyprinoides	62
			Mormyrus angvilloides	110	Mormyrus anguilloides	63
Not included			Not included		Cyprinus Brama	48
Not included			Not included			12
Not included			Not included			26
Not included			Not included			4804
Not included			Not included		Pleuronectes trichodactylus	5985
Not included			Not included		Silurus glanis	59
Not included			Not included		Echeneis Neucrates	3688
Not included			Not included		Pegasus natans	?BMNH
Not included			Not included		Not included	Found
Not included			Not included		Chaetodon argenteus	Missing
Not included			Not included		Coryphaena pentadactyla	Missing
Not included			Not included		Mullus Surmuletus	Missing
Not included			Not included		Muraena Angvilla	Missing
Not included			Not included		Perca nobilis	Missing
Not included			Not included		Sciaena Umbra	Missing
Not included			Not included		Syngnathus pelagicus	Missing
Not included			Not included		Xiphias Gladius	Missing

Specimens listed by NRM catalogue number are in the collection of the Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm

Literature cited
LINNAEUS, C. 1754. Hans Maj:ts Adolf Frideriks vår allernådigste konungs naturalie samling innehållande sällsynte och främmande djur, som bevaras på kongl. lust-slottet Ulriksdahl beskrefne och afritade samt på nådig befallning utgifne af Carl Linnaeus. Stockholm, I-XXX, 1-96 pp. + 7 pp.
LINNAEUS, C. 1758. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiae, 823 pp.
[LINNAEUS, C.] 1764. Museum S:ae R:ae M:tis Adolphi Friderici Regis Svecorum, Gothorum, Vandalorumque &c. &c. &c. in quo Animalia rariora imprimis & exotica: Aves, Amphibia, Piscis describuntur. Tomi secundi Prodromus. Holmiae. Pp 110.

Authors: Sven O Kullander (text, scanning), Anders Silfvergrip (photographs)
Copyright © 1997 Swedish Museum of Natural History and the authors.
Disclaimer: This document is not to be considered as published in the sense of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, and statements herein are not herewith made available for purposes of zoological nomenclature.

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