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Harlequin Fish
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Harlequin Fish

Othos dentex

Othos dentex is a species of fish in the family Serranidae. It is the only member of the genus Othos. It is known commonly as the harlequin fish.

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Harlequin Fish in Louis Renard — Poissons, ecrevisses et crabes (1754)

Louis Renard — Poissons, ecrevisses et crabes (1754)

Louis Renard · 1754 · p.145

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 51081.