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Tusk

Dannevigia tusca

The Australian tusk, Dannevigia tusca, is a species of cusk-eel found in the waters off of the Great Australian Bight occasionally to Bass Strait at depths from 115 to 400 m (380 to 1,310 ft). This species grows to 56 cm (22 in) in total length. It is the only known member of its genus and the generic name honours Harold Christian Dannevig (1860-1914) who was the Director of Fisheries for the Australian government, who collected type specimen and who

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Tusk in Sacred Physics

Sacred Physics

Scheuchzer, Johan Jacob · 1728 · p.156

Tusk in Museum of the Royal Society

Museum of the Royal Society

Nehemiah Grew · 1681 · p.468

Tusk in History of Animals, Book II: On Oviparous Quadrupeds

History of Animals, Book II: On Oviparous Quadrupeds

Conrad Gessner · 1586 · p.546

Tusk in History of Animals, Book II: On Oviparous Quadrupeds

History of Animals, Book II: On Oviparous Quadrupeds

Conrad Gessner · 1586 · p.737

Tusk in History of Monsters

History of Monsters

Ulisse Aldrovandi · 1642 · p.853

Tusk in The Malay Archipelago: The Land of the Orang-Utan and the Bird of Paradise

The Malay Archipelago: The Land of the Orang-Utan and the Bird of Paradise

Alfred Russel Wallace · 1869 · p.304

Tusk in Georg Wolfgang Knorr — Deliciae naturae selectae (1771)

Georg Wolfgang Knorr — Deliciae naturae selectae (1771)

Georg Wolfgang Knorr · 1771 · p.337

Tusk in History of Animals, Book II: On Oviparous Quadrupeds

History of Animals, Book II: On Oviparous Quadrupeds

Conrad Gessner · 1586 · p.736

Tusk in Introductory Book

Introductory Book

Michael Scot · 1350 · p.108

Tusk in Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter

Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter

Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.504

Tusk in Cosmographey: das ist Beschreibung aller Laender

Cosmographey: das ist Beschreibung aller Laender

Münster, Sebastian · 1598 · p.1545

Tusk in Natural Magic (Magia Naturalis)

Natural Magic (Magia Naturalis)

Wolfgang Hildebrand · 1616 · p.751

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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 530518.