小斑鲆，扁鲽

1803

来认识一下鲽鱼，这种比目鱼看起来仿佛被洋流优雅地压扁了一般。爱尔兰博物学家兼艺术家爱德华·多诺万在1803年为他关于英国鱼类的系列作品绘制了这种生物。注意到它的两只眼睛都挤在头部的右侧吗？这是比目鱼的经典特征——随着它们的生长，一只眼睛实际上会横跨头骨迁移，以便它们能平躺在海底，向上凝视捕食者。这是19世纪早期科学准确性与艺术魅力的完美融合。

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