小斑鰈，扁鰈

1803

來認識一下鰈魚，這種比目魚看起來彷彿被洋流優雅地壓扁了一般。愛爾蘭博物學家兼藝術家愛德華·多諾萬在1803年為他關於英國魚類的系列作品繪製了這種生物。注意到它的兩隻眼睛都擠在頭部的右側嗎？這是比目魚的經典特徵——隨著它們的生長，一隻眼睛實際上會橫跨頭骨遷移，以便它們能平躺在海底，向上凝視捕食者。這是19世紀早期科學準確性與藝術魅力的完美融合。

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