Squalus Fasciatus - The Belted Shark

by Marcus Elieser Bloch

Squalus Fasciatus (Belted Shark), drawn by Marcus Elieser Bloch, a pioneering German naturalist, combines elements of Enlightenment science and fine art in one mesmerizing masterpiece. The work features the fascinating stripe pattern, sinuous shape, and complex barbels of the Squalus Fasciatus (historically known as Squalus Fasciatus; currently named the Zebra Shark, Stegostoma Tigrinum).

The piece was published in the iconic Ichthyologie, ou Histoire naturelle générale et particulière des poissons, by Bloch in the 18th century.

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