The natural history of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, London, Printed at the expense of the author and sold by W. Innys and R. Manby, at the West End of St. Paul's, by Mr. Hauksbee, at the Royal Society House, and by the author at Mr. Bacon's in Hoxton, MDCCXXXI-MDCCXLIII i.e. 1729-1747. bahamas, florida, natural history, north carolina, pictorial works, pre-linnean works, south carolina, mark catesby, georgia, ichthyology, fish, bodianus rufus, spanish hogfish, turdus flavus, gerres cinereus, yellowfin mojarra, turdus cinereus peltatus, shad, catesby, southern states, aquatic animals, spanish hogfish, yellowfin mojarra, taxonomy: kingdom = animalia, taxonomy: phylum = chordata, taxonomy: class = actinopterygii, labriformes, taxonomy: family = labridae, bodianus, perciformes, taxonomy: family = gerreidae, gerres, The illustration features two distinct fish species displayed side by side. On the left, a fish with a reddish-brown body showcases a textured, spiny surface, highl