The earliest iconographic record of Gobioides broussonnetii La Cepède, 1800 (Gobiiformes: Gobiidae): the species identity of the “Caramuru” paintings of Dutch Brazil (1624-1654)

• Published in: Arquivos de zoologia Vol. 54; no. 4; pp. 91 - 120
• Main Authors: Trevisan, João Pedro, Bockmann, Flávio A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo 14.12.2023
• Subjects: Albert Eckhout; Fish paintings; Georg Marggraf; Gobiidae; Historia Naturalis Brasiliae; Systematics

During the Mauritian period of Dutch Brazil (1637‑1644), a great deal of information about the biota of northeastern Brazil was obtained, consisting of both written records and paintings. Among them is an eel-like fish, depicted in two paintings labeled “Caramurû” and “Caramuru”, whose taxonomic ide...