Fish Mug "The Eel" - Muraena Anguilla

Fish Mug "The Eel" - Muraena Anguilla

Enjoy your coffee or tea in our eel-themed mug. This serpentine fish, often found in rivers and estuaries, fascinates with its unique and mysterious appearance. Ideal for enjoying every sip, this mug celebrates aquatic wonders. A perfect gift for those who love exploring the mysteries of nature and biodiversity!

This mug is decorated with a reproduction of a naturalist plate from the work Ichthyology, or, Natural, general and particular history of fish: with illuminated figures, drawn from nature by Marcus Elieser Bloch (1723-1799) and published between 1785 and 1797.

The original caption accompanying the illustration is as follows:

MURAENA ANGUILLA
The Aal
The Eel
The Eel

The descriptive notice presenting this species begins as follows:

THE EEL
Plate LXXIII
The body is spotless; the lower jaw is slightly forward: Muraena corpore immaculato; the lower jaw is paulo longiore.