Fish on a Platter Nebula

There is some degree of confusion over the identity of the Fish on a Platter Nebula. Most sources agree that it represents the dark cloud Barnard 144, and we follow that convention here, but it is occasionally listed as Barnard 143, which forms part of the 'E' Nebula in Aquila. Neither structure is immediately reminiscent of a fish, on a platter or otherwise. Perhaps we are intended to see this region as the head of a fish pointing northward, with the orange star Eta Cygni as its eye and the nebulous patch to the east (the Tulip Nebula, Sh2-101) as its open mouth, though this is hardly a definitive interpretation. Imagery provided by Aladin sky atlas