Author: George Albert Boulenger

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Published: 2015-08-05

Total Pages: 426

ISBN-13: 9781332227143

Excerpt from Catalogue of the Fresh-Water Fishes of Africa in the British Museum, Vol. 4: Natural History Tub scope of Volume IV. of the present Catalogue is in accordance with the anticipation expressed in the Preface and Introduction of its predecessor. Three Suborders are first considered, namely: the Acanthopterygii, eight Families of which were dealt with in Volume III.; the Opisthomi, represented by the Mastaoembelidae; and the Plecto-gnathi, similarly including only one Family, the Tetrodontidae. The subject is then continued by an account of addenda to the previous volumes. The danger of overlooking these has been minimised by the preparation of a general systematic index to the four volumes, in which the author has placed the new species in what he regards as their proper position in his system. Mr. Boulenger's account of the Fresh-water Fishes of Africa is tints brought to a conclusion. While recognising fully the value of the services rendered by the collectors arid donors of unique material preserved in the Museum, and particularly by those mentioned in the Introduction, it is impossible to overlook the fact that the principal stimulus leading to the acquisition of the collection has been the author's own enthusiasm and unrivalled knowledge of the subject of this work. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."