Catalogue of the Fishes in the British Museum

<p>Catalogue of the Fishes in the British Museum is a comprehensive catalog detailing the fish specimens held by the British Museum in 1866. Compiled by Albert Carl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther this volume specifically covers the Physostomi group including Salmonidae Percopsidae Galaxiidae Mormyridae Gymnarchidae Esocidae Umbridae Scombresocidae and Cyprinodontidae. This detailed inventory provides essential information for researchers historians and naturalists interested in the state of ichthyological knowledge and collections during the mid-19th century. It offers insights into the classification and understanding of fish species at a time when natural history was rapidly evolving. A valuable resource for anyone studying the history of zoology and the development of museum collections.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>