An introduction to the study of fishes — John Shaqi
An introduction to the study of fishesGünther, Albert C. L. G. (Albert Carl Ludwig Gotthilf)
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An introduction to the study of fishes
Günther, Albert C. L. G. (Albert Carl Ludwig Gotthilf)
Fishes; Ichthyology
_F. Poey_, the celebrated naturalist of Havannah, devoted many
years of study to the Fishes of Cuba, His papers and memoirs are
published partly in two periodicals, issued by himself, under the
title of “Memorias sobre la Historia natural de la Isle de Cuba” (from
1851), and “Repertorio Fisico-natural de la Isla de Cuba” (from 1865),
partly in North American scientific journals. And, finally, _F.
Steindachner_ has published many contributions, accompanied by
excellent figures, to our knowledge of the Fishes of Central and South
America.
M.--_New Zealand._
1. _F. W. Hutton_ and _J. Hector_, “Fishes of New Zealand.”
(Wellingt. 1872, 8vo.)
N.--_Arctic Regions._
1. _G. Lütken_, “A revised Catalogue of the Fishes of Greenland,”
in “Manual of the Natural History, Geology, and Physics of Greenland.”
(Lond. 1875, 8vo.) Although only a nominal list, this catalogue is
useful, as it contains references to all the principal works in which
Arctic fishes have been described. The fishes of Spitzbergen were
examined by _A. J. Malmgren_ (1865).
III.--ANATOMICAL WORKS.
The number of authors who worked on the anatomy of fishes is almost
as great as that of faunists; and we should go beyond the limits of
the present work if we mentioned more than the most prominent and
successful. _M. H. Rathke_, _J. Müller_, _J. Hyrtl_, and _H. Stannius_
left scarcely any organ unexamined, and their researches had a direct
bearing either on the relation of the class of fishes to the other
vertebrates, or on the systematic arrangement of the fishes themselves.
_E. E. von Baer_, _F. de Filippi_, _C. Vogt_, _W. His_, _W. K. Parker_,
and _F. M. Balfour_ worked at their embryology; _A. Kölliker_ and
_G. Pouchet_ at their histology. The osteology was specially treated
by _G. Bakker_, _F. C. Rosenthal_, _L. Agassiz_, and _C. Gegenbaur_;
the nervous system by _Gottsche_, _Philipeaux_, _Stannius_, _L.
de Sanctis_, _L. Stieda_, _Baudelot_ and _Miclucho-Maclay_; the
organ of hearing by _E. H. Weber_, _C. Hasse_, and _G. Retzius_.
The electric fishes were examined by _E. Geoffroy_, _C. Matteuci_,
_P. Pacini_, _T. Bilharz_, and _Max Schultze_. The development and
metamorphosis of the Lamperns was made the subject of research by _H.
Müller_, _M. Schultze_, and _P. Owsjannikow_; Müller’s examination of
_Branchiostoma_ was continued by _J. Marcusen_, _A. Kovalevsky_, _L.
Stieda_, _W. Müller_, _C. Hasse_, _T. Huxley_, and _F. M. Balfour_. The
most comprehensive accounts of the anatomy of fishes are contained in
the following works:--
1. _H. Stannius_, “Zootomic der Fische,” 2d edit. (Berl. 1854,
8vo.)
2. _R. Owen_, “Anatomy of Vertebrates,” vol. i. (Lond. 1866, 8vo.)
3. _R. Owen_, “Lectures on the Comparative Anatomy and Physiology
of the Vertebrate Animals.” Part I. Fishes. (Lond. 1846, 8vo.)
4. _T. Huxley_, “A Manual of the Anatomy of Vertebrated Animals.”
(Lond. 1871, 16mo.)
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