Abstract
THE present part concludes this important work, of which we have given a full notice in vol. lxi of NATURE, p. 362. It commences with a systematic arrangement of the fishes described, which serves not only as a table of contents for all the four parts, but also as an exhibition of the views of the authors as to the genetic relations of American fishes. From it it will be seen that the fish-fauna of North and Middle America, as now understood and as stated by the authors, embraces 3 classes, 30 orders, 225 families, 1113 genera, 325 subgenera, 3263 species and 133 subspecies. “Additional Addenda” follow and occupy some 60 pages; they comprise a number of new genera and species described since the publication of part iii., the majority being the result of investigations made by Dr. Jordan in Mexico, and by Dr. Everrnann in Porto Rico. Other additions or corrections regarding nomenclature, relations and distribution of previously known species, are duly attended to.
The Fishes of North and Middle America; a Descriptive Catalogue of the Species of Fish-like Vertebrates, found in the Waters of North America, North of the Isthmus of Panama.
By David Starr Jordan Barton Warren Evermann. Part iv. Pp. ci + 3137–3313; plates I–CCCXCII. (Washington: U. S. National Museum, 1900.)
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G., A. The Fishes of North and Middle America; a Descriptive Catalogue of the Species of Fish-like Vertebrates, found in the Waters of North America, North of the Isthmus of Panama . Nature 64, 4 (1901). https://doi.org/10.1038/064004b0
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