Guide to the British Fresh-Water Fishes Exhibited in the Department of Zoology, British Museum (Natural History), Cromwell Road, London, S. W (Classic

Excerpt from Guide to the British Fresh-Water Fishes Exhibited in the Department of Zoology, British Museum (Natural History), Cromwell Road, London, S. W The British Fresh-water Fishes are exhibited in the British Saloon at the far end of the Bird Gallery. On entering the Saloon from the Bird Gallery the visitor turns sharply to the right and finds the fishes facing him, occupying two adjacent wall-cases. In the limited space available it has been impossible to adhere strictly to a systematic arrangement, but the general plan is that the Sturgeon and the Salmonoids occupy the case on the right and the Cyprinoids that on the left; the other families, which together include but a small proportion Of the species, are placed above, below and to the left of the Cyprinoids. Each specimen exhibited is provided with a number, and these numbers are repeated in the Guide. 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.