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Fishes of the 

 Western North Atlantic 



Part Three of Fishes of the Western North 

 Atlantic continues to provide the comprehensive 

 and informative accounts of fishes that distinguish 

 the first two volumes in this series. 



This volume includes studies of nearly lOO 

 species in 35 genera of "Bony Fishes." 



Each account combines a critical review of pub- 

 lished knowledge with original study and research, 

 resulting in distinctive contributions to ichthyologi- 

 cal literature not found elsewhere. These accounts, 

 following precedent, have been written with the 

 purpose of being useful to both amateur and pro- 

 fessional ichthyologist, to people casually or vitally 

 interested in the general phenomena of marine life, 

 to sportsmen whose objectives are pleasure and 

 relaxation, and to fishermen whose livelihood de- 

 pends upon a knowledge of fishes. 



The contributions on the sturgeons and gars 

 bridge the gap between studies of the cartilaginous 

 fishes, treated in Parts One and Two, and studies 

 of the soft-rayed bony fishes that follow. To the 

 sportsman, the widely renowned gamefish — salmon, 

 trout, tarpon, ladyfish, and bonefish — will be of 

 particular interest. To the amateur and professional 

 fisherman, the shads, anchovies, menhaden and 

 other herrings, sardines, charrs, smelt, and capelin 

 will be of particular interest. To the ichthyologist 

 and other students of marine biology, all contribu- 

 tions in this and other volumes will be essential 

 adjuncts to future research and study. 



The contributions in this volume were prepared 

 by the following well-known students of ichthyo- 

 logy: H. B. Bigelow, M.G.Bradbury, J. R. Dy- 

 mond, J. R. Greeley, the late S. F. Hildebrand, G. 

 W. Mead, R. R. Miller, L. R. Rivas, W. C. Schroe- 

 der, R. D. Suttkus, and V. D. Vladykov. 



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