Storer's Synopsis of the Fishes of North .America. 3 



I have also catalogued the species found to exist both in Europe 

 and North America ; and those extending from North into South 

 America ; and those which are peculiar to the Northwest Coast 

 of America; and, finally, I have enumerated the genera found 

 in North America, with the number of species contained in each 

 genus. 



The Synopsis concludes the paper. In this, I have pointed 

 out the characters of each family, genus, and species, with the 

 localities of the last, and the authorities for the localities, and have 

 exhibited as full a list of synonymes as my opportunities have given 

 me power. 



Seventeen volumes only of the " Histoire Naturelle des Pois- 

 sons," by Cuvier and Valenciennes, have as yet been published ; 

 the last which appeared containing the commencement of the 

 family Cyprinidaj. The ensuing volumes will undoubtedly contain 

 many species, from the Antilles particularly, as yet unknown to 

 naturalists. Dr. Pamell, of Scotland, writes me, that he is now in- 

 vestigating the fishes of the West Indies. Dr. Holbrook, of Charles- 

 ton, is preparing for publication a work on the fishes of South Car- 

 olina. Ichthyologists in different parts of our country will, each suc- 

 ceeding year, add to our catalogue. Full well am I aware, that but 

 a short period will elapse ere this Synopsis shall be looked upon as 

 meagre and unsatisfactory. When that time arrives, I trust some 

 one will take up the subject where I have left it, and, supplying all 

 my deficiencies and adding what may have been recently discov- 

 ered, present us with a work worthy the science of our country. 



