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G. Matteud, P. Pacini, T. Bilharz, and Max Sclmltze. The 

 development and metamorphosis of the Lamperns was made 

 the subject of research by H. Milller, M. SchuUze, and P. 

 Owsjannikow; Mliller's examination of Branchiostoma was 

 continued by J. Marcusen, A. Kovalevsky, L. Sticda, W. 

 Milller, C. Basse, T. Huxley, and F. M. Balfour. The most 

 comprehensive accounts of the anatomy of fishes are con- 

 tained in the followins^ works : — 



1. H. Stannius, "Zootomic der Fische," 2d edit. (Berl. 

 1854, 8vo.) 



2. B. Owen, "Anatomy of Vertebrates," vol. i. (Lond. 

 1866, 8vo.) 



3. B. 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." (Loud. 1871, 16mo.) 



It has been mentioned above that the great work of Cuvier Lates-t 

 and Valenciennes had been left incomplete. Several authors, ^^pj-g ' 

 therefore, supphed detailed accounts of the orders omitted in 

 that work. 3filller and Henle published an account of the 

 Plagiostomes, and Kaup of the Mursenidae and LojDhobranchii. 

 A. Dumdril, finally, commenced an " Histoire naturelle des 

 Poissons ou Ichthyologie generale," of which, however, two 

 volumes only appeared, containing a complete account of the 

 " Plagiostomes " (Paris, 1865, 8vo), and of the " Ganoids and 

 Lophobranchs." (Paris, 1870, 8vo.) 



So great an activity had prevailed in Ichthyology since 

 the publication of the " Histoire naturelle " by Cuvier and 

 Valenciennes, and the results of the manifold enquiries were 

 scattered over such a multitude of publications, that it became 

 imperative to collect again all these materials in one com- 

 prehensive work. This was done in the " Catalogue of Fishes," 



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