55 



Dr. Richardson 41 sj3ecies. 



Dr. Gijnther 32 ditto. 



Cuvier & Val 21 ditto. 



Linnaeus 17 ditto. 



Castelnau 10 ditto. 



Johnston ] ditto. 



Various authors (25) .... 57 ditto. 



Total 188 



In the Catalop^ue which follows the General Ohservations 

 I have given reference specially to three distinct sources as 

 re_o^ards fuller specific description or as an authority for the 

 existence of the particular species in Tasmanian waters. 

 These are — 



1. Dr. Giinther's Catalogue of Fishes, 8 vols., London, 



1859-70. 



2. Mr. Macleay's Descriptive Catalogue of the Fishes 



of Australia. Pros. Linn. Soc. New South Wales, 

 vols. 5 and 6, 1881. ., _ 



3. Mr. Morton Allport's MS. List of Tasmanian 



Fishes. 



With respect to the last reference, I have to explain that 

 although it consists of a mere list of names, it is a guarantee 

 of the existence of the species in Tasmania, and it affords 

 me the extreme gratification of having Mr. Allport's name 

 associated w^ith my own in the first attempt to give a 

 systematic review of our Tasmanian Fishes. 



That there are many imperfections may he expected, but 

 I have endeavoured to make the list as complete as possible. 

 Mr. Macleay's very useful Catalogue, to which I have 

 referred, is very complete, and those who wish to study the 

 Fishes of Australia will find it to be indispensable. 



The following Chapters contain — 



1st. A brief description of our Market Fish and 

 Fisheries. 



2nd. Observations upon the Freshwater Fishes, in- 

 cluding a chapter on the Introduced Species. 



3rd. Observations upon the Marine Fishes, in the order 

 of the Families as arranged by Dr. Giinther. 



4th. A Classified Catalogue of all the known Species, 

 with references to the sources where they are more 

 fully described, and, in some cases, with critical 

 notes and observations. 



