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which the work is illustrated are inferior to those of Bloch and 
often the description is referred to one genus and the accom- 
panying figure to another. Lacépede had to contend with great 
difficulties in the preparation of his work which was written 
during the most disturbed period of the French Revolution. To 
a student of Indian Ichthyology, however, the works of both 
Bloch and Lacépede are indispensable. 
In the latter part of the eighteenth century there flourished 
two very enthusiastic workers on Indian Ichthyology who by 
their long residence and wide travels in this country thoroughly 
familiarized. themselves with the species they came across. 
Both of them were convinced of the absolute necessity of 
nan of the Bengal establishment. 
Dr. Patrick Russell, M.D., F.R.S., in the course of seVeral 
Went back home with two hundred figures of fish faithfully 
delineated by an Indian artist under his supervision ; these 
‘i Tes were published with detailed descriptions in 1803 under 
9 rons ge of the East India Company at the suggestion of 
ose : . 
t 
Russell followed Artedi and Linnaeus, although before 
the Publication of his Descriptions he became acquainted with 
® works of Bloch and Lacépede. Of the newly instituted 
si one was adopted from Bloch. In the specific 
ike where he felt sure of the identification, he adopted 
. "wage binomial names, but to the species which he thought 
after ‘ea he merely applied a polynomial descriptive phrase 
Oca] © Manner of Artedi. He made a point of giving the 
ie ae employed by the fishermen in the country dialects 
of Co, at Vizagapatam, Ganjam and at Ingeram on the coast 
Were * ata Russell’s predilection for these local names 
result * anche in the plates they alone are panier der 
ubdse ;: . : . 
referred to the quent writers in alluding to Russe 
remaj } 
daca, ne of constant reference to students of Indian Ich- 
~ logy both marine and estuarine. 
by : 
Omran? entered the service of the Honourable East India 
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