exlvi Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [{N.S., XIV, 
a greater accuracy of their drawings than was ever attained 
before.” 
Almost contemporaneous with these two Indian workers 
there arose a master mind in France who revolutionized our 
conception of Ichthyology in all its branches. Wi a 
Leopold Chretien Frederic Dagobert Cuvier (1769—1832) wehave 
the beginning of anew era in this branch of Zoological Science. — 
Cuvier did not occupy himself with the study of fishes merely — 
ecause this ciass formed part of the ‘‘ Regne animal arrange — 
apres son Organization (1817)” but devoted himself to it with — 
particular predilection. Indefatigable in examining all extemal 
and internal characters of fishes from all parts of the world, : 
brought together mainly through his ceaseless activities and 
masterful influence, he ascertained the natural affinities of the 
(1848). In uplet at ork is, it is indispensa 
Pp 
studies. It has been already noticed that the great 
Cuvier and Valenciennes was left incomplete; but , 
authors subsequently supplied detailed accounts of the pie 
_ omitted in that work. Johannes Muller (1808—1858) of a 
with Dr. J. Henle published an account of the Po 
J. J. Kaup of the Muraenida and Lophobranchi. iS si 
commenced an Histoire Naturelle des Poissons ou 
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