PREFACE 



THE present volume was designed to provide a well illus- 

 trated condensed account of the principal game fishes 

 of the world. So far as the author knows, such a volume has 

 not been given to the public, and the data can only be had by 

 consulting many different volumes, pamphlets, reports, and 

 monographs, found only in widely separated libraries. 



Anglers frequently wish to consult a volum.e of this kind, 

 and I have often been asked if such a book, giving the essentials, 

 and what is popularly known as ' up to date ' information on the 

 subject, is available. If the result of my efforts is found of value 

 and interest to anglers, travellers and sportsmen in various lands, 

 I shall be more than gratified. 



It is evident even to the casual reader that to exhaust so 

 comprehensive and voluminous a subject as The Game Fishes 

 of the World, a number of volumes would be required, hence I 

 have endeavoured to confine myself to the prime essentials, 

 mentioning only those forms which have been recognized as game 

 fishes by anglers in variaus parts of the world. 



Practically, all the desirable fishes have been referred to, and 

 more or less data relating to most of them given. If the curiosity 

 of the reader is aroused and more detail required, a brief bibho- 

 graphy has been appended in which will be found mentioned 

 works which describe the various fishes in a more comprehensive 

 manner ; works which can be found in the library of almost any 

 town or city in England or America, and all in the sumptuous 

 library of the British Museum. 



In the preparation of this volume I have availed myself of 

 a wide personal experience in the United States, Canada, the 



