PISCES. 
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General Notes and Faunae. 
Dr. Gunther puts tlie total number of fishes known at present 
as about 9000^ and states that the eolleetion of the British 
Museum eontaiiis at the present time altogether 5177 speeies, 
represented by 29,275 examples. Fish. viii. Preface. 
Belgium. Les Poissons des Cotes de Belgique, leurs para- 
sites et leurs commensaux,^^ par P. J. van Beneden. Mem. 
Ac. Belg. xxxviii. 1870, pp. 100, with 8 plates, representing 
chiefly parasites and commensals. This memoir contains a list 
of the marine fishes of Belgium, with notes on their occurrence 
and food. The parasites and commensals are enumerated with 
each species. 
Germany and Switzerland. Die Fische Deutschlands und 
der Schweiz,^^ von J. C. Weber. Zweite Auflage. Miinchen, 
1870, 16mo, pp. 61, with 67 coloured plates. This little work is 
very useful to travellers in Germany and Switzerland, as it 
enables them to identify with the greatest possible ease the 
various kinds of fishes of those countries. Although the figures 
are of small size, most of them are accurate. The text has no 
scientific claim, and mentions chiefly the locality, food, and size 
of the several species. 
Venice. Dr. A. Ninni gives a list of 258 species of fishes 
inhabiting the lagunes and bay of Venice; he adds notes on 
their vernacular names, occurrence, and economic value. Ann. 
Soc. Nat. Modena, v. 1870, pp. 63-88. 
Mediterranean. A. Caruccio has given a list of 135 fishes 
collected in fresh waters and on the coasts of Sardinia and Sicily. 
Att. Soc. Ital. Sc. Nat. xii. 1870, pp. 567-586. Nothing new. 
Algeria. Liste des Poissons que Pon rencontre le plus 
souvent au marche d^ Alger, ou Guide h la Percherie. Opuscule 
destine h faire surtout connaitre les especes les meilleures pour 
la table, leur appret culinaire,^^ &c., par le Dr. A. Bourjot. 
(Extrait du Bull. Soc. Climatol. d^ Alger.) Alger, 1870, 8vo, 
pp. 132. A publication written rather for practical purposes 
than for the advancement of science. 
New Jersey. In Notes on Freshwater Fishes of New Jersey 
Dr. C. C. Abbott gives observations applying to the fishes of 
these waters as a class, rather than to any single species. Notes 
on habits of some of the more interesting kinds are added. 
Amcr. Nat. 1870, iv. pp. 99-117, with woodcuts. — Observations 
on “ Mud-loving fishes,^^ as Umbra lima &c., by the same author, 
ibid. pp. 385-391. 
Massachusetts. The habits and migrations of some of the 
marine fishes of Massaclmsetts,^^ by J. H. Blake, Amer. Nat. 
1870, iv. pp. 513-521. These notes are on the Mackerel, Cod, 
Haddock, Temnodon, Herring, and Scombresox. 
Yantsekiang . Dr. Bleeker describes or indicates several new 
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