Fiji Fishes
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A Studious Book On Fiji Fishes
Henry W. Fowler’S 670-
page “Fishes of Fiji”, the manuscript of which was presented by the author to the Fiji Government as long ago as 1942, has at last been published —and will cause disappoinment in some quarters.
Although fishing enthusiasts in Fiji might willingly pay the price of £F3/10/- for such a well produced and masterly study of some hundreds of fish, 27 of which are peculiar to Fiji, they will be disappointed that the local names of the fish have not been included with their scientific names. As a source of identification for local sport fishermen it is therefore not as useful as it might be. From the scientific aspect the work will get full honours. It is a most ex haustive study.
Publication was first held up by the war and later by lack of funds. The printing has been done in New Zealand. The edition is very limited and is available from the Government Printer, Suva.
Mr. Fowler is —or was Curator of Ichthyology and Herpetology at the Academy of Natural Sciences at Phila delphia, and honorary con sultant in ichthyology at the B. P. Bishop Museum, Hono lulu.