Excerpt from Osteology, Phylogeny, and Higher Classification of the Fishes of the Order Plectognathi (Tetraodontiformes) Because the plectognaths are often of exotic form and occur in European waters, even though their center of diversification is the indo-pacific, a few species were described by early naturalists from Aristotle and Pliny to Linnaeus. But some species still remain to be described, many others are inadequately known, and much con fusion remains about the systematics of the group, even at the familial level. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.