Classification of Sciaenoid Fishes of China, with description of new genera and species (Monographs of Fishes of China) 75 inches wide by 12

75 inches wide by 12

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Classification of Sciaenoid Fishes of China, with description of new genera and species (Monographs of Fishes of China) 75 inches wide by 12Pp. (8), 1 100, 1 40; 94 text figures (some full page halftones of fishes, numerous line drawings of fishes and fish anatomy). Publishers original blue cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine and front cover, lg 8vo. The Sciaenidae are a family of fish commonly called drums or croakers in reference to the repetitive throbbing or drumming sounds they make (from Wiki). The text is mostly in Chinese but there is a 20 page summary at the end in English.