Excerpt from The Fishes of Zanzibar: Acanthopterygii A few words of explanation as to our object in publishing an account of the Fishes of Zanzibar appear necessary. The' east coast of Africa may, for purposes of ichthyology, be conveniently divided into four regions. The first is contained within the limits of the Red Sea; the second extends thence to the Rovuma River, the southern boundary of Zanzibar; the third includes the Portuguese province of Mozambique; and the fourth the British settlements of Natal and the Cape. 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.