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Fishes: A Guide to Their Diversity

By Philip A. Hastings , Harold Jack Walker Jr. , Grantly R. Galland

Book information

Publisher
University of California Press
Year
2015
ISBN
0520278720, 9780520278721
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
24 MB (24668192 bytes)
Pages
336\336
Topic
Biology Zoology
Library
Avax Home
Time added
2015-05-19 18:40:11
Биологические дисциплины;Зоология;Ихтиология

Description

There are more than 33,000 species of living fishes, accounting for more than half of the extant vertebrate diversity on Earth. This unique and comprehensive reference showcases the basic anatomy and diversity of all 82 orders of fishes and more than 150 of the most commonly encountered families, focusing on their distinctive features. Accurate identification of each group, including its distinguishing characteristics, is supported with clear photographs of preserved specimens, primarily from the archives of the Marine Vertebrate Collection at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. This diagnostic information is supplemented by radiographs, additional illustrations of particularly diverse lineages, and key references and ecological information for each group. An ideal companion to primary ichthyology texts, Fishes: A Guide to Their Diversity gives a broad overview of fish morphology arranged in a modern classification system for students, fisheries scientists, marine biologists, vertebrate zoologists, and everyday naturalists. This survey of the most speciose group of vertebrates on Earth will expand the appreciation of and interest in the amazing diversity of fishes.

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