Sea Fish
1st Edition
Published on 1. August 1999
Book
Hardback
340 pages
978-87-90787-00-4 (ISBN)
Description
This is, in all probability, the most comprehensive illustrated reference to European and North American Sea Fish available. Newly revised and enlarged, this edition covers over 300 species and includes in excess of 700 full colour illustrations, 150 of which have been newly commissioned for this edition. Notes on fishing method and use are also included.
Reviews / Votes
"... this book not only presents many of the world's species, but it also shows some of the most important species as well as specific fish catching methods" (Fishing Boat World)More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 202 mm
Width: 131 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
644 gr
ISBN-13
978-87-90787-00-4 (9788790787004)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
Foreword. Portrait of a Fish.
Fish and Water.
Sensory Organs of Fish.
Life Cycles of Fish.
Distribution of Fish.
Identification of a Fish.
Key to Families.
Cyclostomes.
Cartilaginous Fishes.
Bony Fishes.
Freshwater Fishes in Brackish Waters.
Selected Crustaceans and Molluscs.
History of the Fisheries.
Fishing Techniques.
Fishing Industry.
Fishery Biology.
Index to Scientific Names.
Index to English Names.
Literature.
Fish and Water.
Sensory Organs of Fish.
Life Cycles of Fish.
Distribution of Fish.
Identification of a Fish.
Key to Families.
Cyclostomes.
Cartilaginous Fishes.
Bony Fishes.
Freshwater Fishes in Brackish Waters.
Selected Crustaceans and Molluscs.
History of the Fisheries.
Fishing Techniques.
Fishing Industry.
Fishery Biology.
Index to Scientific Names.
Index to English Names.
Literature.