
Frogfishes
Biodiversity, Zoogeography, and Behavioral Ecology
Johns Hopkins University Press
Will be published approx. on 28. April 2020
Book
Hardback
624 pages
978-1-4214-3252-6 (ISBN)
Description
The authoritative expert's guide to fascinating frogfishes and their unusual lives.
Winner of the PROSE Award for Best Single Volume Reference in Science by the Association of American Publishers
Unique among the world's fishes, frogfishes display a bizarre combination of attributes and behaviors that make them a subject of fervent study. Through cunning and trickery, they turn would-be predators into prey; they "walk" across the ocean floor and jet-propel through open water; some lay their eggs in a floating mucoid mass, while others employ complex patterns of parental care; and they are certainly among the most colorful of nature's productions. In Frogfishes, two of the world's leading anglerfish experts, Theodore W. Pietsch and Rachel J. Arnold, bring together an enormous amount of information about these incredible creatures. The only detailed exploration of frogfishes in print, the book touches on everything from their morphology and biomechanics to their diets and habitats. Enhanced with more than 500 spectacular color images, the book also includes
* a thorough look at about 5,000 preserved specimens;
* an annotated synonymy for all extant taxa, as well as keys and tables to facilitate identification;
* insights into frogfish feeding, locomotion, mimicry, and reproductive behavior;
* descriptions of recent scientific advances, including the discovery of new species, shifts in geographic distribution, and emerging DNA sequencing techniques; and
* tips for frogfish-seeking divers and aquarists that emphasize conservation.
Unmasking the mysteries of frogfish evolution and phylogenetic relationships through close examination of their fossil record, morphology, and molecular reconstruction, Frogfishes demonstrates the surprising diversity and beauty of this remarkable assemblage of marine shorefishes.
Winner of the PROSE Award for Best Single Volume Reference in Science by the Association of American Publishers
Unique among the world's fishes, frogfishes display a bizarre combination of attributes and behaviors that make them a subject of fervent study. Through cunning and trickery, they turn would-be predators into prey; they "walk" across the ocean floor and jet-propel through open water; some lay their eggs in a floating mucoid mass, while others employ complex patterns of parental care; and they are certainly among the most colorful of nature's productions. In Frogfishes, two of the world's leading anglerfish experts, Theodore W. Pietsch and Rachel J. Arnold, bring together an enormous amount of information about these incredible creatures. The only detailed exploration of frogfishes in print, the book touches on everything from their morphology and biomechanics to their diets and habitats. Enhanced with more than 500 spectacular color images, the book also includes
* a thorough look at about 5,000 preserved specimens;
* an annotated synonymy for all extant taxa, as well as keys and tables to facilitate identification;
* insights into frogfish feeding, locomotion, mimicry, and reproductive behavior;
* descriptions of recent scientific advances, including the discovery of new species, shifts in geographic distribution, and emerging DNA sequencing techniques; and
* tips for frogfish-seeking divers and aquarists that emphasize conservation.
Unmasking the mysteries of frogfish evolution and phylogenetic relationships through close examination of their fossil record, morphology, and molecular reconstruction, Frogfishes demonstrates the surprising diversity and beauty of this remarkable assemblage of marine shorefishes.
Reviews / Votes
This impressive book includes all of the information, with beautiful photographs and illustrations, for the 52 species of frogfishes (family Antennariidae, order Lophiiformes) known as of 2020 . . . Every university library should have a copy. Ichthyologists, collectors of books on fishes and others with a serious interest in anglerfishes will also find this book a valuable addition to their libraries.-Bruce C. Mundy, Fisheries
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Language
English
Place of publication
Baltimore, MD
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Annotated edition
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
75 farbige Abbildungen, 472 farbige Abbildungen, 119 s/w Abbildungen, 14 s/w Abbildungen, 23 Schaubilder, 20 Karten
20 Maps; 23 Figures; 14 Illustrations, black and white; 119 Illustrations, black and white; 472 Illustrations, color; 75 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 261 mm
Width: 184 mm
Thickness: 47 mm
Weight
1815 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4214-3252-6 (9781421432526)
DOI
10.1353/book.71907
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E-Book
04/2020
Johns Hopkins University Press
€94.99
Available for download
Persons
Theodore W. Pietsch is professor emeritus in the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences at the University of Washington. He is the author of more than a dozen books, including Trees of Life: A Visual History of Evolution and Oceanic Anglerfishes: Extraordinary Diversity in the Deep Sea. Rachel J. Arnold is the associate director of the Salish Sea Research Center at Northwest Indian College.
Author
College of the Environment
Marine Research FacultyNorthwest Indian College
Content
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
2. Approach and Procedures
3. What Makes a Frogfish?
4. Biodiversity
5. Evolutionary Relationships
6. Zoogeography
7. Behavioral Ecology
8. Tips for Aquarists and Divers and the Need for Conservation
With Scott W. Michael
Reallocation of Nominal Species of Frogfishes
Glossary
References
Illustration Credits
Index
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
2. Approach and Procedures
3. What Makes a Frogfish?
4. Biodiversity
5. Evolutionary Relationships
6. Zoogeography
7. Behavioral Ecology
8. Tips for Aquarists and Divers and the Need for Conservation
With Scott W. Michael
Reallocation of Nominal Species of Frogfishes
Glossary
References
Illustration Credits
Index