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Fishes of the Open Ocean: A Natural History and Illustrated Guide
Julian Pepperell
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Description for Fishes of the Open Ocean: A Natural History and Illustrated Guide
Hardcover. Between the surface of the sea and depths of two hundred meters lies a remarkable range of fish, generally known as pelagics, or open-ocean dwellers. These creatures are among the largest, fastest, highest-leaping, and most migratory fish on the entire planet. This book describe these fishes and explores the complex world in which they live. Illustrator(s): Harvey, Guy. Num Pages: 272 pages, 370 colour plates. BIC Classification: WNCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1474.
Between the surface of the sea and depths of two hundred meters lies a remarkable range of fish, generally known as pelagics, or open-ocean dwellers. These creatures are among the largest, fastest, highest-leaping, and most migratory fish on the entire planet. Beautifully adapted to their world, they range from tiny drift fish and plankton-straining whale sharks to more streamlined predators such as tuna, marlin, sailfish, and wahoo. "Fishes of the Open Ocean", from leading marine biologist and world authority on the subject Julian Pepperell, is the first book to comprehensively describe these fishes and explore the complex and often fragile ... Read more
Between the surface of the sea and depths of two hundred meters lies a remarkable range of fish, generally known as pelagics, or open-ocean dwellers. These creatures are among the largest, fastest, highest-leaping, and most migratory fish on the entire planet. Beautifully adapted to their world, they range from tiny drift fish and plankton-straining whale sharks to more streamlined predators such as tuna, marlin, sailfish, and wahoo. "Fishes of the Open Ocean", from leading marine biologist and world authority on the subject Julian Pepperell, is the first book to comprehensively describe these fishes and explore the complex and often fragile ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226655390
SKU
V9780226655390
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99-1
About Julian Pepperell
Julian Pepperell is one of the best-known marine biologists in the world and a leading authority on marlin, sailfish, tuna, and sharks. He has conducted research on these fishes in partnership with governments across the globe for over thirty years and is an adjunct professor at a number of universities. He is past president of the Australian Society for Fish ... Read more
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