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Fishes: A Guide to Their Diversity
Philip A. Hastings
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Description for Fishes: A Guide to Their Diversity
Paperback. There are more than 33,000 species of living fishes, accounting for more than half of the extant vertebrate diversity on Earth. This 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. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 179 x 20. Weight in Grams: 834.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520283534
SKU
V9780520283534
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About Philip A. Hastings
Philip A. Hastings is Professor of Marine Biology and Curator of Marine Vertebrates at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego. His studies include the systematics and phylogeny of fishes, marine biogeography, ecology and behavioral evolution of fishes, and marine conservation biology. H. J. Walker, Jr., is a Senior Museum Scientist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University ... Read more
Reviews for Fishes: A Guide to Their Diversity
"Technical and accurate, this book will be an important reference for ichthyologists for many years to come."
P. Chakrabarty CHOICE "This book is an excellent and exceptionally accessible part of the 'toolbox of taxonomists.'"
David Feary Frontiers of Biogeography "An accessible, beautifully illustrated, and very reasonably priced guide ... Nothing quite like Fishes currently exists, and the authors ... Read more
P. Chakrabarty CHOICE "This book is an excellent and exceptionally accessible part of the 'toolbox of taxonomists.'"
David Feary Frontiers of Biogeography "An accessible, beautifully illustrated, and very reasonably priced guide ... Nothing quite like Fishes currently exists, and the authors ... Read more