Smiths’ Sea FishesMargaret M. Smith, Phillip C. Heemstra Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1986 - 1191 sivua Dr. D. S. Henderson, Chairman of the 1. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology and Vice Chancellor of Rhodes University This book is a unique, international collaborative effort ranging all of the colour plates for the book. For the past of 76 scientists, representing 15 countries. Several skilled eight years, she has been assisted in the research, writing artists and photographers have also contributed to the and editing of the book by Dr. P. C. Heemstra. numerous and beautiful illustrations. Research done in It is essential for the proper management of the marine South Africa was supported by the Council for Scientific fish resources of southern Africa that we know what species and Industrial Research. Work on the book at the J.L.B. we are dealing with. This book will greatly facilitate the Smith Institute was also funded by the Department of identification of our fishes. It will thus be of vital import National Education and The Trustees of the Sea Fishes of ance to the understanding and wise use of our tremendously Southern Africa Book Fund. Expenses of visits by ichthy diverse and valuable fish fauna. ologists from overseas were defrayed by a grant from the We are proud of the affiliation of the J.L.B. Smith Insti John S. Schlesinger Foundation. tute with Rhodes University and happy to see the successful Although this book is an impressive contribution to the completion of this long-awaited work. |
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Introduction | 1 |
Dangers of the | 17 |
Ichthyology in South Africa | 28 |
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absent adults Africa Algoa Bay anal fin anteriorly anus Atlantic Attains band barbel base black spot blackish Bleeker blotch body depth branchiostegal canines Cape caudal fin cm holotype cm SL coast colour ctenoid Cuvier dark brown dark spots disc dorsal fin Durban dusky edge elongate Elst Family female fishes Forsskål front Genus Gilchrist gill opening Günther head length Heemstra holotype Hulley Indian Ocean Indo-Pacific Indo-West Pacific interorbital juveniles KEY TO SPECIES Lacepède lobe lower jaw males margin maxilla median membrane mesopelagic mouth Mozambique Nafpaktitis Natal nostril opercle origin palatines pale pectoral fins peduncle pelvic fins Penrith photophores PLATE pores posterior posteriorly predorsal scales preopercle Randall rays rear Red Sea reefs Regan ridge rows Rüppell SFSA sharks silvery Smith & Smith snout soft-rays specimens spines stripes tail teeth total GR tropical upper jaw usually Valenciennes ventral vertebrae vertical vomer yellow