Smiths’ Sea Fishes

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Margaret M. Smith, Phillip C. Heemstra
Springer Science & Business Media, 6.12.2012 - 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.
 

Sisältö

W Holleman
404
fangtooth
415
bigscale fishes
427
whalefishes
433
Ch Karrer P C Heemstra
440
Family No 146 Solenostomidae
459
S Poss
479
snailfishes
492

Family No 3 Chlamydoselachidae
47
Family No 6 Echinorhinidae
63
Family No 10 Proscylliidae
87
Family No 12 Pseudotriakidae
96
raggedtooth sharks
104
Family No 22 Pristidae
110
Class Osteichthyes bony fishes 149
148
jawfishes
154
Order Gonorhynchiformes
209
Family No 61 Argentinidae
215
Heemstra
216
R H Gibbs
229
R H Goodyear R H Gibbs
235
S Schaefer R K Johnson J Badcock
243
Family No 77 Scopelarchidae
265
Family No 80 Giganturidae
273
G E Maul
280
blackchins
321
Family No 91 Melanonidae
328
Order Zoarciformes
342
Family No 97 Carapidae
350
Order Batrachoidiformes
358
Order Lophiiformes
362
Family No 103 Chaunacidae
369
Family No 106 Oneirodidae
375
silversides
381
sauries
387
opahs
398
boarfishes
506
Colour plate section 908
534
goldies
538
bigeyes
544
acropomatids
563
cavebass
571
fusiliers
579
emperors
595
Family No 187 Coracinidae
601
Family No 193 Monodactylidae
607
Family No 197 Malacanthidae
613
Family No 200 Menidae
619
butterflyfishes
627
fingerfins
667
J E Randall
811
Heemstra M M Smith
823
pursemouths
824
Family No 250 Luvaridae
838
driftfishes
846
adalahs
853
Reference section
909
Glossary
939
goatfishes
954
moonfish
961
Number conversion table
987
English common name index
1029
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