| Description |
vii, 306 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm |
| Contents |
AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES: What is an Aquatic Invertebrate? -- Protozoans -- Sponges -- Sea Anemones & Jellyfishes -- Comb Jellies -- Gnathostomulids -- Acoelomorphs -- Gastrotrichs & Arrow Worms -- Water Bears -- Velvet Worms -- Crabs -- Lobsters -- Shrimps and Allies -- Other Crustaceans -- Horseshoe Crabs -- Sea Spiders -- Roundworms -- Flatworms & Ribbon Worms -- Molluscs -- Sipunculans -- Echiurans -- Segmented Worms -- Rotifers or Wheel Animalcules -- Spiny-headed worms -- Endoprocts -- Horseshoe Worms -- Moss Animals -- Lampshells -- Spiny-skinned Invertebrates -- Acorn Worms & Allies -- Sea Squirts & Lancelets -- FISHES: What is a Fish? -- Lampreys & Hagfishes -- Sturgeons & Paddlefishes -- Garfishes & Bowfin -- Tarpons -- Bonefishes, & Eels -- Herrings & Anchovies -- Bonytongues & Allies -- Pike, Salmon, Argentines, & Allies -- Bristlemouths & Allies -- Lizardfishes & Lanternfishes -- Characins, Catfishes, Carps & Allies, Codfishes, Anglerfishes and Allies, Silversides, Killifishes, and Ricef --shes, Perchlike fishes, Flatfishes, Triggerfishes & Allies, Seahorses & Allies, Other Spiny-finned Fishes, Oarfishes & Allies -- Bichirs, Coelacanths, & Lungfishes -- Sharks -- Skates, Rays, & Sawfishes -- Chimaeras |
| Summary |
"An insight into underwater life, this encyclopedia offers coverage of the fish and aquatic invertebrates that inhabit our rivers, lakes, and oceans. It describes in detail the anatomy, behaviour, habitat, breeding, and conservation status of species: from microscopic, single-celled organisms swept along by water currents to gigantic powerhouses of the deep. Feature articles examine some of the strangest and most interesting aspects of these species in more depth, such as the origins of coral reefs; the lifecycle of the salmon; and how fish produce and use artificial illumination." "Photographs and explanatory diagrams enhance the clear, authoritative text written by some of the world's leading experts in freshwater and marine biology."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 297) and index |
| Subject |
Aquatic animals -- Encyclopedias.
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Fishes -- Encyclopedias.
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| Genre/Form |
Encyclopedias.
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| Author |
Campbell, Andrew C., editor
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Dawes, John, 1945- editor
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| LC no. |
2005296327 |
| ISBN |
0192806742 (hardback) |
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