1st Edition
Early Stages of Atlantic Fishes An Identification Guide for the Western Central North Atlantic, Two Volume Set
Edited By William J. Richards
1312 Pages
600 B/W Illustrations
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CRC Press
1312 Pages
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CRC Press
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The Early Life History (ELH) of marine fishes in Fishing Area 31, which includes the western central North Atlantic, Caribbean Sea, and the Gulf of Mexico, has remained incomplete over the years. This certainly wasn't because of any lack of interest, but rather a lack of a comprehensive merging of studies that would provide a broad understanding, as well as identify gaps in the literature.... Read more
Volume 1, DEDICATION, ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS, ABOUT THE EDITOR, TABLE OF CONTENTS, 1: INTRODUCTION, 2: ORDER CLUPEIFORMES, 3: CLUPEIDAE, 4: ENGRAULIDAE, 5: ORDER ARGENTINIFORMES, 6: SUBORDER ARGENTINOIDEI, 7: ARGENTINIDAE, 8: MICROSTOMATIDAE, MICROSTOMATINAE, 9: BATHYLAGINAE, 10: OPISTHOPROCTIDAE, 11: SUBORDER ALEPOCEPHALOIDEI, 12: LEPTOCHILICHTHYIDAE, 13: ALEPOCEPHALIDAE, 14: PLATYTROCTIDAE, 15: ORDER STOMIIFORMES, 16: GONOSTOMATIDAE, 17: STERNOPTYCHIDAE, 18: PHOSICHTHYIDAE, 19: STOMIOIDEA, 20: CHAULIODONTIDAE, 21: STOMIIDAE, 22: ASTRONESTHIDAE, 23: MELANOSTOMIIDAE, 24: MALACOSTEIDAE, 25: IDIACANTHIDAE, 26: ORDER ATELEOPODIFORMES: ATELEOPODIDAE, 27: ORDER AULOPIFORMES: SUBORDER SYNODONTIDAE, 28: SUBORDER CHLOROPHTHALMOIDEI, 29: NOTOSUDIDAE, 30: SUBORDER ALEPISAUROIDEI, 31: ALEPISAURIDAE, 32: EVERMANNELLIDAE, 33: PARALEPIDIDAE, 34: SCOPELARCHIDAE, 35: SUBORDER GIGANTUROIDEI, 36: BATHYSAURIDAE, 37: GIGANTURIDAE, 38: ORDER MYCTOPHIFORMES, 39: NEOSCOPELIDAE, 40: MYCTOPHIDAE, 41: ORDER GADIFORMES, 42: BREGMACEROTIDAE, 43: BATHYGADIDAE & MACROURIDAE, 44: MORIDAE, 45: MELANONIDAE, 46: MERLUCCIDAE, 47: PHYCIDAE, 48: STEINDACHNERIIDAE, 49: ORDER OPHIDIIFORMES: APHYONIDAE, BYTHITIDAE, & OPHIDIIDAE, 50: CARAPIDAE, 51: ORDER BATRACHOIDIFORMES: BATRACHOIDIDAE, 52: ORDER LOPHIIFORMES, 53: LOPHIIDAE, 54: ANTENNARIIDAE, 55: CHAUNACIDAE, 56: OGCOCEPHALIDAE, 57: SUBORDER CERATIOIDEI, 58: CAULOPHRYNIDAE, 59: CENTROPHRYNIDAE, 60: CERATIIDAE, 61: DICERATIIDAE, 62: GIGANTACTINIDAE, 63: HIMANTOLOPHIDAE, 64: LINOPHRYNIDAE, 65: MELANOCETIDAE, 66: NEOCERATIIDAE, 67: ONEIRODIDAE, 68: THAUMATICHTHYIDAE, 69: ORDER ATHERINIFORMES, 70: ATHERINIDAE, 71: ATHERINOPSIDAE, 72: ORDER MUGILIFORMES, 73: MUGILIDAE, 74: ORDER CYPRINODONTIFORMES, 75: ORDER BELONIFORMES, 76: SCOMBERESOCIDAE, 77: BELONIDAE, 78: HEMIRAMPHIDAE, 79: EXOCOETIDAE, 80: ORDER LAMPRIDIFORMES, 81: LAMPRIDAE, 82: LOPHOTIDAE, 83: RADIICEPHALIDAE, 84: REGALECIDAE, 85: STYLEPHORIDAE, 86: TRACHIPTERIDAE, 87: ORDER BERYCIFORMES, 88: ANOMALOPIDAE, 89: ANOPLOGASTERIDAE, 90: BERYCIDAE, 91: DIRETMIDAE, 92: HOLOCENTRIDAE, 93: TRACHICHTHYIDAE, 94: ORDER STEPHANOBERYCIFORMES, 95: STEPHANOBERYCIDAE, 96: MELAMPHAIDAE, 97: GIBBERICHTHYIDAE, 98: RONDELETIIDAE, 99: BARBOURISIDAE, 100: CETOMIMIDAE, 101: MIRAPINNIDAE, 102: MEGALOMYCTERIDAE, 103: ORDER POLYMIXIIFORMES, 104: POLYMIXIIDAE, 105: ORDER ZEIFORMES, 106: ORDER SYNGNATHIFORMES, 107: SYNGNATHIDAE, 108: ORDER SCORPAENIFORMES, 109: SCORPAENIDAE, 110: TRIGLIDAE, 111: PERISTEDIIDAE, 112: PSYCHROLUTIDAE, 113: ORDER PERCIFORMES, 114: SUBORDER PERCOIDEI, 115: CENTROPOMIDAE, 116: ACROPOMATIDAE, 117: POLYPRIONIDAE, 118: HOWELLIDAE, 119: SERRANIDAE, ADDENDUM TO CHAPTER 4: ENGRAULIDAE, Volume 2, 120: SYMPHYSANODONTIDAE, 121: GRAMMATIDAE, 122: PRIACANTHIDAE, 123: CAPROIDAE, 124: APOGONIDAE, 125: EPIGONIDAE, 126: MALACANTHIDAE, 127: DACTYLOPTERIDAE, 128: SCOMBROPIDAE, 129: POMATOMIDAE, 130: RACHYCENTRIDAE, 131: ECHENEIDAE, 132: CARANGIDAE, 133: CORYPHAENIDAE, 134: BRAMIDAE, 135: CARISTIIDAE, 136: EMMELICHTHYIDAE, 137: LUTJANIDAE, 138: LOBOTIDAE, 139: GERREIDAE, 140: HAEMULIDAE, 141: INERMIIDAE, 142: SPARIDAE, 143: SCIAENIDAE, 144: POLYNEMIDAE, 145: MULLIDAE, 146: PEMPHERIDAE, 147: BATHYCLUPEIDAE, 148: KYPHOSIDAE, 149: EPHIPPIDAE, 150: CHAETODONTIDAE, 151: POMACANTHIDAE, 152: POMACENTRIDAE, 153: CICHLIDAE, 154: CIRRHITIDAE, 155: OPISTOGNATHIDAE, 156: SUBORDER LABROIDEI, 157: LABRIDAE, 158: SCARIDAE, 159: SUBORDER ZOARCOIDEI, 160: ZOARCIDAE, 161: SUBORDER TRACHINOIDEI, 162: CHIASMODONTIDAE, 163: AMMODYTIDAE, 164: URANOSCOPIDAE, 165: PERCOPHIDAE, 166: SUBORDER BLENNIOIDEI, 167: TRIPTERYGIIDAE, 168: DACTYLOSCOPIDAE, 169: LABRISOMIDAE, 170: CHAENOPSIDAE, 171: BLENNIIDAE, 172: SUBORDER GOBIESOCOIDEI, 173: GOBIESOCIDAE, 174: SUBORDER CALLIONYMOIDEI, 175: CALLIONYMIDAE, 176: DRACONETTIDAE, 177: SUBORDER GOBIOIDEI, 178: GOBIIDAE, 179: ELEOTRIDAE, 180: MICRODESMIDAE, 181: PTERELEOTRIDAE, 182: SUBORDER ACANTHUROIDEI, 183: LUVARIDAE, 184: ACANTHURIDAE, 185: SUBORDER SPHYRAENOIDEI, 186: SPHYRAENIDAE, 187: SUBORDER SCOMBROIDEI, 188: SCOMBROLABRACIDAE, 189: GEMPYLIDAE, 190: TRICHIURIDAE, 191: SCOMBRIDAE, 192: SUBORDER XIPHIOIDEI, 193: ISTIOPHORIDAE, 194: XIPHIIDAE, 195: SUBORDER STROMATEOIDEI, 196: TETRAGONURIDAE, 197: NOMEIDAE, 198: ARIOMMATIDAE, 199: STROMATEIDAE, 200: ORDER PLEURONECTIFORMES, 201: SCOPHTHALMIDAE, 202: PARALICHTHYIDAE, 203: BOTHIDAE, 204: PLEURONECTIDAE, 205: POECILOPSETTIDAE, 206: ACHIRIDAE, 207: CYNOGLOSSIDAE, 208: ORDER TETRAODONTIFORMES, 209: TRIACANTHODIDAE, 210: BALISTIDAE, 211: MONACANTHIDAE, 212: OSTRACIDAE, 213: TETRAODONTIDAE, 214: DIODONTIDAE, 215: MOLIDAE, LITERATURE CITED, INDEX AND CHECK-LIST
Biography
Editor: William J. Richards, Series Editor: Peter L. Lutz
