Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico. Volume 2 / John D. McEachran and Janice D. Fechhelm.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McEachran, John D.

Fechhelm, Janice D., author.

Series:

Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico,

Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico, ; v.2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fishes--Mexico, Gulf of.

Fishes.

Fishes--Mexico, Gulf of--Identification.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 1004 pages) : illustrations, maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Austin : University of Texas Press, c2005.

Austin, Tex. : University of Texas Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is the second of two volumes that cover the entire fish fauna of the Gulf of Mexico. It includes the orders Scorpaeniformes, Perciformes, Pleuronectiformes, and Tetraodontiformes. Keys and descriptions are provided for the families, which are arranged phylogenetically, and for the species, which are arranged alphabetically, described (including distribution and life history), and distinguished from similar species. All but a few species are illustrated. The volume also includes a biogeographical synopsis of the fishes of the Gulf of Mexico.

Contents:

""CONTENTS""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""Scope of the Book""; ""How to Identify Fishes""; ""Biogeography of Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico""; ""Appendix: New Records and Emendations to Fishes Included in Volume 1 of Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico""; ""Literature Cited""; ""FISHES OF THE GULF OF MEXICO""; ""SCORPAENIFORMES""; ""DACTYLOPTERIDAE""; ""SCORPAENIDAE""; ""TRIGLIDAE""; ""PERISTEDIIDAE""; ""PERCIFORMES""; ""CENTROPOMIDAE""; ""MORONIDAE""; ""ACROPOMATIDAE""; ""HOWELLIDAE""; ""SERRANIDAE""; ""GRAMMATIDAE""; ""OPISTOGNATHIDAE""; ""PRIACANTHIDAE""; ""APOGONIDAE""

""EPIGONIDAE""""MALACANTHIDAE""; ""POMATOMIDAE""; ""ECHENEIDAE""; ""RACHYCENTRIDAE""; ""CORYPHAENIDAE""; ""CARANGIDAE""; ""BRAMIDAE""; ""CARISTIIDAE""; ""EMMELICHTHYIDAE""; ""LUTJANIDAE""; ""SYMPHYSANODONTIDAE""; ""LOBOTIDAE""; ""GERREIDAE""; ""HAEMULIDAE""; ""INERMIIDAE""; ""SPARIDAE""; ""POLYNEMIDAE""; ""SCIAENIDAE""; ""MULLIDAE""; ""PEMPHERIDAE""; ""BATHYCLUPEIDAE""; ""CHAETODONTIDAE""; ""POMACANTHIDAE""; ""KYPHOSIDAE""; ""CIRRHITIDAE""; ""POMACENTRIDAE""; ""LABRIDAE""; ""SCARIDAE""; ""ZOARCIDAE""; ""CHIASMODONTIDAE""; ""PERCOPHIDAE""; ""URANOSCOPIDAE""; ""TRIPTERYGIIDAE""

""DACTYLOSCOPIDAE""""LABRISOMIDAE""; ""CHAENOPSIDAE""; ""BLENNIIDAE""; ""GOBIESOCIDAE""; ""CALLIONYMIDAE""; ""DRACONETTIDAE""; ""ELEOTRIDAE""; ""GOBIIDAE""; ""MICRODESMIDAE""; ""EPHIPPIDAE""; ""LUVARIDAE""; ""ACANTHURIDAE""; ""SCOMBROLABRACIDAE""; ""SPHYRAENIDAE""; ""GEMPYLIDAE""; ""TRICHIURIDAE""; ""SCOMBRIDAE""; ""XIPHIIDAE""; ""CENTROLOPHIDAE""; ""NOMEIDAE""; ""ARIOMMATIDAE""; ""TETRAGONURIDAE""; ""STROMATEIDAE""; ""PLEURONECTIFORMES""; ""BOTHIDAE""; ""SCOPHTHALMIDAE""; ""PARALICHTHYIDAE""; ""POECILOPSETTIDAE""; ""ACHIRIDAE""; ""CYNOGLOSSIDAE""; ""TETRAODONTIFORMES""; ""TRIACANTHODIDAE""

""BALISTIDAE""""MONACANTHIDAE""; ""OSTRACIIDAE""; ""TETRAODONTIDAE""; ""DIODONTIDAE""; ""MOLIDAE""; ""GLOSSARY""; ""REFERENCES""; ""INDEX OF SCIENTIFIC NAMES""; ""INDEX OF COMMON NAMES""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9780292794214

0292794215

OCLC:

506174587