The Larvae of Indo-Pacific Coastal Fishes : An Identification Guide to Marine Fish Larvae / edited by Jeffrey Leis, Brooke Carson-Ewart.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Carson-Ewart, Brooke, editor.

Leis, Jeffrey, editor.

Series:

Fauna Malesiana Handbooks ; 2.

Fauna Malesiana Handbooks ; 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marine fishes--Larvae--Indian Ocean--Identification.

Marine fishes.

Marine fishes--Larvae--Pacific Ocean--Identification.

Marine fishes--Larvae.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

An Identification Guide to Marine Fish Larvae

Place of Publication:

Leiden; Boston : BRILL, 2000.

Summary:

The second volume in the Fauna Malesiana book series gives an extensive overview of the larval development of 124 families of fishes, many of them of importance for both fishery and from ecological perspectives. The families that are described originate from the center of global marine biodiversity: the tropical Indo-Pacific Oceans, a region rich in coral reefs, as well as mangrove, estuarine, and coastal shelf habitats. The identification guide not only documents the ontogeny of these fishes but also provides the means to identify these extraordinarily diverse larvae to the level of family. The book offers a wealth of instructive and detailed figures and illustrations (219 plates, each consisting of approximately 4 figures) for enabling the identification of these families and their larval specialization.

Contents:

Preface, Acknowledgement & Introduction

Collection Methods

Identification Methods

How to Identify Fish Larvae

Terminology of Developmental Stages

Glossary

Description of Larvae of 124 Families of Fishes

Literature

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789004474857

9004474854

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004474857 DOI