Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico. Volume 1 / John D. McEachran and Janice D. Fechhelm.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McEachran, John D., author.

Fechhelm, Janice D., author.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fishes--Mexico, Gulf of.

Fishes--Mexico, Gulf of--Identification.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1112 pages) : illustrations, maps

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Austin, Tex. : University of Texas Press, 1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Gulf of Mexico is the ninth largest body of water in the world and contains over 15 percent of all known species of marine fishes. This diverse fish fauna has been the subject of many publications, but, until now, no work has ever surveyed all known species, including the deep sea fishes and those of the southern Gulf. This book is the first of two volumes that will cover the entire fish fauna of the Gulf of Mexico. An introductory section that outlines the Gulf's geographical setting, geological origin, current patterns, tides, sediments, meteorology, ecology, and biological exploration is followed by a key for the forty-four orders of fishes known from the Gulf. Keys and descriptions are provided for families, which are arranged phylogenetically, and for the species, which are arranged alphabetically, described, and distinguished from similar species. All but a few species are illustrated. Volume 2 is tentatively scheduled for publication in early 2006.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Scope of the Book

Physical and Biological Description of the Gulf of Mexico

History of Biological Exploration in the Gulf of Mexico

How to Identify Fishes

Literature Cited

Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico

Key to the Orders of Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico

Myxiniformes

Petromyzontiformes

Chimaeriformes

Orectolobiformes

Lamniformes

Carcharhiniformes

Hexanchiformes

Squaliformes

Squatiniformes

Torpediniformes

Pristiformes

Rajiformes

Myliobatiformes

Acipenseriformes

Semionotiformes

Elopiformes

Albuliformes

Notacanthiformes

Anguilliformes

Clupeiformes

Siluriformes

Osmeriformes

Stomiiformes

Ateleopodiformes

Aulopiformes

Myctophiformes

Lampridiformes

Polymixiiformes

Ophidiiformes

Gadiformes

Batrachoidiformes

Lophiiformes

Mugiliformes

Atheriniformes

Cyprinodontiformes

Beloniformes

Stephanoberyciformes

Beryciformes

Zeiformes

Gasterosteiformes

Glossary

References

Index of Scientific Names

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBC, viewed March 2, 2018).

ISBN:

9780292793231

0292793235

OCLC:

506174516