Fishes of the Salish Sea Puget Sound and the Straits of Georgia and Juan de Fuca

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"Fishes of the Salish Sea is the definitive guide to the identification and history of the marine and anadromous fishes of Puget Sound and the Straits of Georgia and Juan de Fuca. Featuring striking illustrations of the Salish Sea's 260 fish species by noted illustrator Joseph R. Tomelleri, this comprehensive three-volume set details the ecology and life history of each species, as well as recounts the region's rich heritage of marine research and exploration. Beginning with jawless hagfishes and lampreys and ending with the distinctive Ocean Sunfish, leading scientists Theodore W. Pietsch and James W. Orr present the taxa in phylogenetic order, based on classifications that reflect the most current scientific knowledge. Illustrated taxonomic keys facilitate fast and accurate species identification. These in-depth, thoroughly documented, and yet accessible volumes will prove invaluable to marine biologists and ecologists, natural resource managers, anglers, divers, students, and all who want to learn about, marvel over, and preserve the vibrant diversity of Salish Sea marine life."
Author(s): Theodore W. Pietsch , James Wilder Orr , Joseph R. Tomelleri (Illustrator)
Document: Book · Hardcover · CIRC [ 0 ]
Edition: 1st Edition
Published: 2019
Physical Description: 3 volumes (xiii, 1048 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps, portraits ; 24 x 27 cm
Genre: Field guides
Contents:

Introduction. What is the Salish Sea? ; What fishes are included? ; The names of fishes ; Taxonomic accounts ; Anatomical considerations ; Use of the keys ; About the illustrations Historical perspective Origins and present distribution of the Salish Sea ichthyofauna Pictorial keys to the families of Salish Sea fishes A classification of Salish Sea fishes Describers of Salish Sea fishes. Family and species accounts. Myxinidae, hagfishes ; Petromyzonitdae, lampreys ; Chimaeridae, chimaeras ; Alopiidae, thresher sharks ; Cetorhinidae. basking sharks ; Lamnidae, mackerel sharks ; Scyliorhinidae, cat sharks ; Triakidae, hound sharks ; Carcharhinidae, requiem sharks ; Hexanchidae, cow sharks ; Somniosidae, sleeper sharks ; Squalidae, dogfish sharks ; Squatinidae, angel sharks ; Torpedinidae, electric rays ; Rajidae, skates ; Acipenseridae, sturgeons ; Nemichthyidae, snipe eels ; Engraulidae, anchovies ; Clupeidae, herrings and sardines ; Cyprinidae, carps ; Bathylagidae, deepsea smelts ; Osmeridae, smelts ; Salmonidae, salmon and trouts ; Sternoptychidae, marine hatchetfishes ; Stomiidae, dragonfishes ; Synodontidae, lizardfishes ; Alepisauridae, lancetfishes ; Paralepididae, barracudinas ; Myctophidae, lanternfishes ; Lampridae, opahs ; Trachipteridae, ribbonfishes ; Merlucciidae, hakes ; Gadidae, cods ; Atherinopsidae, new world silversides ; Scomberesocidae, sauries, Cyprinodontidae, pupfishes ; Aulorhynchidae, tubesnouts ; Gasterosteidae, sticklebacks ; Syngnathidae, pipefishes ; Scorpaenidae, rockfishes and thornyheads ; Moronidae, temperate basses ; Bramidae, pomfrets ; Sciaenidae, drums and croakers ; Sphyraenidae, barracudas ; Carangidae, jacks ; Embiotocidae, surfperches ; Trichodontidae, sandfishes ; Ammodytidae, sand lances ; Gobiidae, gobies ; Trichiuridae, cutlassfishes ; Scombridae, mackerals and tunas ; Centrolophidae, medusafishes ; Stromateidae, butterfishes ; Icosteidae, ragfishes ; Gobiesocidae, clingfishes. Family and species accounts. Anoplopomatidae, sablefishes ; Hexagrammidae, greenlings ; Rhamphocottidae, grunt sculpins ; Cottidae, sculpins ; Hemitripteridae, sea ravens ; Agonidae, poachers ; Psychrolutidae, fatheads ; Cyclopteridae, lumpsuckers ; Liparidae, snailfishes ; Bathymasteridae, ronquils ; Zoarcidae, eelpouts ; Stichaeidae, pricklebacks ; Cryptacanthodidae, wrymouths ; Pholidae, gunnels ; Anarhichadidae, wolffishes ; Ptilichthyidae, quillfishes ; Zaproridae, prowfishes ; Scytalinidae, graveldivers ; Ophidiidae, cusk-eels ; Bythitidae, viviparous brotulas ; Batrachoididae, toadfishes ; Paralichthyidae, sand flounders ; Pleuronectidae, righteye flounders ; Cynglossidae, tonguefishes ; Molidae, molas
Subjects:

Field guides, Fish communities, Fish communities Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.), Marine fishes, Marine fishes Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.) Identification, Pacific Ocean Salish Sea, Poissons Communautés Salish, Mer des (C.-B. et Wash.), Poissons de mer Salish, Mer des (C.-B. et Wash.) Identification

 

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