Marine Fishes of Florida

Informationen zum Autor David B. Snyder is a senior scientist with CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. His photographs of fishes have appeared in numerous field guides and technical and popular publications. George H. Burgess is coordinator of museum operations and director of the Florida Program for Shark Research at the Florida Museum of Natural History. Klappentext The most comprehensive book about Florida's marine fishes ever produced, Marine Fishes of Florida includes hundreds of photographs and descriptions of species you'll encounter¿plus many you won't¿when diving, snorkeling, kayaking, or fishing. Coverage includes both the Atlantic and Gulf coastline, from habitats near the shore to deeper waters. Fishes found in coastal rivers and other brackish waters are fully represented, as are offshore species that venture into Florida's waters often enough to be called "occasional visitors.¿ David B. Snyder and George H. Burgess intertwine personal observations with results from research studies to provide accurate¿often surprising¿details. The result is a set of beautifully succinct identification descriptions coupled with information about each species' natural history. From the largest sharks to the smallest cryptic gobies, from homely toadfishes to the spectacularly colored reef fishes, this book is certain to help you better understand the fish you've seen or hooked.Features of Marine Fishes of Florida include:· Inhaltsverzeichnis Differentiation of adult and juvenile forms·

Product details

• Authors: George H Burgess, George H. Burgess, George H. (Director Burgess, David B. Snyder, David B. Snyder, David B. (Senior Scientist Snyder, David B. Burgess Snyder, Snyder David B.
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.08.2016
• EAN: 9781421418728
• ISBN: 978-1-4214-1872-8
• No. of pages: 392
• Subjects: Fiction > Gift books, albums, perpetual calendars, postcard booklets; Guides > Nature; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology; Florida, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology, NATURE / Animals / Fish, NATURE / Animals / Marine Life, Biology, life sciences, Sea life and the seashore: general interest, Sea life & the seashore, Wildlife: aquatic creatures: general interest, Fishes (Ichthyology), Zoology: amphibians and reptiles (herpetology), Zoology: fishes (ichthyology), fish field guide;reference guide