Bibliograph

A field guide to coastal fishes, Val Kells and Kent Carpenter

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A field guide to coastal fishes, Val Kells and Kent Carpenter

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 431) and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A field guide to coastal fishes

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

682893551

Responsibility statement

Val Kells and Kent Carpenter

Summary

A comprehensive identification guide to the more than 1,000 nearshore and offshore fishes that live in brackish and marine waters from Maine to Texas. Includes more than 1,000 full-color illustrations, set side-by-side with descriptions of each fish; details about the biology of each species; habitat, distribution, and size information

Table Of Contents

Area and species covered -- Names and sequence of species -- Organization and presentation -- Introduction -- Diversity and classification -- Adaptations to life in water -- Identifying fishes -- Conservation -- Families -- Species

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