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Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico: Myxiniformes to Gasterosteiformes, 1st Edition

  • Volume 1
  • John McEachran
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  • ISBN-10: 0292793235
  • ISBN-13: 9780292793231
  • DDC: 597.09234
  • Grade Level Range: College Freshman - College Senior
  • 400 Pages | eBook
  • Original Copyright 1998 | Published/Released March 2010
  • This publication's content originally published in print form: 1998

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Overview

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.

Table of Contents

Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
1: Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico.
2: Key to the Orders of Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico.
3: Myxiniformes.
4: Petromyzontiformes.
5: Chimaeriformes.
6: Orectolobiformes.
7: Lamniformes.
8: Carcharhiniformes.
9: Hexanchiformes.
10: Squaliformes.
11: Squatiniformes.
12: Torpediniformes.
13: Pristiformes.
14: Rajiformes.
15: Myliobatiformes.
16: Acipenseriformes.
17: Semionotiformes.
18: Elopiformes.
19: Albuliformes.
20: Notacanthiformes.
21: Anguilliformes.
22: Clupeiformes.
23: Siluriformes.
24: Osmeriformes.
25: Stomiiformes.
26: Ateleopodiformes.
27: Aulopiformes.
28: Myctophiformes.
29: Lampridiformes.
30: Polymixiiformes.
31: Ophidiiformes.
32: Gadiformes.
33: Batrachoidiformes.
34: Lophiiformes.
35: Mugiliformes.
36: Atheriniformes.
37: Cyprinodontiformes.
38: Beloniformes.
39: Stephanoberyciformes.
40: Beryciformes.
41: Zeiformes.
42: Gasterosteiformes.
Glossary.
References.
Index of Scientific Names.