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Main Title A field guide to coastal fishes. From Maine to Texas /
Author Kells, Valerie A.
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Author Title of a Work
Carpenter, Kent E.
Publisher The Johns Hopkins University Press,
Year Published 2011
OCLC Number 682893551
ISBN 9780801898389; 0801898382
Subjects Fishes--Atlantic Coast (US)--Identification ; Fishes--Gulf Coast (US)--Identification ; United States--Atlantic Coast ; United States--Gulf Coast ; Meeresfische ; USA ; Atlantikkèuste
Internet Access
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Contributor biographical information http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1114/2010928198-b.html
Publisher description http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1114/2010928198-d.html
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EKCM  QL628.A85K44 2011 CEMM/GEMMD Library/Gulf Breeze,FL 09/19/2011
Collation 447 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 22 cm
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (page 431) and index.
Contents Notes
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. 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.