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    Handy Pocket Guide to Tropical Coral Reef Fishes
    Handy Pocket Guide to Tropical Coral Reef Fishes
    Handy Pocket Guide to Tropical Coral Reef Fishes
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    Handy Pocket Guide to Tropical Coral Reef Fishes

    By Gerald Allen

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    Learn the essentials of tropical fish with this useful and portable reference book.

    The tremendous abundance of fish seen during a single scuba dive or snorkeling session in the tropics is just staggering. Indeed in some areas, there are dozens of species inhabiting only one or two hectares of reef. But whether you get underwater, view marine life from the comfort of a glass-bottomed boat or just visit an aquarium, Handy Pocket Guide to Tropical Coral Reef Fishes provides an excellent introduction to 68 of the most commonly encountered tropical reef fishes.

    Written by Dr. Gerald Allen, international authority on reef fishes, it features stunning color shots by some of the world's best underwater photographers.

    Periplus Handy Pocket Guides are practical field guides, useful for identifying various natural objects ranging from plants and animals to gemstones and seashells. Each page of each title throughout the series is filled with clear, precise photographs and informative text. Scientific and local language names are given.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPeriplus Editions
    Release dateNov 4, 2014
    ISBN9781462907281
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      Handy Pocket Guide to Tropical Coral Reef Fishes - Gerald Allen

      Published by Periplus Editions with editorial offices at

      61 Tai Seng Avenue, #02-12, Singapore 534167.

      www.periplus.com

      Copyright © 2004 Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd.

      ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

      ISBN: 978-0-7946-0186-7

      ISBN: 978-1-4629-0728-1 (ebook)

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      Printed in Malaysia 1410TW

      19 18 17 16 15 14     10 9 8 7 6 5

      Contents

      Copyright

      Introduction

      Leopard Shark

      Blacktip Reef Shark

      Silvertip Shark

      Scalloped Hammerhead Shark

      Manta Ray

      Ribbon Eel

      Giant Moray

      Striped Catfish

      Spotfin Squirrelfish

      Trumpetfish

      Smallscale Scorpionfish

      Leaf Scorpionfish

      Red Firefish or Lionfish

      Flame Anthias

      Square-blotched Anthias

      Coral Grouper

      Giant Grouper

      Coronation Grouper

      Banggai Cardinalfish

      Bigeye Trevally

      Blue and Gold Fusilier

      Oriental Sweetlips

      Butterflyfishes

      Teira Batfish

      Longfin Bannerfish

      Anemonefishes

      Angelfishes

      Indo-Pacific Sergeant

      Blue-green Chromis

      Blue Devil

      Neon Damsel

      Lemon Damsel

      Humbug Dascyllus

      Three-spot Dascyllus

      Giant Wrasse

      Yellowtail Coris

      Cleaner Wrasse

      Bumphead Parrotfish

      Blue-barred Parrotfish

      Chevron Barracuda

      Jawfishes

      Fire Dartfish

      Blueband Goby

      Moorish Idol

      Palette Surgeonfish

      Striped Surgeonfish

      Yellowkeel Unicornfish

      Spotted Unicornfish

      Foxface

      Clown Triggerfish

      Orange-lined Triggerfish

      Coral Filefish

      Yellow Boxfish

      Sharpnose Puffer

      Black-spotted Puffer

      Freckled Porcupinefish

      Index

      Introduction

      Fishes are by far the most abundant group of vertebrates—approximately 24,000 species inhabit fresh and marine waters. They are also the oldest backboned animals, having evolved in ancient seas nearly 500 million years ago. An incredible variety of habitats are populated by fishes—virtually every conceivable aquatic environment, from deep ocean trenches to high alpine streams. The group is so diverse it is difficult to define them, but most breathe by means of gills, have a protective layer of scales, and propel themselves through water (a medium that is 800 times denser than air) by means of fins. However, there are numerous exceptions—eels, for example, usually lack scales and have either much reduced fins or none at all.

      Warm, clear seas of the Indo-Pacific, the vast region stretching between East Africa and the islands of Polynesia, have nurtured the development of nature's richest realm—the living coral reef. This region, centred on the Indonesian-Philippine Archipelago, is the world's most extraordinary biological province. Nowhere else can one find such a wealth of colourful and diverse marine life. More than half of the world's total fishes are found in this region. They range in size from the gargantuan, 12-metre-long Whale shark to diminutive gobies that are smaller than one's fingernail.

      Except for a relatively small number of locally or regionally restricted species, known as endemics, most fishes in the Indo-Pacific have broad distributions—in many cases ranging all the way from Africa to Polynesia. Their broad dispersal is the result of the pelagic larval stage common to most reef fishes, in which the tiny young are propelled through surface waters by winds, waves and currents. The end result is a closely interrelated community of fishes inhabiting the length and breadth of the Indo-Pacific region. This is clearly an advantage for anyone wishing to learn the fishes

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