Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico, Volume 2: Scorpaeniformes to Tetraodontiformes

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University of Texas Press, 1998 - 1014 pagine

This book is the second of two volumes that cover the entire fish fauna of the Gulf of Mexico. It includes the orders Scorpaeniformes, Perciformes, Pleuronectiformes, and Tetraodontiformes. Keys and descriptions are provided for the families, which are arranged phylogenetically, and for the species, which are arranged alphabetically, described (including distribution and life history), and distinguished from similar species. All but a few species are illustrated. The volume also includes a biogeographical synopsis of the fishes of the Gulf of Mexico.

 

Sommario

INTRODUCTION
1
How to Identify Fishes
2
Biogeography of Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico
4
New Records and Emendations to Fishes Included in Volume 1 of Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico
14
Literature Cited
19
SCORPAENIFORMES
23
Flying gurnards
24
Scorpionfishes
26
Eelpouts
543
CHIASMODONTIDAE
548
Flatheads
561
Stargazers
565
TRIPTERYGIIDAE
570
Sand stargazers
576
Scaly blennies
584
Tube blennies
608

Searobins
51
Armored searobins
70
PERCIFORMES
85
Snooks
97
Temperate basses
105
Temperate oceanbasses
111
HOWELLIDAE
117
Seabasses
119
Basslets
194
Jawfishes
199
Bigeyes
211
Cardinalfishes
216
Deepwater cardinalfishes
235
Tilefishes
243
Bluefishes
251
Remoras
253
Cobia
263
Dolphinfishes
265
Jacks
269
Pomfrets
304
Manefishes
311
Rovers
313
Snappers
317
SYMPHYSANODONTIDAE
338
Tripletails
342
Mojarras
344
Grunts
359
Bonnetmouths
382
Porgies
385
Threadfins
405
Drums
410
Goatfishes
445
Sweepers
451
BATHYCLUPEIDAE
453
Butterflyfishes
456
Angelfishes
469
Sea chubs
480
Hawkfishes
483
Damselfishes
485
Wrasses
502
Parrotfishes
525
Combtooth blennies
622
COBIESOCIBAE
639
Dragonets
644
Draconetts
650
Sleepers
652
Gobies
659
Wormfishes
728
Spadefishes
733
Louvars
736
Surgeonfishes
738
SCOMBROLABRACIDAE
743
Barracudas
745
Snake mackerels
751
Cutlassfishes
762
Mackerels and tunas
769
Billfishes
787
Medusafishes
794
Driftfishes
799
ARIOMMATIDAE
808
TETRAGONURIDAE
813
Butterfishes
815
PLEURONECTIFORMES
818
Lefteye Flounder
819
SCOPHTHALMIDAE
828
PARALICHTHYIDAE
830
POECILOPSETTIDAE
859
American soles
862
Tonguefishes
870
TETRAODONTIFORMES
885
Spikefishes
887
Triggerfishes
891
Filefishes
899
Cowfishes
911
Puffers
917
Porcupinefishes
928
Ocean sunfishes
937
GLOSSARY
941
REFERENCES
949
INDEX OF SCIENTIFIC NAMES
985
INDEX OF COMMON NAMES
995
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JOHN D. McEACHRAN is Professor in the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences at Texas A&M University. JANICE D. FECHHELM is a science teacher at Cypress Grove Intermediate School in College Station, Texas.

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