Emperor Fishes and Large-Eye Breams of the World, Family Lethrinidae: An Annotated and illustrated Catalogue of Lethrinid Species Known to Date
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This is the ninth issue in the FAO series of worldwide annotated and illustrated catalogues of major groups of organisms that enter marine fisheries. The present volume includes 39 lethrinid species belonging to 5 genera. It comprises an introductory section with general remarks on the systematics, habitat and fisheries of the family, a glossary of technical terms used, illustrated keys to genera and species, and detailed accounts on all species. Species accounts include drawings, scientific and vernacular names, information on habitat, biology and fisheries, and a distribution map. Lists of nominal species in the family, a table of species by major marine fishing areas and color plates follow the species accounts. The work is fully indexed and there is ample reference to pertinent literature.
ISBN
9251028893
Publication Date
1989
Publisher
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
City
Rome, Italy
Keywords
Bony fishes, Geographical distribution, Lethrinus, Morphology, Percoidei, Taxonomy, Vertebrates
Disciplines
Aquaculture and Fisheries | Marine Biology
Recommended Citation
Carpenter, Kent E. and Allen, Gerald R., "Emperor Fishes and Large-Eye Breams of the World, Family Lethrinidae: An Annotated and illustrated Catalogue of Lethrinid Species Known to Date" (1989). Biological Sciences Faculty Books. 6.
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