Fishes of the World, An Illustrated Dictionary

Fishes of the World, An Illustrated Dictionary by Alwyne Wheeler. Published by Macmillan Publishing Co Inc, New York, NY, 1975. 1st American Edition. Hardbound in Glassine Protected DJ. Folio (up to 15'' tall). Condition: VG in Good DJ. Discarded Library Book. Shelf wear, corners bumped, overall content excellent. 366 Pgs. ISBN 0026261804. LCCN 75-6972. Line drawings by Annabel Milne and Peter Stebbing. Photographs supplied by Photo Aquatics. American Consultant, Thomas H Fraser, Editor. This guide to the world's fishes illustrates all the known orders of fish in more than 500 color photographs and 700 line drawings. In this volume you will find every fish from the timid pond smelt to the aggressive white shark, the brilliantly colored emperorfish to the dangerous, camouflaged stonefish, including the recently discovered coelacanth, the ''living fossil.'' Many more pictures that are pictured are described in the text, conveniently arranged in dictionary form. Geographical range, size, habitat, commercial importance, and strange behavior patterns are given as well as other biological data. Description text copyright 2007 BooksForComfort. Item ID 13708.