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DescriptionFishes: A Guide to Their Diversity – January 10th 2015 by Philip A. Hastings (Author), Harold Jack Walker Jr. (Author), Grantly R. Galland (Author) {BinanGotit}  Product Details Hardcover: 336 pages Publisher: University of California Press (January 10, 2015) Language: English ISBN-10: 0520278720 ISBN-13: 978-0520278721 Hardcover: $110.34 6 Used from $172.08 Paperback: $34.95 Kindle: $19.22  Coelacanth COELACANTHIFORM CHARACTERISTICS: 1) second dorsal, anal, pelvic, and pectoral fins lobe-like 2) first dorsal fin with hollow spines 3) caudal fin diphycercal and in three lobes 4) double gular plate between left and right sides of lower jaw 5) large, bony, cosmoid scales 6) intracranial joint There are more than 33,000 species of living fishes, accounting for more than half of the extant vertebrate diversity on Earth. This unique and comprehensive reference showcases the basic anatomy and diversity of all 82 orders of fishes and more than 150 of the most commonly encountered families, focusing on their distinctive features. Accurate identification of each group, including its distinguishing characteristics, is supported with clear photographs of preserved specimens, primarily from the archives of the Marine Vertebrate Collection at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. This diagnostic information is supplemented by radiographs, additional illustrations of particularly diverse lineages, and key references and ecological information for each group. An ideal companion to primary ichthyology texts, Fishes: A Guide to Their Diversity gives a broad overview of fish morphology arranged in a modern classification system for students, fisheries scientists, marine biologists, vertebrate zoologists, and everyday naturalists. This survey of the most speciose group of vertebrates on Earth will expand the appreciation of and interest in the amazing diversity of fishes.  CHARACIFORM CHARACTERISTICS: 1) adipose fin present in most species 2) jaw teeth multicuspid, generally well developed 3) upper jaw usually nonprotrusible 4) body scaled 5) three to five branchiostegal rays 6) pelvic-fin rays five to seven 7) principal caudal-fin rays usually 19  Sharing Widget |