Take your knowledge of fishes to the next level Fishes of the
World, Fifth Edition is the only modern, phylogenetically based
classification of the world s fishes. The updated text offers new
phylogenetic diagrams that clarify the relationships among fish
groups, as well as cutting-edge global knowledge that brings this
classic reference up to date. With this resource, you can classify
orders, families, and genera of fishes, understand the connections
among fish groups, organize fishes in their evolutionary context,
and imagine new areas of research. To further assist your work,
this text provides representative drawings, many of them new, for
most families of fishes, allowing you to make visual connections to
the information as you read. It also contains many references to
the classical as well as the most up-to-date literature on fish
relationships, based on both morphology and molecular biology. The
study of fishes is one that certainly requires dedication and
access to reliable, accurate information. With more than 30,000
known species of sharks, rays, and bony fishes, both lobe-finned
and ray-finned, you will need to master your area of study with the
assistance of the best reference materials available. This text
will help you bring your knowledge of fishes to the next level. *
Explore the anatomical characteristics, distribution, common and
scientific names, and phylogenetic relationships of fishes * Access
biological and anatomical information on more than 515 families of
living fishes * Better appreciate the complexities and
controversies behind the modern view of fish relationships * Refer
to an extensive bibliography, which points you in the direction of
additional, valuable, and up-to-date information, much of it
published within the last few years Fishes of the World, Fifth
Edition is an invaluable resource for professional ichthyologists,
aquatic ecologists, marine biologists, fish breeders,
aquaculturists, and conservationists.
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