Inshore Fishes of Britain and Ireland / / Lin Baldock, Frances Dipper.

A beautifully illustrated photographic identification guide to the common marine fish found around Britain and Ireland—ideal for divers, snorkellers, and natural history enthusiastsFish are a colourful and important part of inshore marine life, much admired by divers and snorkellers. But it can be d...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2023 English
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Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2023]
©2023
Year of Publication:2023
Language:English
Series:Wild Nature Press ; 33
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Physical Description:1 online resource (288 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Contents --
About the authors --
Acknowledgements --
Introduction --
How to use this book --
Find your fish --
Photographing fish – why --
Photographing fish – how --
Don’t be fooled – identification pitfalls --
Fish habitats --
Sharks --
Free-swimming silvery fishes in open water --
Free-swimming silvery fishes near the seabed --
Colourful fishes near the seabed --
Flattened fishes on the seabed --
Non-flattened fishes on the seabed --
Changing fish distributions --
Parasites of fish --
Associations with other species --
Protected species and conservation status --
Where to find out more --
Seasearch surveying and recording --
Biosecurity and non-native species --
Taxonomic list of fishes included in this guide --
Index
Summary:A beautifully illustrated photographic identification guide to the common marine fish found around Britain and Ireland—ideal for divers, snorkellers, and natural history enthusiastsFish are a colourful and important part of inshore marine life, much admired by divers and snorkellers. But it can be difficult to accurately identify and record these quick-moving animals underwater. This authoritative, beautifully illustrated photographic guide offers a practical, easy-to-use approach for identifying the fish species commonly seen in the waters around Britain and Ireland, as well as a few vagrant and interesting rare species. The book’s concise text explains how fish can be identified underwater, and is accompanied by numerous photographs of each species in its natural environment and diagrams illustrating key features. The book also clearly indicates the cases when underwater species identification is more difficult. Published in association with the UK’s Marine Conservation Society, the book makes an invaluable addition to the series of marine photographic titles of Seasearch, a species recording project for volunteer sports divers.Features individual descriptions of more than 140 species, with information on size, depth range, habitat and distribution in the Seasearch guide icon formatIllustrates every species in its natural underwater environmentEmphasises key identification features and possible confusion speciesIncludes a “confidence guide” distinguishing between easily recognisable species and those requiring closer examinationFeatures longer sections highlighting interesting species, behaviours and other topicsProvides information on protected species, taxonomy, shifting distributions and conservation status
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9780691251479
9783111319292
9783111318912
9783111319216
9783111318615
9783110749748
DOI:10.1515/9780691251479?locatt=mode:legacy
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Lin Baldock, Frances Dipper.