The Amazing World of Flyingfish / / Steve N. G. Howell.
If you travel the open ocean anywhere in the tropics, you are very likely to see flyingfish. These beautifully colored "ocean butterflies" shoot out of the water and sail on majestic, winglike pectoral fins to escape from predators such as dolphins, swordfish, and tuna. Some can travel for...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2014] ©2014 |
| Year of Publication: | 2014 |
| Edition: | Course Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (64 p.) :; 94 color photos. |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- What Is a Flyingfish?
- Where Do Flyingfish Live?
- How Many Kinds Are There?
- How Big Are They?
- How Do They Fly?
- Why Do They Fly?
- What Colors Are They?
- How Can I Identify Them?
- A Note on the Photos
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Index