Coastal Fishes Of Southern Africa

Author : Phillip C. Heemstra
Publisher : NISC (PTY) LTD
ISBN 13 : 9781920033019
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Coastal Fishes of Southern Africa written by Phillip C. Heemstra and published by NISC (PTY) LTD. This book was released on 2004 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to over 400 species of the fishes along the coast of southern Africa, this work features over 600 original paintings showing changes with growth and sexual differences in colour of many of the fishes. The species accounts include descriptions and other information for identification and comparison of similar species.

Author : Paul Harvey Skelton
Publisher : Menasha Ridge Press
ISBN 13 : 9781868123506
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Complete Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Southern Africa written by Paul Harvey Skelton and published by Menasha Ridge Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to the freshwater fish of the Southern African subregion. Species descriptions include: a colour painting; symbols indicating uses and conservation status as well as a description of the fish, its habits and habitat. Keys to families, genera and species aid identification.

Author : Michael N. Bruton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pocket Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Southern Africa written by Michael N. Bruton and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Rudy van der Elst
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN 13 : 1775848264
Total Pages : 70 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sasol First Field Guide to Fishes of Southern Africa written by Rudy van der Elst and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2022-01-01 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sasol First Field Guide to Fishes of Southern Africa is a beginner’s guide to the more common fishes of the region, and covers both marine and freshwater species. Full-colour photographs, distribution maps and easy-to-read text will help enthusiasts and budding naturalists to identify the more common fishes in southern Africa, discover where they are found and learn about their unique behaviour, reproduction, conservation status and unusual features. A brief introduction gives context to the topic, outlines points of importance and explains the structure of the book. Sales points: straightforward introductory guide to the region’s fishes; suitable for both adult and younger enthusiasts; informative, uncomplicated text written for beginners; useful introductory section; full-colour photographs of each fish; compact enough for ease of use in the field.

Author : Margaret M. Smith
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642828582
Total Pages : 1205 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Smiths’ Sea Fishes written by Margaret M. Smith and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 1205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. D. S. Henderson, Chairman of the 1. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology and Vice Chancellor of Rhodes University This book is a unique, international collaborative effort ranging all of the colour plates for the book. For the past of 76 scientists, representing 15 countries. Several skilled eight years, she has been assisted in the research, writing artists and photographers have also contributed to the and editing of the book by Dr. P. C. Heemstra. numerous and beautiful illustrations. Research done in It is essential for the proper management of the marine South Africa was supported by the Council for Scientific fish resources of southern Africa that we know what species and Industrial Research. Work on the book at the J.L.B. we are dealing with. This book will greatly facilitate the Smith Institute was also funded by the Department of identification of our fishes. It will thus be of vital import National Education and The Trustees of the Sea Fishes of ance to the understanding and wise use of our tremendously Southern Africa Book Fund. Expenses of visits by ichthy diverse and valuable fish fauna. ologists from overseas were defrayed by a grant from the We are proud of the affiliation of the J.L.B. Smith Insti John S. Schlesinger Foundation. tute with Rhodes University and happy to see the successful Although this book is an impressive contribution to the completion of this long-awaited work.

Author : Brian Allanson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521087766
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Estuaries of South Africa written by Brian Allanson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2008-12-11 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Estuaries of South Africa presents an authoritative and comprehensive review of the current status of that country's estuarine research and management. Contributors provide information on a wide range of topics, including geological, physical and chemical processes; diversity and productivity of plant and animal communities; interactions among estuarine organisms; and system properties, ecological modeling and current management issues. This broad scope is complemented by a comparative perspective, resulting in a volume that provides a unique contribution to the subject of estuarine ecology. This volume is relevant to all those working in this field throughout the world.

Author : Rudy Van der Elst
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN 13 : 9781770073456
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Photographic Guide to Sea Fishes of Southern Africa written by Rudy Van der Elst and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Informative yet compact guide for fishermen, divers and anyone interested in the sea; provides useful information on fishes, including their conservation status and suitability as food, for sport fishing and aquaria

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Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 9781570036804
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Freshwater Fishes of South Carolina written by and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From mudminnows and sunfishes to lampreys and sturgeons, the guide describes more than one hundred fifty species of freshwater and coastal estuarine fishes that spend all or major portions of their lives in the fresh waters of South Carolina. For each species the authors provide diagnostic characteristics including size, markings, similar species, and sexual dimorphism as well as information on biology, habitat, and distribution. Color photographs and detailed distribution maps accompany each description. --from publisher description.

Author : Dennis King
Publisher : Struik Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781868259816
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reef Fishes & Corals written by Dennis King and published by Struik Publishers. This book was released on 1996 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide contains information on more than 200 fish and 32 coral species found along the KwaZulu-Natal and southern Mozambique coasts, with matching photographs to aid quick identification. Popular dive resorts are situated in this area, although many of the fish and corals described occur along the entire east coast of Africa and elsewhere in the western Indian Ocean.

Author : Andrew I. L. Payne
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Oceans of Life Off Southern Africa written by Andrew I. L. Payne and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: