Encyclopedia of fishes / consultant editors, Dr. John R. Paxton & Dr. William N. Eschmeyer ; illustrations by Dr. David Kirshner.
TITLE:
Encyclopedia of fishes / consultant editors, Dr. John R. Paxton & Dr. William N. Eschmeyer ; illustrations by Dr. David Kirshner.
Publication Date:
1998
Publication Information:
San Diego, Calif. : Academic Press,
Edition:
2nd ed.
Physical Description:
240 p. : ill., maps.
Subject Term:
Summary:
With more than 20,000 species, fishes are by far the most numerous group of all vertebrates. They are also the earliest group of backboned animals having evolved in the seas almost 500 million years ago. While they remain confined to water, fishes in all their variety now exist in an extraordinarily diverse range of habitats.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780125476652
