FAO Species Catalogue, Volume 1 - Shrimps and Prawns of the World: An Annotated Catalogue of Species of Interest to Fisheries
by Holthuis, L. B. (editor)
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Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 1980. First edition.. A fine (new) copy.. Pp. xvii, 271; numerous tables. Original printed and pictorial orange stiff wrappers, lettered in black on the spine and front cover, lg 4to. This work provides a detailed guide with keys to the decapod crustaceans that move predominantly by swimming - the shrimps and pawns. Sixteen different families of shrimps and pawns are covered in this worldwide treatment. This is FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125, volume 1. This volume is from the research library of ichthyologist Wayne N. Witzell with his circular blindstamp on the title page and abstract page.
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- FAO Species Catalogue, Volume 1 - Shrimps and Prawns of the World: An Annotated Catalogue of Species of Interest to Fisheries
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- Holthuis, L. B. (editor)
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- Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 1980. First edition.
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