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National Audubon Society Field Guide to Tropical Marine Fishes : Caribbean, Gulf
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to Tropical Marine Fishes : Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, Florida, Bahamas, Bermuda Vinyl bound - 1997 - 1st Edition

by National Audubon Society

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The latest addition to America's number one field guide series is a unique survey of the creatures that make the warm waters they inhabit the favorite destination of millions of scuba divers, snorkelers, and tourists. This is the only complete guide to the nearly 1,200 species of fish that live and breed in these areas, giving copious information on identification by color, shape, markings, and on habitats and ranges. 475 full-color photos.

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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
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  • Title National Audubon Society Field Guide to Tropical Marine Fishes : Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, Florida, Bahamas, Bermuda
  • Author National Audubon Society
  • Binding Vinyl-bound
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 720
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, New York
  • Date September 16, 1997
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Maps
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 19187409-6
  • ISBN 9780679446019 / 067944601X
  • Weight 1.01 lbs (0.46 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.42 x 4.04 x 1.07 in (18.85 x 10.26 x 2.72 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Caribbean
    • Cultural Region: Gulf Coast
    • Cultural Region: South Atlantic
    • Cultural Region: Southeast U.S.
    • Geographic Orientation: Florida
    • Theometrics: Secular
  • Library of Congress subjects Marine fishes - Tropics - Identification, Marine fishes - Atlantic Ocean -
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 97007690
  • Dewey Decimal Code 597.177

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From the publisher

The author, C. Lavett Smith, is Curator Emeritus, Department of Ichthyology at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.

From the rear cover

The most comprehensive field guide available to the tropical fishes of the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, Florida, the Bahamas, and Bermuda. All 417 photographs are in full color, capturing the natural beauty of the fishes on coral reefs and other habitats of tropical marine waters. The species photographs are keyed to full text descriptions of more than 400 species, each with its own range map. The text also includes brief coverage of nearly 800 additional species. Detailed endpaper maps, precise black-and-white drawings, and an illustrated family key supplement this authoritative and visually stunning resource.

About the author

The author, Elbert L. Little, was Chief Dendrologist of the U.S. Forest Service. After retiring, he served as a Research Associate in the Department of Botany, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution.