Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea
- ISBN-10
- 0824818954
- ISBN-13
- 9780824818951
- Category
- Nature
- Pages
- 594
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998-03-01
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Authors
- John E. Randall, Gerald Robert Allen, Roger C. Steene
Description
Illustrated with colour underwater photographs, this reference work covers over 1000 species of fish. The fish are divided into family sections based on the traditional system of phylogeny, and each family is introduced with information on food habits, reproduction and distribution.
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Other editions
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- 1990
- 507 pages
- Paperback
- Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press
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