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9781566121132

Field Guide to Sharks, Skates, and Ratfish of Alaska

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  • ISBN13:

    9781566121132

  • ISBN10:

    1566121132

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2007-07-28
  • Publisher: Univ of Alaska Sea Grant
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Summary

"This book is the only comprehensive guide to 25 shark, skate, and ratfish species known to inhabit Alaska waters. Notes on identifying characteristics and life history are accompanied by color photos and drawings of nine shark, fifteen skate, and one ratfish species. Maps show ranges, and keys are provided to identify each species as well as skate egg cases. Printed on water-resistant paper for heavy use in the field, the guide is valuable to scientists, fishery managers, naturalists, science educators, ocean adventure cruisers, divers, fishermen, seafood processors, and anyone fascinated by the world's marine life."--BOOK JACKET.

Author Biography

Duane Stevenson and James Orr are research fisheries biologists at the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Alaska Fisheries Science Center's Resource Assessment and Conservation Engineering (RACE) Division in Seattle, Washington.  Their research interests include the taxonomy and systematics of many groups of fishes.  In addition to published research, they have worked extensively within both the Alaska Fisheries Science Center groundfish program and the North Pacific Groundfish Observer Program to provide training and produce field guides to several groups of Alaska fishes and invertebrates.
 
Gerald Hoff is also a research fisheries biologist at the NMFS Alaska Fisheries Science Center's RACE Division in Seattle.  His research focuses on the biology and ecology of noncommercial deepwater fish species in the North Pacific.  He has done extensive work on the ecology and reproduction of skates in Alaska with an emphasis on conservation of their marine habitats.
 
John McEachran is a professor in the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas.  His research concerns the systematics and biogeography of skates and rays, and species diversity and biogeography of fishes of the central western Atlantic.  He has also made several contributions to the series FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes.

Table of Contents

Using This Guidep. 4
General Anatomy of Sharksp. 6
General Anatomy of Skatesp. 7
General Anatomy of Egg Casesp. 8
Key to the Sharks, Skates, and Ratfish of Alaskap. 9
Key to Egg Cases of Alaska Chondrichthyansp. 14
Ratfish Descriptionp. 18
Shark Descriptionsp. 20
Skate Descriptionsp. 38
Photos of Alaska Sharksp. 68
Illustrations of Teeth of Alaska Sharksp. 69
Photos of Alaska Skatesp. 70
Glossaryp. 71
Selected Referencesp. 74
Photo Sourcesp. 76
Index to Common and Scientific Namesp. 77
Inside back cover: Map of North Pacific region
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