Rövid leírás:

The definitive reference for the early life history of fishes of the Western Central North Atlantic, this two-volume set identifies and describes fish species known to occur from North Carolina to the equator, spanning more than 40 countries. .

Hosszú leírás:

The Early Life History (ELH) of marine fishes in Fishing Area 31, which includes the western central North Atlantic, Caribbean Sea, and the Gulf of Mexico, has remained incomplete over the years. This certainly wasn't because of any lack of interest, but rather a lack of a comprehensive merging of studies that would provide a broad understanding, as well as identify gaps in the literature.

Early Stages of Atlantic Fishes: An Identification Guide for the Western Central North Atlantic fills the void in an exceptionally thorough fashion. Inside you will find contributions from more than 70 international experts, edited by one of the world?s most respected fishery scientists. This is the definitive reference covering the ELH of those fishes found in that part of the Atlantic, which stretches across the territorial waters of more than 40 countries.

This two-volume masterwork covers the eggs, larvae, and juveniles of all families known to inhabit this area. It brings together published information of merit, plus original research results providing information designed to identify these ELH stages generally collected by plankton nets. Chapters in the volume are devoted to every one of the 214 families. Each includes a brief synopsis of the family, early life-stage identification, meristic data tables, and significant accounts of lower taxa, with one page giving detailed information and the facing page devoted to illustrations.

Tartalomjegyzék:

Volume 1, DEDICATION, ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS, ABOUT THE EDITOR, TABLE OF CONTENTS, 1: INTRODUCTION, 2: ORDER CLUPEIFORMES, 3: CLUPEIDAE, 4: ENGRAULIDAE, 5: ORDER ARGENTINIFORMES, 6: SUBORDER ARGENTINOIDEI, 7: ARGENTINIDAE, 8: MICROSTOMATIDAE, MICROSTOMATINAE, 9: BATHYLAGINAE, 10: OPISTHOPROCTIDAE, 11: SUBORDER ALEPOCEPHALOIDEI, 12: LEPTOCHILICHTHYIDAE, 13: ALEPOCEPHALIDAE, 14: PLATYTROCTIDAE, 15: ORDER STOMIIFORMES, 16: GONOSTOMATIDAE, 17: STERNOPTYCHIDAE, 18: PHOSICHTHYIDAE, 19: STOMIOIDEA, 20: CHAULIODONTIDAE, 21: STOMIIDAE, 22: ASTRONESTHIDAE, 23: MELANOSTOMIIDAE, 24: MALACOSTEIDAE, 25: IDIACANTHIDAE, 26: ORDER ATELEOPODIFORMES: ATELEOPODIDAE, 27: ORDER AULOPIFORMES: SUBORDER SYNODONTIDAE, 28: SUBORDER CHLOROPHTHALMOIDEI, 29: NOTOSUDIDAE, 30: SUBORDER ALEPISAUROIDEI, 31: ALEPISAURIDAE, 32: EVERMANNELLIDAE, 33: PARALEPIDIDAE, 34: SCOPELARCHIDAE, 35: SUBORDER GIGANTUROIDEI, 36: BATHYSAURIDAE, 37: GIGANTURIDAE, 38: ORDER MYCTOPHIFORMES, 39: NEOSCOPELIDAE, 40: MYCTOPHIDAE, 41: ORDER GADIFORMES, 42: BREGMACEROTIDAE, 43: BATHYGADIDAE & MACROURIDAE, 44: MORIDAE, 45: MELANONIDAE, 46: MERLUCCIDAE, 47: PHYCIDAE, 48: STEINDACHNERIIDAE, 49: ORDER OPHIDIIFORMES: APHYONIDAE, BYTHITIDAE, & OPHIDIIDAE, 50: CARAPIDAE, 51: ORDER BATRACHOIDIFORMES: BATRACHOIDIDAE, 52: ORDER LOPHIIFORMES, 53: LOPHIIDAE, 54: ANTENNARIIDAE, 55: CHAUNACIDAE, 56: OGCOCEPHALIDAE, 57: SUBORDER CERATIOIDEI, 58: CAULOPHRYNIDAE, 59: CENTROPHRYNIDAE, 60: CERATIIDAE, 61: DICERATIIDAE, 62: GIGANTACTINIDAE, 63: HIMANTOLOPHIDAE, 64: LINOPHRYNIDAE, 65: MELANOCETIDAE, 66: NEOCERATIIDAE, 67: ONEIRODIDAE, 68: THAUMATICHTHYIDAE, 69: ORDER ATHERINIFORMES, 70: ATHERINIDAE, 71: ATHERINOPSIDAE, 72: ORDER MUGILIFORMES, 73: MUGILIDAE, 74: ORDER CYPRINODONTIFORMES, 75: ORDER BELONIFORMES, 76: SCOMBERESOCIDAE, 77: BELONIDAE, 78: HEMIRAMPHIDAE, 79: EXOCOETIDAE, 80: ORDER LAMPRIDIFORMES, 81: LAMPRIDAE, 82: LOPHOTIDAE, 83: RADIICEPHALIDAE, 84: REGALECIDAE, 85: STYLEPHORIDAE, 86: TRACHIPTERIDAE, 87: ORDER BERYCIFORMES, 88: ANOMALOPIDAE, 89: ANOPLOGASTERIDAE, 90: BERYCIDAE, 91: DIRETMIDAE, 92: HOLOCENTRIDAE, 93: TRACHICHTHYIDAE, 94: ORDER STEPHANOBERYCIFORMES, 95: STEPHANOBERYCIDAE, 96: MELAMPHAIDAE, 97: GIBBERICHTHYIDAE, 98: RONDELETIIDAE, 99: BARBOURISIDAE, 100: CETOMIMIDAE, 101: MIRAPINNIDAE, 102: MEGALOMYCTERIDAE, 103: ORDER POLYMIXIIFORMES, 104: POLYMIXIIDAE, 105: ORDER ZEIFORMES, 106: ORDER SYNGNATHIFORMES, 107: SYNGNATHIDAE, 108: ORDER SCORPAENIFORMES, 109: SCORPAENIDAE, 110: TRIGLIDAE, 111: PERISTEDIIDAE, 112: PSYCHROLUTIDAE, 113: ORDER PERCIFORMES, 114: SUBORDER PERCOIDEI, 115: CENTROPOMIDAE, 116: ACROPOMATIDAE, 117: POLYPRIONIDAE, 118: HOWELLIDAE, 119: SERRANIDAE, ADDENDUM TO CHAPTER 4: ENGRAULIDAE, Volume 2, 120: SYMPHYSANODONTIDAE, 121: GRAMMATIDAE, 122: PRIACANTHIDAE, 123: CAPROIDAE, 124: APOGONIDAE, 125: EPIGONIDAE, 126: MALACANTHIDAE, 127: DACTYLOPTERIDAE, 128: SCOMBROPIDAE, 129: POMATOMIDAE, 130: RACHYCENTRIDAE, 131: ECHENEIDAE, 132: CARANGIDAE, 133: CORYPHAENIDAE, 134: BRAMIDAE, 135: CARISTIIDAE, 136: EMMELICHTHYIDAE, 137: LUTJANIDAE, 138: LOBOTIDAE, 139: GERREIDAE, 140: HAEMULIDAE, 141: INERMIIDAE, 142: SPARIDAE, 143: SCIAENIDAE, 144: POLYNEMIDAE, 145: MULLIDAE, 146: PEMPHERIDAE, 147: BATHYCLUPEIDAE, 148: KYPHOSIDAE, 149: EPHIPPIDAE, 150: CHAETODONTIDAE, 151: POMACANTHIDAE, 152: POMACENTRIDAE, 153: CICHLIDAE, 154: CIRRHITIDAE, 155: OPISTOGNATHIDAE, 156: SUBORDER LABROIDEI, 157: LABRIDAE, 158: SCARIDAE, 159: SUBORDER ZOARCOIDEI, 160: ZOARCIDAE, 161: SUBORDER TRACHINOIDEI, 162: CHIASMODONTIDAE, 163: AMMODYTIDAE, 164: URANOSCOPIDAE, 165: PERCOPHIDAE, 166: SUBORDER BLENNIOIDEI, 167: TRIPTERYGIIDAE, 168: DACTYLOSCOPIDAE, 169: LABRISOMIDAE, 170: CHAENOPSIDAE, 171: BLENNIIDAE, 172: SUBORDER GOBIESOCOIDEI, 173: GOBIESOCIDAE, 174: SUBORDER CALLIONYMOIDEI, 175: CALLIONYMIDAE, 176: DRACONETTIDAE, 177: SUBORDER GOBIOIDEI, 178: GOBIIDAE, 179: ELEOTRIDAE, 180: MICRODESMIDAE, 181: PTERELEOTRIDAE, 182: SUBORDER ACANTHUROIDEI, 183: LUVARIDAE, 184: ACANTHURIDAE, 185: SUBORDER SPHYRAENOIDEI, 186: SPHYRAENIDAE, 187: SUBORDER SCOMBROIDEI, 188: SCOMBROLABRACIDAE, 189: GEMPYLIDAE, 190: TRICHIURIDAE, 191: SCOMBRIDAE, 192: SUBORDER XIPHIOIDEI, 193: ISTIOPHORIDAE, 194: XIPHIIDAE, 195: SUBORDER STROMATEOIDEI, 196: TETRAGONURIDAE, 197: NOMEIDAE, 198: ARIOMMATIDAE, 199: STROMATEIDAE, 200: ORDER PLEURONECTIFORMES, 201: SCOPHTHALMIDAE, 202: PARALICHTHYIDAE, 203: BOTHIDAE, 204: PLEURONECTIDAE, 205: POECILOPSETTIDAE, 206: ACHIRIDAE, 207: CYNOGLOSSIDAE, 208: ORDER TETRAODONTIFORMES, 209: TRIACANTHODIDAE, 210: BALISTIDAE, 211: MONACANTHIDAE, 212: OSTRACIDAE, 213: TETRAODONTIDAE, 214: DIODONTIDAE, 215: MOLIDAE, LITERATURE CITED, INDEX AND CHECK-LIST