Southern Ocean: Fishing Areas 48, 58 and 88 (CCAMLR Convention Area)

FAO Species Identification Sheets for Fishery Purposes

Southern Ocean: Fishing Areas 48, 58 and 88
(CCAMLR Convention Area)

Volume 1

by
Fischer, W.and J.C. Hureau (eds)

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS

Rome, 1985

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The designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.

ISBN: 9251023573

© FAO 1985

Fischer, W. and J.C. Hureau (eds)
FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes Southern Ocean: Fishing Areas 48, 58 and 88 (CCAMLR Convention Area)Prepared and published with the support of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources.
Rome, FAO 1985. Vol. 1:232 p.

Abstract

This publication presents the marine living resources of the Southern Ocean considered to be of interest to fisheries or of major importance for the conservation of the Antarctic environment, in the form of a practical, illustrated field guide following the format of the by non well-established series of FAO Species Identification Sheets for Fishery Purposes. The major groups included are seaweeds, euphausiids, king crabs/stone crabs, bivalves, gastropods, cephalopods, hagfishes/lampreys, sharks, batoid fishes, bony fishes and marine mammals. Every group section includes an explanation of relevant technical terminology, general remarks, guides or keys to suborders, families or genera, and identification sheets for selected families and species. Identification sheets include an alpha-numerical family or species code, valid scientific names and synonyms still in use, proposed CCAMLR/FAO common names in English, French, Russian and Spanish, an illustration of the family or species in question, a diagnosis, illustrated differential diagnoses of similar families or species, and information on size, geographical distribution and behaviour (with a map), and fisheries. The publication ends with a comprehensive alphabetical index of scientific and common names.

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INTRODUCTION

SEAWEEDS
Aid to the Identification of Divisions and Genera Included Here
CHLOROPHYTA
PHAEOPHYTA
RHODOPHYTA

EUPHAUSIIDS
Key to Genera and Species Occurring in the Area
Euphausiidae

KING CRABS AND STONE CRABS
Lithodidae

BIVALVES - Pelecypods, clams, oysters
Carditidae - Cardite clams
Laternulidae - Soft-shell clams
Limopsidae - Hairy clams
Malletiidae - Malletia clams
Mytilidae - Sea mussels
Nuculanidae - Nut shells
Pectinidae - Scallops

GASTROPODS - Univalves, snails, etc.
Buccinidae - Whelks
Muricidae - Trophons
Patellidae - Limpets
Struthiolariidae - Struthiolarias
Volutidae - Volutes

CEPHALOPODS
Key to Orders and Families Occurring in the Area
Order Teuthoidea
Bathyteuthidae - Deapsea squids
Batoteuthidae - Spiketail squids
Brachioteuthidae - Arm squids
Cranchiidae Cranch squids
Cycloteuthidae - Disc-fin squids
Enoploteuthidae - Enope squids
Gonatidae - Gonate squids
Histioteuthidae - Jewel squids, umbrella squids
Lepidoteuthidae - Scaled squids
Neoteuthidae - Neosquids
Octopoteuthidae -- Octopus squids
Ommastrephidae - Flying squids
Onychoteuthidae - Hooked squids
Psychroteuthidae - Glacial squids
Order Octopoda
Octopodidae - Octopuses

HAGFISHES AND LAMPREYS
Myxinidae - Hagfishes
Petromyzonidae - Lampreys

SHARKS
Key to Species Occurring in the Area Species Identification Sheets
Lamnidae - Porbeagles
Squalidae - Dogfish sharks

BATOID FISHES
Key to genera and species occurring in the area
Rajidae - Skates