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The marine fishery resources of Sri Lanka

FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes

Year of publication 1994

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 400 p.

Author De Bruin, G.H.P., Russell, B.C., Bogusch, A.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

ISBN 9251032939

Series title FAO Species Identification Field Guide for Fishery Purposes

Synopsis (short abstract) This field guide includes the marine and brackish-water species of bony fishes, sharks, batoid fishes, lobsters, shrimps, crabs, cephalopods and other molluscs, holothurians, edible algae, and sea turtles believed to be of interest to fisheries in Sri Lanka. Each major resources group is introduced by a general section on technical terms, followed by an annotated and illustrated list of the more important species, which includes FAO (English) names, local names commonly used (Sinhalese and Tamil ), maximum Size, habitat, habits and interest to fisheries. To facilitate identification, the chapters on bony fishes, sharks, batoid fishes, lobsters, and shrimps and prawns are preceded by an illustrated guide to the different families.

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De Bruin, G.H.P., Russell, B.C. and Bogusch A.FAO species identification field guide for fishery purposes. The marine fishery resources of Sri Lanka.Rome, FAO. 1995. 400 p., 32 colour plates

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