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Fishes of the Maldives - (Madras 1997) - BOBP/MAG/21

Year of publication 1997

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages p.408

Author Marine Research Section, Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture , Malé, Republic of Maldives.

Publisher Marine Research Section, Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture, Malé, Republic of Maldives ;

Product type Project

ISBN 9991562125

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) This volume is a compilation and expansion of four earlier Catalogues of the Fishes of the Maldives. Work On the first Catalogue started in 1986. At that time the first small volume of fishes was produced by the Marine Research Section of the then Ministry of Fisheries . Subsequently a further 3 volumes were produced, each being released on Fishermen’s Day. This day, December 10th, celebrates the vital and long-standing role of fishermen in the life of the Maldives. It is therefore a ppropriate that this combined, enlarged and revised edition should also he released on Fishermen’s Day. 1997. The previous four issues of the Catalogue each covered about 70 species, with 285 species being covered in all. This volume details a total of 370 species. Different species of one family were sometimes included in more than one edition of the earlier Catalogues. All fishes of the same family are now listed together. In addition, the order of presentation has been changed to fo llow the latest scientific findings (Nelson, 1 994). As a result the snappers and fusiliers, which had been treated as separate families in earlier editions, are here treated as a single family (Lutjanidae) with the fusiliers being relegated to subfamily status (Caesioninae). Another family for which it is useful to know the subfamilies is the enormous grouper family (Serranidae). which includes the fairy hasslets (Anthiinae). the groupers themselves (Epinephelinae, tribe Epinephelini) , and the soapfislies (tribes Diploprionini and Grammistini). Within families, species are listed alphabetically. irrespective of subfamilies.

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M.R.S. (1997) Fishes of the Maldives. Marine Research Section, Ministry ofFisheries and Agriculture, Republic of Maldives. 408 pp.

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