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FAO species catalogue. Vol.10. Gadiform fishes of the world (Order Gadiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cods, hakes, grenadiers and other gadiform fishes known to date

Year of publication 1990

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 442

Author Cohen, D.M.; Inada, T.; Iwamoto, T.; Scialabba, N.;Fishery and Aquaculture Economics and Policy Division

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

ISBN 9251028907

Series title FAO Fisheries Synopsis

Series number 0014-5602 - S125Vol.10

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) This is the tenth issue in the FAO series of worldwide annotated and illustrated catalogues (synopses) of major groups of organisms that enter marine fisheries. It includes all gadiform fishes (order GADIFORMES - cods, hakes, grenadiers, moras, moray cods, pelagic cods, codlets and eucla cods), comprising 8 families, 59 genera and more than 180 species, which contribute more than a quarter of the world’s marine fish catch. Keys are given to the families, subfamilies and genera, with a glossary o f technical terms and measurements, and a review of major literature sources within each FAO fishing area. Genera and species are diagnosed, with drawings, scientific and vernacular names, information on habitat, biology, fisheries and distribution (with map); reference is also made to subspecies and to any taxonomic or other problems. The occurrence of the species within the FAO fishing areas is tabulated. All scientific names still applied to gadiform species are given in the synonymies, and t hese as well as the vernacular names are indexed; there is also a complete bibliography of all literature cited.

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Cohen, D.M.; Inada.T.; Iwamoto, T.; Scialabba, N. FAO species catalogue. Vol. 10. Gadiform fishes of the world (Order Gadiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cods, hakes, grenadiers and other gadiform fishes known to date.FAO Fisheries Synopsis. No. 125, Vol. 10. Rome, FAO. 1990. 442 p.

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