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Field guide to the commercial marine resources of the Gulf of Guinea.

Year of publication 1990

Pages 268

Author Schneider, W.;Fishery and Aquaculture Economics and Policy Division;Fisheries and Aquaculture Management Division

Product type Book (series)

Series title FAO Species Identification Sheets for Fishery Purposes

Series number 1014-3181|1020-6868

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) This field guide includes the marine and brackish-water species of bony fishes, sharks, batoid fishes, lobsters, shrimps, crabs, cephalopods, bivalves, gastropods and sea turtles of present or potential interest to the fisheries of the countries bordering the Gulf of Guinea. 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 names, size, fishing gear and habit at. To facilitate the identification, the chapters "Bony fishes", "Sharks" and "Batted fishes" are preceded by an illustrated guide to the different families. A composite index of scientific and vernacular family and species names is also provided.

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Schneider, W.FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Field guide to thecommercial marine resources of the Gulf of Guinea. Prepared andpublished with the support of the FAO Regional Office for Africa.Rome, FAO. 1990. 268 p.

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