Year of publication 2005

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Pages 97 + 12 colour plates

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Author F. Serena;Fisheries and Aquaculture Management Division

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Product type Book (series)

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ISBN 9251052913

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Series title FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes

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Series number 1020-6868

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Edition 1

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Synopsis (short abstract) This volume presents a fully illustrated field guide for the identification of the sharks and rays most relevant to the fisheries of the Mediterranean and Black Sea. An extensive literature review was carried out for the preparation of this document. A total of 49 sharks, 34 batoids and 1 chimaera are fully treated. The presence of 5 sharks and 2 batoids included in this field guide, need, however, to be confirmed. The guide includes sections on technical terms and measurements for sharks and ba toids, and fully illustrated keys to those orders and families that occur in the region. Each species account includes: at least one annotated illustration of the species highlighting its relevant identification characters; basic information on nomenclature, synonyms and possible misidentifications; FAO common names; basic information on size, habitat and biology, distribution, importance to fisheries, and conservation and exploitation status. Colour plates

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