Nakamura, I. and
N. V. Parin
FAO species catalogue. Vol. 15. Snake mackerels
and cutlassfishes of the world (Families Gempylidae and
Trichiuridae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the
snake mackerels, snoeks, escolars, gemfishes, sackfishes, domine,
oilfish, cutlassfishes, scabbardfishes, hairtails, and
frostfishes known to date.
FAO Fisheries Synopis. No. 125, Vol. 15. 1993.
136 p., 200 figs.
ABSTRACT
This is the fifteenth issue in the FAO series
of world-wide annotated and illustrated catalogues of the groups
of marine organisms that enter marine fisheries. This volume
covers 23 species in 16 genera of gempylids (snake mackerels,
snoeks, escolars, gemfishes, domine, oilfishes) and 32 species in
9 genera of trichiurids (cutlassfishes, scabbardfishes,
hairtails, and frostfishes). It includes an introductory section
with general remarks on habitat, biology, fisheries, systematics,
zoogeography and problems of identification, a glossary of
technical terms, illustrated keys to genera and species,
including regional keys, detailed accounts of species, and a
table of species by major fishing area. Species accounts include
illustrations, scientific and vernacular names, references to
scientific names, information on habitat, biology and fisheries,
and a distribution map. The work is fully indexed and there is an
extensive reference to pertinent literature.
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