Discovery Of Australia S Fishes

Author : Brian Saunders
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2012-05-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780643106727

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Discovery of Australia's Fishes by Brian Saunders Pdf

This book traces the discovery of Australia’s fishes from the earliest days of taxonomy to the first part of the 20th century. It provides a unique insight into the diverse pathways by which Australia’s fish were discovered and outlines the history of early maritime explorations in Australia that collected natural history specimens. The book covers the life and work of each of the most important discoverers, and assesses their accomplishments and the limitations of their work. Discovery of Australia’s Fishes is distinctive in that a biographic approach is integrated with chronological descriptions of the discovery of the Australian fish fauna. Many of northern Australia’s fishes are found in parts of the Indian and western Pacific oceans. The book covers the work of collectors who travelled outside Australia, together with that of the British and European zoologists who received and described their collections. The account ceases at 1930, the year the first modern checklist of Australian fishes was published. 2012 Whitley Award Commendation for Historical Zoology.

Author : Saunders, Brian Greig Saunders
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 491 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : OCLC:1110701442

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Discovery of Australia's Fishes by Saunders, Brian Greig Saunders Pdf

Author : Keith Walker,Paul Humphries
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 503 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780643108301

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Ecology of Australian Freshwater Fishes by Keith Walker,Paul Humphries Pdf

This edited volume reviews our past and present understanding of the ecology of Australian freshwater fishes. It compares patterns and processes in Australia with those on other continents, discusses the local relevance of ecological models from the northern hemisphere and considers how best to manage our species and their habitats in the face of current and future threats. In view of these challenges, the need for redress is urgent. The chapters are written by some of our foremost researchers and managers, developing themes that underpin our knowledge of the ecology, conservation and management of fish and fish habitats. For each theme, the authors formulate a synthesis of what is known, consider the need for new perspectives and identify gaps and opportunities for research, monitoring and management. The themes have an Australian context but draw upon ideas and principles developed by fish biologists in other parts of the world. The science of freshwater fish ecology in Australia has grown rapidly from its roots in natural history and taxonomy. This book offers an introduction for students, researchers and managers, one that the authors hope will carry Australian fish biology and resource management to new levels of understanding.

Author : Martin F. Gomon,Dianne J. Bray,Rudie Herman Kuiter
Publisher : New Holland Publishing Australia Pty Limited
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Marine fishes
ISBN : 1877069183

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Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast by Martin F. Gomon,Dianne J. Bray,Rudie Herman Kuiter Pdf

This book is the only recent Australian guide to comprehensively treat all fish species found within a region. This book brings together the latest scientific knowledge on more than 860 species inhabiting Australia?s temperate southern waters, from the Recherche Archipelago at the western end of the Great Australian Bight to Wilsons Promontory in the east, many found nowhere else. Fishers, those interested in natural history, students and researchers will be able to identify the fish fauna found along the southern coast of Australia. Edited by Martin Gomon, Dianne Bray amp; Rudie Kuiter Errata"

Author : Roger Swainston
Publisher : Viking
Page : 821 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Fishes
ISBN : 0670071641

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Fishes of Australia by Roger Swainston Pdf

Roger Swainston's breathtaking artwork provides a fascinating overview of the extraordinary diversity of Australia's marine and freshwater fishes. Here, more than 1500 remarkable illustrations portray every family of fishes ever recorded from Australian waters. The names of all known species are listed alongside detailed information on the taxonomy and biology of each family. 'A culmination of more than 25 years of work, this is a fish-Identification lover's bible!' G MagazineFor more information visit- www.rogerswainston.com and www.anima.net.au

Author : Roger Swainston
Publisher : Random House Australia
Page : 834 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Fishes
ISBN : 9781761040542

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Swainston's Fishes of Australia: The complete illustrated guide by Roger Swainston Pdf

A fascinating overview of the extraordinary diversity of Australia's marine and freshwater fishes, illustrated with Roger Swainston's breathtaking artwork Roger Swainston's breathtaking artwork provides a fascinating overview of the extraordinary diversity of Australia's marine and freshwater fishes. More than 1500 remarkable illustrations portray every family of fishes ever recorded from Australian waters. The names of all known species are listed alongside detailed information on the taxonomy and biology of each family.

Author : Robert Montgomery McDowall
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Freshwater Fishes--australia--identification
ISBN : UCSD:31822020655312

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Freshwater Fishes of South-eastern Australia by Robert Montgomery McDowall Pdf

This edition of a field guide first published in 1980, has been revised and updated to take account of taxonomical changes and new knowledge of fish biology. Provides information on native and introduced freshwater fish species in Victoria, Tasmania, the south east region of Queensland, eastern South Australia and New South Wales. Descriptions of the fish are accompanied by line drawings, colour photographs and distribution maps. Includes an illustrated key to families of fishes in the region, references and an index. The editor is a scientist with the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research in Christchurch, NZ.

Author : David George Stead
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1906
Category : Fisheries
ISBN : UCAL:$B116940

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Fishes of Australia by David George Stead Pdf

Author : David George 1877 Stead
Publisher : Wentworth Press
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-26
Category : History
ISBN : 1362490245

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FISHES OF AUSTRALIA by David George 1877 Stead Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Francisco J. Neira,Anthony G. Miskiewicz
Publisher : UWA Publishing
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Fishes
ISBN : 1876268174

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Larvae of Temperate Australian Fishes by Francisco J. Neira,Anthony G. Miskiewicz Pdf

In Larvae of Temperate Australian Fishes the larval stages of 124 fish species from 57 families which occur in fresh water, estuarine and inshore marine waters of temperate Australia are described. Each family chapter includes a summary of the taxonomy and life history information for the family, a list of the main characters used to identify larvae to family level, a table of the meristic characters of the genera found in temperate Australian waters, and a list of families whose larvae may be confused with those of the family being described, and the characters which will distinguish them. For each species there is information on adult distribution, importance to fisheries, spawning, diagnostic characters of larvae, and larval morphology and pigmentation. With over 570 scientific illustrations of larval fishes throughout, and a concise and accurate text, this is an essential reference for anyone, conducting taxonomic, ecological and fisheries research.

Author : Brad Pusey,Mark Kennard,Angela Arthington
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 700 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2004-09-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780643098954

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Freshwater Fishes of North-Eastern Australia by Brad Pusey,Mark Kennard,Angela Arthington Pdf

Freshwater Fishes of North-Eastern Australia provides details of the ecology, systematics, biogeography and management of 79 species of native fish present in the region. It includes detailed information on their identification, evolutionary history, breeding biology, feeding ecology, movement patterns, macro-, meso- and micro-habitat use, water quality tolerances, conservation status and current threats, as well as environmental flow and management needs. Based on the results of extensive field surveys and a comprehensive review of existing literature, it is designed to assist environmental practitioners and managers to make informed decisions about future management strategies. It will also encourage a greater research effort into the region’s aquatic fauna by providing a comprehensive resource that enables other researchers to adopt a more quantitative and strategic framework for their research. Joint winner of the 2005 Whitley Medal.

Author : Allan Riverton McCulloch
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1022724185

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Some Australian Fishes of the Family Gobiidae by Allan Riverton McCulloch Pdf

This book is a guide to the Gobiidae family of fish found in Australia. It contains detailed descriptions and illustrations of the various species of fish in the family, as well as information on their habitat, behavior, and distribution. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Rick Stuart-Smith,Graham Edgar,Andrew Green,Ian Shaw
Publisher : Reed New Holland
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2015-11
Category : Aquatic creatures
ISBN : 1921517611

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Field Guide to the Tropical Fish of Australia by Rick Stuart-Smith,Graham Edgar,Andrew Green,Ian Shaw Pdf

Covering almost 1,100 species, often with multiple images for important life stages, this field guide represents the most comprehensive collectionof the tropical fishes found on Australian reefs, including the Great Barrier Reef, Coral Sea, Ningaloo Reef, Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island.Many of the species covered are also found widely throughout the Indo- Pacific, from the Red Sea, up to Japan and across to French Polynesia, and travellers will also find this book handy, particularly for popular tropical South Pacific destinations.Authors Rick Stuart-Smith, Graham Edgar, Andrew Green and Ian Shaw have decades worth of collective experience studying andphotographing reef fishes around the world, especially through their contributions to the Reef Life Survey program (www.reeflifesurvey.com).

Author : Julian Pepperell
Publisher : Rosenberg Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Aboriginal Australians
ISBN : 0648043940

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Fishing for the Past by Julian Pepperell Pdf

Within 24 hours of anchoring H.M. Bark Endeavour in what is now Botany Bay, Captain James Cook did something that many other early mariners did around the Australian coast. He went fishing. Fishing for the Past brings together for the first time, text and visual material on the first European fishing forays in Australian waters. It attempts to answer such questions as what fish did early European explorers and mariners catch when they first cast their nets and lines on these seemingly virgin shores? Were they struck by the abundance from Australia's pristine waters or were there disappointments? Have coastal fish populations sustained themselves over the past 200 to 300 years? And if one went fishing in the same locations today, using similar methods, would the same fish be caught? The answers to these questions are sometimes surprising. Then there are the human stories. After long voyages, hungry crews needed to be fed. Fish were variously scarce and plentiful, good to eat but sometimes poisonous. On board every ship were the keen fishermen, akin to modern day recreational fishers, catching fish to eat, but also ready with a great fish tale. And on some voyages there were the resident naturalists and artists, recording, sketching and painting each new species found - some familiar, some completely alien. But of course, the coastal waters around the Australian continent were not completely unfished. For tens of thousands of years before the arrival of Europeans, Aboriginal people had been fishing these waters with spears, hooks, nets and traps, and gathering shellfish from the beaches, rocks and reefs. These activities were of considerable interest to the early mariners and were therefore also recorded in the same journals and diaries, so by gleaning these records we can learn through these direct links how the original inhabitants of this land fished at the time of first contact.

Author : Albert Carl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1871
Category : Australian lungfish
ISBN : HARVARD:32044107319394

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Description of Ceratodus, a Genus of Ganoid Fishes, Recently Discovered in Rivers of Queensland, Australia by Albert Carl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther Pdf