The living marine resources of the Western Central Atlantic. Volume 2: Bony fishes part 1 (Acipenseridae to Grammatidae).

FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes
and
American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
Special Publication No. 5

The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Atlantic

Volume 2: Bony fishes part 1 (Acipenseridae to Grammatidae)


edited by
Kent E. Carpenter
Department of Biological Sciences
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, Virginia, USA

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS

Rome, 2002

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 Volume 2: Bony fishes part 1 (Acipenseridae to Grammatidae)




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Change to Volume 3: Bony fishes part 2 (Opistognathidae to Molidae), sea turtles and marine mammals




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ISBN 92-5-104826-6

© FAO 2002

Carpenter, K.E. (ed.)
The living marine resources of the Western Central Atlantic. Volume 2: Bony fishes part 1 (Acipenseridae to Grammatidae).
FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes and American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Special Publication No. 5.
Rome, FAO. 2002. pp. 601-1374.

SUMMARY

This 3 volume field guide covers the species of interest to fisheries of the major marine resource groups exploited in the Western Central Atlantic. The area of coverage includes FAO Fishing Area 31. The marine resource groups included are the bivalves, gastropods, cephalopods, stomatopods, shrimps, lobsters, crabs, hagfishes, sharks, batoid fishes, chimaeras, bony fishes, sea turtles, and marine mammals. The introductory chapter outlines the environmental, ecological, and biogeographical factors influencing the marine biota, and the basic components of the fisheries in the Western Central Atlantic. Within the field guide, the sections on the resource groups are arranged phylogenetically according to higher taxonomic levels such as class, order, and family. Each resource group is introduced by general remarks on the group, an illustrated section on technical terms and measurements, and a key or guide to orders or families. Each family generally has an account summarizing family diagnostic characters, biological and fisheries information, notes on similar families occurring in the area, a key to species, a checklist of species and a short list of relevant literature. Families that are less important to fisheries include an abbreviated family account and no detailed species information. Species in the important families are treated in detail (arranged alphabetically by genus and species) and include the species name, frequent synonyms and names of similar species, an illustration, FAO common name(s), diagnostic characters, biology and fisheries information, notes on geographical distribution, and a distribution map. For less important species, abbreviated accounts are used. Generally, this includes the species name, FAO common name(s), an illustration, a distribution map, and notes on biology, fisheries, and distribution. The final volume concludes with an index of scientific and common names.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Volume 2: Bony fishes part 1 (Acipenseridae to Grammatidae)pdf

BONY FISHES pdf

General Remarks
Technical Terms and Measurements
Glossary of Technical Terms Used for Bony Fishes
Guide to Orders and Families Occurring in the Area
Order ACIPENSERIFORMESpdf
Acipenseridae
Order SEMIONTIFORMES pdf
Lepisosteidae
Order ELOPIFORMESpdf
Elopidae
Megalopidae
Order ALBULIFORMESpdf
Albulidae
Halosauridae
Notacanthidae
Lipogenyidae
Order ANGUILLIFORMESpdf
Anguillidae
Heterenchelyidae
Moringuidae
Chlopsidae
Muraenidae
Synaphobranchidae
Ophichthidae
Colocongridae
Derichthyidae
Muraenesocidae
Nemichthyidae
Congridae
Nettastomatidae
Serrivomeridae
Order SACCOPHARYNGIFORMESpdf
Cyematidae
Saccopharyngidae
Eurypharyngidae
Monognathidae
Order CLUPEIFORMESpdf
Engraulidae
Pristigasteridae
Clupeidae
Order SILURIFORMESpdf
Ariidae
Auchenipteridae
Pimelodidae
Aspredinidae
Loricariidae
Order OSMERIFORMES pdf
Argentinidae
Microstomatidae
Bathylagidae
Opisthoproctidae
Alepocephalidae
Platytroctidae
Order STOMIIFORMESpdf
Gonostomatidae
Phosichthyidae
Sternoptychidae
Astronesthidae
Chauliodontidae
Idiacanthidae
Malacosteidae
Stomiidae
Melanostomiidae
Order ATELOPODIFORMESpdf
Ateleopodidae
Order AULOPIFORMESpdf
Aulopidae
Chlorophthalmidae
Ipnopidae
Scopelarchidae
Notosudidae
Synodontidae
Bathysauridae
Paralepididae
Anotopteridae
Evermannellidae
Omosudidae
Alepisauridae
Giganturidae
Order MYTCOPHIFORMESpdf
Neoscopelidae
Myctophidae
Order LAMPRIDIFORMES pdf
Lampridae
Stylephoridae
Lophotidae
Radiicephalidae
Trachipteridae
Regalecidae
Order POLYMIXIIFORMESpdf
Polymixiidae
Order OPHIDIIFORMESpdf
Carapidae
Ophidiidae
Bythitidae
Aphyonidae
Order GADIFORMES pdf
Macrouridae
Bathygadidae
Macrouroididae
Steindachneriidae
Moridae
Melanonidae
Bregmacerotidae
Phycidae
Gaidropsaridae
Merlucciidae
Gadidae
Order BATRACHOIDIFORMESpdf
Batrachoididae
Order LOPHIIFORMESpdf
Lophiidae
Antennariidae
Chaunacidae
Ogcocephalidae
Caulophrynidae
Neoceratiidae
Melanocetidae
Himantolophidae
Diceratiidae
Oneirodidae
Thaumatichthyidae
Centrophrynidae
Ceratiidae
Gigantactinidae
Linophrynidae
Order MUGILIFORMESpdf
Mugilidae
Order ATHERINIFORMESpdf
Atherinidae
Atherinopsidae
Order BELONIFORMESpdf
Belonidae
Scomberesocidae
Exocoetidae
Hemiramphidae
Order CYPRINODONTIFORMESpdf
Rivulidae
Fundulidae
Anablepidae
Poeciliidae
Cyprinodontidae
Order STEPHANOBERYCIFORMESpdf
Melamphaidae
Gibberichthyidae
Stephanoberycidae
Rondeletiidae
Barbourisiidae
Cetomimidae
Mirapinnidae
Megalomycteridae
Steindachneriidae
Moridae
Melanonidae
Bregmacerotidae
Phycidae
Gaidropsaridae
Merlucciidae
Gadidae
Order BERYCIFORMESpdf
Anoplogastridae
Diretmidae
Anomalopidae
Trachichthyidae
Berycidae
Holocentridae
Order ZEIFORMESpdf
Parazenidae
Zeniontidae
Zeidae
Oreosomatidae
Grammicolepidae
Caproidae
Order GASTEROSTEIFORMESpdf
Syngnathidae
Aulostomidae
Fistulariidae
Macroramphosidae
Order SCORPAENIFORMESpdf
Dactylopteridae
Scorpaenidae
Triglidae
Peristediidae
Order PERCIFORMESpdf
Suborder PERCOIDEIpdf
Centropomidae
Moronidae
Polyprionidae
Acropomatidae
Symphysanodontidae
Serranidae
Grammatidae