Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. INTRODUCTION 1
4. External Parts of a Fish 8
5. SHARKS AND RAYS (CHONDRICHTHYES) 9
6. REQUIEM SHARKS (CARCHARHINIDAE) 10
7. HAMMERHEAD SHARKS (SPHYRNIDAE) 13
8. STINGRAYS (DASYATIDAE) 14
9. EAGLE RAYS (MYLIOBATIDAE) 15
10. MANTA RAYS (MOBULIDAE) 16
11. BONY FISHES (OSTEICHTHYES) 17
12. TENPOUNDERS (ELOPIDAE) 17
13. BONEFISHES (ALBULIDAE) 18
14. MORAY EELS (MURAENIDAE) 19
15. SNAKE EELS AND WORM EELS (OPHICHTHIDAE) 26
16. CONGER EELS (CONGRIDAE) 27
17. HERRINGS AND SARDINES (CLUPEIDAE) 29
18. ANCHOVIES (ENGRAULIDAE) 30
19. MILKFISH FAMILY (CHANIDAE) 30
20. LIZARDFISHES (SYNODONTIDAE) 31
21. BROTULAS AND CUSK EELS (OPHIDIIDAE) 35
22. FROGFISHES (ANTENNARIIDAE) 35
23. SILVERSIDES (ATHERINIDAE) 40
24. NEEDLEFISHES (BELONIDAE) 40
25. HALFBEAKS (HEMIRAMPHIDAE) 42
26. SQUIRRELFISHES AND SOLDIERFISHES (HOLOCENTRIDAE) 43
27. TRUMPETFISHES (AULOSTOMIDAE) 50
28. CORNETFISHES (FISTULARIIDAE) 51
29. PIPEFISHES AND SEAHORSES (SYNGNATHIDAE) 52
30. SCORPIONFISHES (SCORPAENIDAE) 54
31. HELMET GURNARDS (DACTYLOPTERIDAE) 61
32. ORBICULAR VELVETFISHES (CARACANTHIDAE) 62
33. GROUPERS, BASSLETS, AND ANTHIAS (SERRANIDAE) 62
34. FLAGTAILS (KUHLIIDAE) 68
35. BIGEYES (PRIACANTHIDAE) 70
36. HAWKFISHES (CIRRHITIDAE) 71
37. MORWONGS (LATRIDAE) 74
38. CARDINALFISHES (APOGONIDAE) 75
39. TILEFISHES (MALACANTHIDAE) 78
40. REMORAS (ECHENEIDAE) 78
41. JACKS (CARANGIDAE) 79
42. SNAPPERS (LUTJANIDAE) 87
43. EMPERORS (LETHRINIDAE) 89
44. THREADFINS (POLYNEMIDAE) 90
45. MULLETS (MUGILIDAE) 91
46. GOATFISHES (MULLIDAE) 92
47. SEA CHUBS (KYPHOSIDAE) 97
48. STRIPIES (MICROCANTHIDAE) 99
49. BUTTERFLYFISHES (CHAETODONTIDAE) 100
50. ANGELFISHES (POMACANTHIDAE) 111
51. ARMORHEADS (PENTACEROTIDAE) 114
52. KNIFEJAWS (OPLEGNATHIDAE) 115
53. DAMSELFISHES (POMACENTRIDAE) 116
54. WRASSES (LABRIDAE) 124
55. PARROTFISHES (SCARIDAE) 151
56. SANDLANCES (AMMODYTIDAE) 159
57. DRAGONETS (CALLIONYMIDAE) 160
58. SANDPERCHES (PINGUIPEDIDAE) 162
59. TRIPLEFINS (TRIPTERYGIIDAE) 163
60. BLENNIES (BLENNIIDAE) 163
61. GOBIES (GOBIIDAE) 169
62. WORMFISHES (MICRODESMIDAE) 176
63. DARTFISHES (PTERELEOTRIDAE) 176
64. MOORISH IDOL FAMILY (ZANCLIDAE) 178
65. SURGEONFISHES (ACANTHURIDAE) 178
66. BARRACUDAS (SPHYRAENIDAE) 191
67. LEFTEYE FLOUNDERS (BOTHIDAE) 192
68. CRESTED FLOUNDERS (SAMARIDAE) 194
69. SOLES (SOLEIDAE) 194
70. TRIGGERFISHES (BALISTIDAE) 196
71. FILEFISHES (MONACANTHIDAE) 203
72. BOXFISHES AND COWFISHES (OSTRACIIDAE) 207
73. PUFFERS (TETRAODONTIDAE) 210
74. PORCUPINEFISHES AND BURRFISHES (DIODONTIDAE) 215
75. GLOSSARY 217
76. INDEX TO FISHES 225