History of Biological Exploration in the Gulf of Mexico

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction
5. Scope of the Book 1
6. Physical and Biological Description of the Gulf of Mexico 3
7. History of Biological Exploration in the Gulf of Mexico 9
8. How to Identify Fishes 12
9. Literature Cited 16
10. Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico
11. Key to the Orders of Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico 21
12. Myxiniformes 30
13. Petromyzontiformes 35
14. Chimaeriformes 37
15. Orectolobiformes 43
16. Lamniformes 48
17. Carcharhiniformes 60
18. Hexanchiformes 97
19. Squaliformes 102
20. Squatiniformes 127
21. Torpediniformes 129
22. Pristiformes 135
23. Rajiformes 138
24. Myliobatiformes 171
25. Acipenseriformes 197
26. Semionotiformes 199
27. Elopiformes 204
28. Albuliformes 208
29. Notacanthiformes 210
30. Anguilliformes 219
31. Clupeiformes 328
32. Siluriformes 359
33. Osmeriformes 364
34. Stomiiformes 408
35. Ateleopodiformes 545
36. Aulopiformes 548
37. Myctophiformes 615
38. Lampridiformes 680
39. Polymixiiformes 692
40. Ophidiiformes 695
41. Gadiformes 749
42. Batrachoidiformes 808
43. Lophiiformes 814
44. Mugiliformes 872
45. Atheriniformes 881
46. Cyprinodontiformes 890
47. Beloniformes 931
48. Stephanoberyciformes 964
49. Beryciformes 997
50. Zeiformes 1024
51. Gasterosteiformes 1038
52. Glossary 1067
53. References 1075
54. Index of Scientific Names 1103