Some error occured while loading the Quick View. Please close the Quick View and try reloading the page.
This guide is the only complete reference to the sharks, rays, and chimaeras found in California's waters— from the intertidal zone to 500 miles offshore.
Species accounts give information on habitat and range, natural history, interactions with humans, nomenclature, and further references
68 beautiful color illustrations show each shark, ray, and chimaera; accompanying line drawings highlight differences in teeth, underside of the head, and egg cases
Includes information on the California marine environment, ecology and conservation, and shark biology
Species accounts give information on habitat and range, natural history, interactions with humans, nomenclature, and further references
68 beautiful color illustrations show each shark, ray, and chimaera; accompanying line drawings highlight differences in teeth, underside of the head, and egg cases
Includes information on the California marine environment, ecology and conservation, and shark biology
Price: $26.95
Pages: 297
Publisher: University of California Press
Imprint: University of California Press
Series: California Natural History Guides
Publication Date:
08 May 2003
ISBN: 9780520936560
Format: eBook
Foreword by L.J.V. Compagno
Preface
Acknowledgments
INTRODUCTION
Early Studies of California Sharks
California’s Marine Environment
Classification of Cartilaginous Fishes
What Are Cartilaginous Fishes?
Distribution
General Biology
Fisheries
Injuries from Cartilaginous Fishes
How to Use This Book
Key to Chondrichthyan Orders Found in California Waters
SPECIES ACCOUNTS
Cow and Frilled Sharks (Hexanchiformes)
Dogfish Sharks (Squaliformes)
Angel Sharks (Squatiniformes)
Horn Sharks (Heterodontiformes)
Carpet Sharks (Orectolobiformes)
Mackerel Sharks (Lamniformes)
Ground Sharks (Carcharhiniformes)
Rays (Rajiformes)
Chimaeras (Chimaeriformes)
Egg Cases
Checklist of California Chondrichthyans
Glossary
Museums and Research Institutions
References
Index
Preface
Acknowledgments
INTRODUCTION
Early Studies of California Sharks
California’s Marine Environment
Classification of Cartilaginous Fishes
What Are Cartilaginous Fishes?
Distribution
General Biology
Fisheries
Injuries from Cartilaginous Fishes
How to Use This Book
Key to Chondrichthyan Orders Found in California Waters
SPECIES ACCOUNTS
Cow and Frilled Sharks (Hexanchiformes)
Dogfish Sharks (Squaliformes)
Angel Sharks (Squatiniformes)
Horn Sharks (Heterodontiformes)
Carpet Sharks (Orectolobiformes)
Mackerel Sharks (Lamniformes)
Ground Sharks (Carcharhiniformes)
Rays (Rajiformes)
Chimaeras (Chimaeriformes)
Egg Cases
Checklist of California Chondrichthyans
Glossary
Museums and Research Institutions
References
Index