Fishes
Fishes
A Guide to Their Diversity
PHILIP A. HASTINGS, H. J. WALKER, and GRANTLY R. GALLAND
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Hastings, Philip A., author.
Fishes : a guide to their diversity / Philip Alan Hastings, H.J. Walker, and Grantly R. Galland.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-520-27872-1 (Cloth) — ISBN 978-0-520-28353-4 (Paper) — ISBN 978-0-520-95933-0 (e-book)
1. Fishes—Anatomy. 2. Fishes—Classification. 3. Fishes—Identification. I. Walker, H. J. (Harold Jack), 1950– author. II. Galland, Grantly R., 1982– author. III. Title.
QL615.H37 2014
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2014011258
Manufactured in China
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The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of ANSI/NISO Z39.48–1992 (R 2002) (Permanence of Paper).
Cover photographs (top to bottom, left to right): Logperch, Percina caprodes; Roosterfish, Nematistius pectoralis; Fantail Filefish, Pervagor spilosoma; Scribbled Pipefish, Corythoichthys intestinalis; Sea Lamprey, Petromyzon marinus; Nightlight Lanternfish, Myctophum lychnobium; Rockmover Wrasse, Novaculichthys taeniourus; Coelacanth, Latimeria chalumnae; Humpback Anglerfish, Melanocetus johnsonii; Horn Shark, Heterodontus francisci. All specimens and photographs are from the Marine Vertebrate Collection, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego.
Dedicated to the many students of fishes who helped build and maintain the Scripps Institution of Oceanography’s Marine Vertebrate Collection and to all who have built and maintained natural history collections throughout the world
CONTENTS
Complete Contents
Introduction
Anatomy of Fishes
THE FISHES: VERTEBRATA—Vertebrates
Agnatha (Cyclostomata)—Jawless Fishes
Gnathostomata—Jawed Vertebrates
Chondrichthyes—Cartilaginous Fishes
Osteichthyes—Bony Fishes
Sarcopterygii—Lobe-finned Fishes
Actinopterygii—Ray-finned Fishes
Actinopterygii I: Lower Ray-finned Fishes
Actinopterygii II: Acanthomorpha—Spiny-rayed Fishes
Glossary
References
Index
Phylogenetic hypothesis including all orders covered in this book
COMPLETE CONTENTS
Introduction
Anatomy of Fishes
Fin-ray Elements and Dorsal-fin Configurations
Oral and Pharyngeal Jaw Diversity
THE FISHES: VERTEBRATA—Vertebrates
Agnatha (Cyclostomata)—Jawless Fishes
Myxiniformes—Myxinidae—Hagfishes
