Fishes of the World
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Fishes of the World is a standard reference for the systematics of fishes. It was first written in 1976 by the American ichthyologist Joseph S. Nelson. Now in its fifth edition, the work is a comprehe
Joseph S. Nelson Fishes of the World
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A fish is an aquatic, anamniotic, gill-bearing vertebrate animal with a tough cranium to protect the brain, but lacking limbs with digits. Fish can be grouped into the more basal jawless fish and the
Fishes of the World
…Fishes of the World is a standard reference for the systematics of fishes. It was first written in 1976 by the American ichthyologist Joseph S. Nelson (1937–2011). Now in its fifth edition (2016), the work is a comprehensive…
Balantiocheilos melanopterus Karlsruhe Zoo 02
Dunkleosteus was a giant Devonian armoured placoderm, c. 400 mya.
Largest: whale shark
Smallest: e.g. Paedocypris progenetica