Fishes of Bermuda: History, Zoogeography, Annotated Checklist, and Identification Keys / American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Special Publication No. 4

Lawrence, Kansas : Lawrence, KS: Allen Press Inc / / American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Special Publication No. 4, 1999, 1st edition, First Printing, 1999. ------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) --- ( 1st Printing of the First Edition ) ---hard cover, about 8.75 x 11.25 inches, a Near Fine example, front blank endpaper has been removed, 424 pages, colour and b&w illustrations, charts, etc., ---"Contains summaries of the geological history, geography, and marine environment of Bermuda, identification keys, synonymies, and extralimital ranges for most of the 433 species known from Bermuda as adults and an additional 13 species recorded only as juveniles. Eighty-five species are added to the known Bermuda ichthyofauna, and 55 previously reported species are shown to be based on misidentifications, unsuccessful introductions, unreliable documentation or questionable locality data. The rich history of the utilization and management of Bermuda’s fisheries is discussed and brief biographies are included of nine early naturalists and ichthyologists who made important contributions to Bermuda ichthyology. Nine color plates contain 41 of Col. H.M. Drummond-Hay’s previously unpublished water colors painted in 1847-1851"---, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine (see description)/No Jacket as issued. Illus. by Colonel H.M. Drummond-Hay. 8.75w x 11.25h Inches.