Fishes of the Atlantic Coast: Canada to Brazil, Including the Gulf of Mexico, Florida, Bermuda, the Bahamas, and the Caribbean

by Gar Goodson

Book Overview

This guidebook, with its brief, informative text and 408 color illustrations, is designed for the fishwatcher, that inquisitive person--whether swimmer, tidepool watcher, skin or scuba diver, or fisherman--who wants to know something about the beautiful and abundant marine life from Labrador to Trinidad.

The 378 fish species that are described in words and pictures have been chosen as those most commonly sighted by divers or shoreline visitors,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804712689
• ISBN13: 9780804712682
• Release Date: June 1976
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.3" x 7.1"

Customer Reviews

Great guide for fish-eaters, fishermen, and scuba divers,

Colour photos of the most common fishes that swim off the Atlantic coast of North, Central, and South America. The information provided includes the fishes' living range, edibility, and if they harbour any toxins. The book can fit into a pocket, and is printed on glossy paper. An interesting read for anyone with an interest in fish.

Know your fish

I found this book to be a delightful help while snorkeling on caribbean vacations. Especially when you're trying to identify the cute and wily little fish which lures you over to where the barracuda boyz are hanging out, then deserts you. Now I know what fish does this to me, thanks to this book. You don't need to be hooked on fish scales to appreciate this publication.

A "fishy" pocket guide for nature lovers.

Great, easy packing travel guide for the nature lover, fisher-person, or snorkeler/diver. Color- illustrated, with concise descriptions, range, and "edibility" of hundreds of Atlantic fishes. This is an economical reference, worth adding to the tourist's carry-on.