Sharks of North America

by José I. Castro and Diane Peebles

Which species of sharks live within 500 nautical miles of North American shores, and what do we know about them? Jos I. Castro's The Sharks of North America is the first comprehensive book in sixty years to address these questions, and it does so with unrivaled authority and aesthetic detail.

The 135 comprehensive species accounts summarize the present knowledge. Each begins with the etymology of a species' common and scientific names, followed...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195392949
• ISBN13: 9780195392944
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 640 Pages
• Weight: 5.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 8.6" x 11.1"