This is the fifth in the FAO series of worldwide annotated and illustratedcatalogues of major groups of organisms that enter marine fisheries. The presentvolume includes the two families and all 12 species of billfishes known so far. Itprovides a comprehensive and illustrated key to families and species, with a glossary oftechnical terms and measurements. Within each family are given individua1 accountsof species which include drawings, scientific and vernacular names, information onhabitat, biology and fisheries, and a distribution map. The section including family andspecies accounts is followed by a table indicating the distribution of each species bymajor marine fishing areas. The work is fully indexed and there is ample reference topertinent literature.
Data pubblicazione
01/01/1985