Smiths’ Sea Fishes

Smiths’ Sea Fishes
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 1205
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ISBN-10 : 9783642828584
ISBN-13 : 3642828582
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Book Synopsis Smiths’ Sea Fishes by : Margaret M. Smith

Download or read book Smiths’ Sea Fishes written by Margaret M. Smith and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 1205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. D. S. Henderson, Chairman of the 1. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology and Vice Chancellor of Rhodes University This book is a unique, international collaborative effort ranging all of the colour plates for the book. For the past of 76 scientists, representing 15 countries. Several skilled eight years, she has been assisted in the research, writing artists and photographers have also contributed to the and editing of the book by Dr. P. C. Heemstra. numerous and beautiful illustrations. Research done in It is essential for the proper management of the marine South Africa was supported by the Council for Scientific fish resources of southern Africa that we know what species and Industrial Research. Work on the book at the J.L.B. we are dealing with. This book will greatly facilitate the Smith Institute was also funded by the Department of identification of our fishes. It will thus be of vital import National Education and The Trustees of the Sea Fishes of ance to the understanding and wise use of our tremendously Southern Africa Book Fund. Expenses of visits by ichthy diverse and valuable fish fauna. ologists from overseas were defrayed by a grant from the We are proud of the affiliation of the J.L.B. Smith Insti John S. Schlesinger Foundation. tute with Rhodes University and happy to see the successful Although this book is an impressive contribution to the completion of this long-awaited work.


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