Rays of the World

Author： Last Peter; Naylor Gavin; Séret Bernard  

Publisher： CSIRO PUBLISHING‎

Publication year： 2016

E-ISBN: 9780643109148

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780643109131

Subject： Q959.4 Pisces

Keyword： 鱼纲,海洋学,动物学

Language： ENG

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Description

The first illustrated guide to the over 630 known species of rays found on the planet.

Chapter

COVER

FOREWORD

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

CONTENTS

1 INTRODUCTION

2 PHYLOGENY AND CLASSIFICATION OF RAYS

3 HUMAN INTERACTIONS

4 RAY CONSERVATION

5 ABOUT THIS BOOK

6 GLOSSARY

7 KEY TO FAMILIES OF LIVING RAYS

8 PRISTIDAE (Sawfishes)

9 RHINIDAE (Wedgefishes)

10 RHINOBATIDAE (Guitarfishes)

11 GLAUCOSTEGIDAE (Giant guitarfishes)

12 TRYGONORRHINIDAE (Banjo rays)

13 PLATYRHINIDAE (Fanrays)

14 ZANOBATIDAE (Panrays)

15 NARCINIDAE (Numbfishes)

16 NARKIDAE (Sleeper rays)

17 HYPNIDAE (Coffin rays)

18 TORPEDINIDAE (Torpedo rays)

19 RAJIDAE (Skates)

20 ARHYNCHOBATIDAE (Softnose skates)

21 GURGESIELLIDAE (Pygmy skates)

22 ANACANTHOBATIDAE (Legskates)

23 HEXATRYGONIDAE (Sixgill stingrays)

24 GYMNURIDAE (Butterfly rays)

25 DASYATIDAE (Stingrays)

26 POTAMOTRYGONIDAE (Neotropical stingrays)

27 UROTRYGONIDAE (Round rays)

28 PLESIOBATIDAE (Giant stingarees)

29 UROLOPHIDAE (Stingarees)

30 MYLIOBATIDAE (Eagle rays)

31 AETOBATIDAE (Pelagic eagle rays)

32 RHINOPTERIDAE (Cownose rays)

33 MOBULIDAE (Devilrays)

SUGGESTED READING

CHECKLIST OF THE WORLD’S RAYS

SCIENTIFIC NAMES INDEX

COMMON NAMES INDEX

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