The Encyclopedia of the Swedish Flora and Fauna, Ryggsträngsdjur, Lansettfiskar-broskfiskar: Chordata: Branchiostomatidae-Chondrichtyes
Series: THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE SWEDISH FLORA AND FAUNA / NATIONALNYCKELN TILL SVERIGES FLORA OCH FAUNA
Sven O Kullander, Thomas Stach, Tomas Cedhagen and Hans G Hansson
327 pages, colour photos, colour & b/w illustrations, colour maps.
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Language: Swedish, each species account contains short abstracts as well as identification keys in English.
This volume covers lancelets (Cephalocordata), tunicates (Tunicata), hagfishes (Myxini), lampreys (Petromyzontidae) and cartilaginous fishes (i.e. sharks, rays and skates (Elasmobranchii) and ghost charks (Holocephali). It also comprises an introductory chapter on tunicates and chordates (Chordata), the latter including craniates (Craniata) and vertebrates (Vertebrata)--the group to which man belongs. Treated in this volume is some of the world's largest fish species, sharks e.g. the Basking Shark that may attain a length of 12 m.
This volume covers lancelets (Cephalocordata), tunicates (Tunicata), hagfishes (Myxini), lampreys (Petromyzontidae) and cartilaginous fishes (i.e. sharks, rays and skates (Elasmobranchii) and ghost charks (Holocephali). It also comprises an introductory chapter on tunicates and chordates (Chordata), the latter including craniates (Craniata) and vertebrates (Vertebrata)--the group to which man belongs. Treated in this volume is some of the world's largest fish species, sharks e.g. the Basking Shark that may attain a length of 12 m.
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