Contents
List of subscribers ...................................................
ix
Acknowledgements ..................................................
xi
Contributors ................................................... 0 • • •
xii
Systematic contents .................................................
xiv
Introduction .....................................................
1
Anatomy of fishes
...................................................
2
Biology of fishes .....................................................
6
Dangers of the sea ...................................................
17
The effect of fishing ..................................................
19
Common names ....................................................
20
Scientific nomenclature and classification ..................................
21
Oceanography of the Southern African region ..............................
22
Ichthyology in South Africa .............................................
28
Place names and their localities: map .....................................
30
Systematic section
Key to superclasses, classes and subclasses ...............................
31
Class Pteraspidomorphi ...............................................
33
Class Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes) ................................
39
Class Osteichthyes (bony fishes) ........................................
149
Colour plate section .............................................
908
Reference section
Fin formula key to bony fishes ..........................................
909
Glossary ..........................................................
939
Bibliography .......................................................
945
Number conversion table ..............................................
987
Scientific index ......................................................
993
English common name index ...........................................
1029
Afrikaans common name index .........................................
1039