This book is packed full of fascinating information, and you'll be amazed at how much you learn about Australia's marine fishes by diving into the pages that follow. Australia has a vast array of marine fishes that live in a wide range of habitats and regions. All are adapted perfectly to their environments, employing unique strategies for survival. It gives me great pleasure to publish this book, which will help unlock the secrets of the magnificent creatures that live in our surrounding seas. Delve into the mystery of how fishes evolved in the sea; uncover the three groups of fishes and their amazing adaptability; learn about the history of fishes; where fishes live; the features of sharks and rays and the features of bony fishes. Get the facts on how sharks eat and breathe; their unusual buoyancy control; their viviparous pregnancies; the camouflage techniques of bony fishes; the male brooding pouch of seahorses; the sex-changing emperors; and a whole host of many more remarkable facts! Discovering amazing facts about Australia has captivated me since I was a child. I pored over books, watched countless documentaries and enjoyed visiting science centres and museums.I hope that, like me, you will enjoy reading about the myriad sea fishes that make their living in their own special way, interacting with other fishes, animals and plants that share the spectacular environment of Australia's seas.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Pascal Press
ISBN-13
9781741932997
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96633931
Product Key Features
Book Title
Amazing Facts about Australian Marine Fishes
Author
Tony Ayling, Steve Parish
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Wildlife
Publication Year
2008
Number of Pages
80 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
290mm
Item Width
225mm
Item Weight
300 g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Steve Parish, Tony Ayling
Country/Region of Manufacture
Australia
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