| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
A Wormsloe Foundation nature book |
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Wormsloe Foundation nature book.
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| Contents |
The rise of billfish -- The interlocking web of ocean life : from plankton to -- Billfish -- Billfish through the ages -- Anatomy of tournaments -- The ultimate billfish : blue marlin -- Night stalkers : swordfish -- Billfish bantamweights : spearfish, white marlin, and -- Sailfish -- The fate of billfish |
| Summary |
The billfish is fixed at the apex of the oceanic food chain. Composed of sailfish, marlin, spearfish, and swordfish, they roam the pelagic waters of the Atlantic and are easily recognized by their long, spear-like beaks. Noted for their speed, size, and acrobatic jumps, billfish have for centuries inspired a broad spectrum of society. Even in antiquity, Aristotle, who assiduously studied the swordfish, named this gladiator of the sea xiphias - the sword. This book tells the saga of this unique group of fish and those who have formed bonds with them-relationships forged by anglers, biologists, charter-boat captains, and conservationists through their pursuit, study, and protection of these species |
| Notes |
"A Wormsloe Foundation nature book." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Billfishes.
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NATURE -- Animals -- Fish.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Ichthyology & Herpetology.
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Billfishes
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780820346335 |
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0820346330 |
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