Table of Contents

Introduction Fish Names and Classification The Southern African Coast Bony Anatomy; Fish Shape, Size and Colouration Fish Biology People and the Sea Class Chondrichthyes: Cartilaginous Fishes&o Subclass Elasmobranchil - Sharks Batoids (Skates, Rays, etc) Subclass Holocephall - Elephantfish & Chimaeras; Class Ostelchthyes: Bony Fishes Subclass Sarcopterygii - Flesh-fin Fishes & A Other Vertebrates Subclass Actinopterygii - Ray-fin Fishes; Glossary & Abbreviations References and Recommended Reading Index.

About the Author

Phil and Elaine Heemstra are based at the South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity in Grahamstown, and they have collaborated on numerous scientific publications. They have co-written the text and all paintings in the book are by Elaine. Phil is a leading International authority on marine fishes and was co-editor (with Margaret Smith) of the comprehensive Smiths' Sea Fishes. As Phil and Elain are scientific divers, they have done several fish survey expeditions together and work as an effective team in the field as well as in the laboratory.