212 pages, soft cover, size - 120mm x 90mm ISBN: 9781760796310 Published by New Holland, November 2024 RRP $AUD 16.99
The seas around Australia are filled with some of the most diverse and fascinating sea fishes found in the world. Over 4000 marine fishes are found in Australian waters, grouped into over 200 families based on similar characteristics.
Australia is the largest island in the world, with the country’s vast coastline blessed with a huge variety of habitats for marine fishes. In the north, Australia’s warm tropical waters are filled with colourful reef fishes. Most of these tropical fishes are shared with other Indo-Pacific nations. While in the south, the nation’s cool temperate waters are populated with mostly endemic fishes, species seen nowhere else on the planet.
Sea fishes are found in large numbers in every marine environment around Australia – mangroves, coral reefs, kelp forests, sandy bays, estuaries and in the deep dark waters off the continental shelf. Some also play an important roll in the seafood industry.
This concise guide features 121 families and 193 species, just a fraction of the species seen in Australia, but a great introduction to the wonderful variety of sea fishes found Down Under.
