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The cookie cutter shark lives in the deep Gulf looks like an Italian sausage with bulging eyes and glows in the dark It feeds by attaching itself to a sperm whale and gnawing hunks of fleshOften misidentified as a shark the smalltooth sawfish is really a ray and may be in danger of disappearing in Gulf environs The twenty to thirty teeth on each side of its snout work well for rooting up food from the sandy bottom or slashing through schools of prey But the teeth tangle easily in commercial fishing netsIn Sharks Skates and Rays of the Gulf of Mexico A Field Guide fascinating rarities such as these and all the commonly sighted species await the naturalist commercial or recreational fisher outdoor enthusiast or beach goer This guidebook covers almost all the species of sharks and rays that cruise Gulf waters from the abundant shallow dwelling finetooth shark and the frightening electric ray to the deep dwelling goblin fishColor photography line drawings and easily understood keys developed exclusively for this book help the reader uickly identify species In addition to general information on reproduction sensory systems feeding and other aspects of marine biology there is practical information on how to reduce the risk of shark attack how to prevent and treat stingray wounds and how to safely catch handle and release a sharkPersonal and anecdotal information gathered from twenty five years of shark research as well as significant facts and figures make Parson's book the ideal companion for anyone scouting the Gulf for its most exciting denizensThe cookie cutter shark lives in the deep Gulf, looks like an Italian sausage with bulging eyes, and glows in the dark. It feeds by attaching itself to a sperm whale and gnawing hunks of flesh.Often misidentified as a shark, the smalltooth sawfish is really a ray and may be in danger of disappearing in Gulf environs. The twenty to thirty teeth on each side of its snout work well for rooting up food from the sandy bottom or slashing through schools of prey. But the teeth tangle easily in commercial fishing nets.In Sharks, Skates, and Rays of the Gulf of Mexico: A Field Guide, fascinating rarities such as these and all the commonly sighted species await the naturalist, commercial or recreational fisher, outdoor enthusiast, or beach-goer. This guidebook covers almost all the species of sharks and rays that cruise Gulf waters from the abundant, shallow-dwelling finetooth shark and the frightening electric ray to the deep-dwelling goblin fish.Color photography, line drawings, and easily understood keys developed exclusively for this book help the reader quickly identify species. In addition to general information on reproduction, sensory systems, feeding, and other aspects of marine biology, there is practical information on how to reduce the risk of shark attack, how to prevent and treat stingray wounds, and how to safely catch, handle, and release a shark.Personal and anecdotal information gathered from twenty-five years of shark research as well as significant facts and figures make Parson's book the ideal companion for anyone scouting the Gulf for its most exciting denizens.The cookie cutter shark lives in the deep Gulf, looks like an Italian sausage with bulging eyes, and glows in the dark. It feeds by attaching itself to a sperm whale and gnawing hunks of flesh.Often misidentified as a shark, the smalltooth sawfish is really a ray and may be in danger of disappearing in Gulf environs. The twenty to thirty teeth on each side of its snout work well for rooting up food from the sandy bottom or slashing through schools of prey. But the teeth tangle easily in commercial fishing nets.In Sharks, Skates, and Rays of the Gulf of Mexico: A Field Guide, fascinating rarities such as these and all the commonly sighted species await the naturalist, commercial or recreational fisher, outdoor enthusiast, or beach-goer. This guidebook covers almost all the species of sharks and rays that cruise Gulf waters from the abundant, shallow-dwelling finetooth shark and the frightening electric ray to the deep-dwelling goblin fish.Color photography, line drawings, and easily understood keys developed exclusively for this book help the reader quickly identify species. In addition to general information on reproduction, sensory systems, feeding, and other aspects of marine biology, there is practical information on how to reduce the risk of shark attack, how to prevent and treat stingray wounds, and how to safely catch, handle, and release a shark.Personal and anecdotal information gathered from twenty-five years of shark research as well as significant facts and figures make Parson's book the ideal companion for anyone scouting the Gulf for its most exciting denizens. Sharks, Skates, and Rays of the Gulf of Mexico: A Field Guide

Our 8 yr old son loves fish and is amassing a collection of field guides This book is on his short list of favorites among the ones covering non local regions This is not a large book but it is too big to be a pocket field guide There are consistent details about each fish characters biology distribution & status and similar species The book also includes some additional write ups and fishing tips Our son says his only complaint is that many photos are of dead specimens some discolored in formaldehyde which aren't as detailed as he would like My teacher wrote this book and made us buy it for his class then he never used it Appassionante volume sugli Elasmobranchi del Golfo del Messico scritto da Parsons Glenn R docente di biologia dell'Università del MississippiL'introduzione da informazioni essenziali di anatomia sia per gli suali che per le razze pp3 8Un capitolo è dedicato al Golfo del Messico con informazioni sugli habitat di uesto golfo pp9 14Il capitolo dedicato agli suali The Sharks da numerose informazioni anatomia biologia attacchi all'uomo conservazione pesca etc pp 15 42Il capitolo sulle razze The Skates and Rays fornisce dati sulla biologia ed anatomia pp43 48Il vasto capitolo sull'identificazione degli suali riporta solo le specie principali viventi nel Golfo del Messico offre delle semplici chiavi di identificazione e delle schede con disegni e foto sulle 42 specie descritte pp49 118Il capitolo dedicato ai Batoidei da informazioni essenziali per l'identificazione e descrive 25 specie pp119 161Ogni scheda informativa riporta i dati nome volgare in inglese nome scientifico in latino le caratteristiche essenziali la biologia la distribuzione e lo status e le specie similiUn testo utile sia al naturalista che allo studioso biologo ittiologo Very handy Sharks, Skates, and Rays of the Gulf of Mexico: A Field Guide I live on the Gulf of Mexico in Florida and I added this book to my collection of Gulf species NoI'm not afraid to go into the water now LOL Glenn R Parsons