Flatfishes - Biology and Exploitation 2e

Fascinating and instantly recognizable, flatfishes are unique in their asymmetric postlarval body form. With over 800 extant species recognized and a distribution stretching across the globe, these fishes are of considerable research interest and provide a major contribution to commercial and recreational fisheries worldwide. Thissecond edition of "Flatfishes Biology and Exploitation" has been completely revised and updated to respond to theever-growing body of research over the past decades. It provides: Overviews of systematics, distribution, life history strategies, reproduction, recruitment, ecology and behaviour Descriptions of the major fisheries and their managementAn assessment of the synergies between ecological and aquaculture research of flatfishThis book is essential reading for fish biologists, fisheries scientists, marine biologists, ecologists and environmental scientists, and government workers in fisheries and fish and wildlife departments. It should be found in all libraries of research establishments and universities where biology, fish biology, fisheries, marinesciences, oceanography, ecology and environmental sciences are studied.