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| National Audubon Society Field Guide to Fishes, Whales and Dolphins (Audubon Society Field Guide) | 
| Author: National Audubon Society
Publisher: Knopf
Category: Book
List Price: $19.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 542187
Media: Turtleback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 858
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 3.6 x 1.4
ISBN: 0394534050
Dewey Decimal Number: 597.097
EAN: 9780394534053
ASIN: 0394534050
Publication Date: October 12, 1983
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Product Description
This delightful field guide features 585 full-color photographs of marine and freshwater fishes, 30 photographs and 45 paintings of whales, dolphins, and porpoises, and 24 pictures of freshwater and saltwater habitats. 529 species are described in detailed written accounts-with information on measurements; body shape and color; scales, fins, and gills; habitat; range; and behavior-and 400 other species are briefly noted. Poisonous or otherwise dangerous fish are distinguished by a warning symbol.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Love the ocean! July 11, 2004
Another excellent Audubon guide focusing solely on the ocean. Since I am landlocked in the desert, this book assists me in remembering the saltwater sea and its inhabitants. The scope is not too wide at all, it covers the creatures that reside in the sea, including: mammals, fish, dolphins, Eels, and other fantastic creatures. This is the best of the three Audubon guides that cover the ocean. The reason for this is the coverage of freshwater and marine species. The photographs of these are also beautiful, showing enough of the animal for quick identification. None are dark and useless! To top it all off, the number of species listed in all categories is very impressive, coming off at 600++ entries. If you already love the ocean and its creatures, this field guide will further intrigue you!
An Excellent Guide December 7, 2001
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
I've been obsessed with fish for as long as I can remember. I have an entire shelf on my bookcase devoted to fish books, and this is by far the best book on that shelf. It has hundreds of pictures of every importent species in North America as well as Information on most every species. This is the definative guide on the market
 To wide a scope August 22, 2001
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
Why not add frogs, snakes and other reptiles? Again the Audubon Society tries to market one guidebook to all of Canada and the US. For comparison Audubon's close competitor in the layperson field guide business uses three guides to cover the same area. Peterson's field guides has one for the Pacific coast, one for the Atlantic and one for freshwater. That's not even including the mammals! This guide is so broad as to be useless to the person looking at anything but the most common and conspicuous fishes. The photographs are often dark and useless, showing only the adult stages of several fishes which makes it difficult to determine what species you might have. The only plus I can give it as that it arranges fish by shape or other distinctive characteristics, this might be useful to the person unfamiliar with fish families. I made the mistake of getting it as my first field guide to fishes. From experience let me say this, get yourself a Peterson's to your local area. The color plates might be harder to learn to use, but they show a lot more.
A must for any Fish lover... Fresh or Saltwater ! November 18, 1999
10 out of 14 found this review helpful
Being a fishing charter captian out of Boston Ma. and a fishing enthusist of fresh and saltwater... Info provided in detail on every fish in North America....This book is a must for all fish lovers!
5 STARS AREN'T ENOUGH! August 24, 1998
8 out of 14 found this review helpful
I'm a marine biologist wanna-be. Living in the midwest, I have no ocean to enjoy. This book helps fill that void. It is full of great pictures and information. Take my advice, get this book and impress your friends with the wealth of knowledge you are bound to learn from it.
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