Includes index. "First American edition, 1988" -- title page verso.
Contents:
What is a fish? -- Inside a fish -- The bones of a fish -- Early fish -- Scale story -- A riot of color -- Amazing shapes -- Pipes and horses -- changing faces -- The art of swimming -- Tails and fins -- Fish with legs -- Fish feeding -- Food out of water -- Scaring the enemy -- Setting up house -- Fish eggs -- Attentive parents -- Living in harmony -- Snakes of the sea -- Hiding places -- Life on the move -- Poisonous fish -- All about rays -- Warriors of the sea -- Studying fish -- Did you know? -- Fish tales -- Find out more.
Summary:
Photographs and text explore the characteristics, habitats, and variety of fishes and other undersea life.
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