Author: Publisher: Mutual Publishing ISBN: Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 196
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"Underwater photographs and informative descriptions of over 240 species, including classification, evolution, and best locations to spot them."--Amazon.com.
Author: John E. Randall Publisher: University of Hawaii Press ISBN: 0824834275 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 242
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This new edition of Shore Fishes of Hawai‘i updates our knowledge of Hawaiian fishes and has been expanded to include 372 species. All are illustrated by the author’s 475 superb photographs. The most important characteristics to identify a fish are given as well as the size attained and its distribution. Each species account begins with the American common name, followed by the Hawaiian name (when known), and the scientific name. Because it is necessary to use some scientific terminology when giving the principal diagnostic characteristics of families or species of fishes and what they eat, a handy glossary appears at the back of the book before the Index.
Author: Sarah Vowell Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1101486457 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 174
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From the author of Lafayette in the Somewhat United States, an examination of Hawaii, the place where Manifest Destiny got a sunburn. Many think of 1776 as the defining year of American history, when we became a nation devoted to the pursuit of happiness through self- government. In Unfamiliar Fishes, Sarah Vowell argues that 1898 might be a year just as defining, when, in an orgy of imperialism, the United States annexed Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and Guam, and invaded first Cuba, then the Philippines, becoming an international superpower practically overnight. Among the developments in these outposts of 1898, Vowell considers the Americanization of Hawaii the most intriguing. From the arrival of New England missionaries in 1820, their goal to Christianize the local heathen, to the coup d'état of the missionaries' sons in 1893, which overthrew the Hawaiian queen, the events leading up to American annexation feature a cast of beguiling, and often appealing or tragic, characters: whalers who fired cannons at the Bible-thumpers denying them their God-given right to whores, an incestuous princess pulled between her new god and her brother-husband, sugar barons, lepers, con men, Theodore Roosevelt, and the last Hawaiian queen, a songwriter whose sentimental ode "Aloha 'Oe" serenaded the first Hawaiian president of the United States during his 2009 inaugural parade. With her trademark smart-alecky insights and reporting, Vowell lights out to discover the off, emblematic, and exceptional history of the fiftieth state, and in so doing finds America, warts and all.
Author: John E. Randall Publisher: ISBN: Category : Coral reef fishes Languages : en Pages : 564
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L'ouvrage traite des 612 espèces de poissons des iles de Hawai (dont un quart sont endémiques) vivant du rivage jusqu'à 200 m de profondeur. Il fournit une description générale de chacune des 101 familles de poissons des iles Hawai, suivie des clés d'identification des espèces et d'informations sur celles-ci (description, distribution géographique, biologie). Chaque description d'espèce est illustrée d'une photographie.
Author: Monika Mira Publisher: Lucid Publishing ISBN: 0979337402 Category : Coloring books Languages : en Pages : 121
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The Complete Hawaiian Reef Fish Coloring Book includes over 200 colorable illustrations to help the reader learn to identify these colorful and fascinating fishes. Each illustration is accompanied by a complete description of the fish, including the scientific, common and Hawaiian names. Their anatomical features, coloration, body designs, feeding habits and reproductive strategies are also explained in a fully illustrated section devoted to these topics. In addition, an overview of coral reef ecology is provided to help the reader understand the relationship between the fishes and the coral reef. This book may be used by the casual snorkeler, diver, or marine enthusiast. Students of marine biology will also find it to be a useful tool for academic work and practical monitoring projects. This book can also be used in the classroom to supplement a course in marine biology or ecology, or it may simply be used by younger audiences who just want to enjoy coloring in the fishes.
Author: Wilfred Toki Publisher: Beachhouse Pub. ISBN: 9780972990592 Category : Children's literature Languages : en Pages : 0
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An illustrated guide to some of Hawaii's fish featuring photographs of the fish in their natural habitat and cartoon drawings of the fish that will help kids remember their names. Each fish is drawn in a fun and funny way to help you remember their names. Picture the Surgeonfish wearing a surgeon's mask and holding scalpels; picture the Rudderfish with a wooden rudder for a tail and you'll be able to remember their names (both their Hawaiian and English names) the next time you're out witnessing Hawa There's so much to learn about all the fishes out there! Each drawing is accompanied by a photograph, short description and interesting fact. You'l find out what they look like, where they get their names, how they act, what they eat, and more. And you'll learn which ones played an important cultural role in ancient Hawaii. Have fun as you get to know your fishes in Hawaii!
Author: Margaret Titcomb Publisher: University of Hawaii Press ISBN: 9780824805920 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 192
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This book provides a lot of information on the importance of fishing in ancient Hawaiian society. It includes drawings of fish with both Hawaiian and scientific names.
Author: Gerald Robert Allen Publisher: University of Hawaii Press ISBN: 9780824816759 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 388
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This book contains a long-overdue treatment of the marine fish fauna of the region extending from the central Gulf of California, southward to Ecuador, including the offshore Revillagigedos, Cocos, and Galapagos island groups. Lavishly illustrated, it includes coverage of 680 species.
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