EVERY FISHER PERSON NEEDS A COPY OF THIS BOOK IN THEIR TACKLE BOX !! AND ESPECIALLY IF YOU TAKE THE KIDS FISHING TOO !!

This is the revised edition by Tony Ayling and illustrated by Geoffrey Cox . It deals with the three main groups of sea fishes :

1/ Jawless 2/ Cartiliginous 3/ Bony That can be found within a 200 mile radius of N.Z

This book can be used for identification purposes , the lists and illustrations are excellent & cover 170 families of fish. There are keys to the most salient identification points. And it covers 486 species ( that's a whole lot of fish !! with fullest identification you will find on size , growth rates , feeding , breeding , distribution & habitats. 180 beautiful clear illustrations in full colour , plus 475 line drawings plus maps and diagrams .

Please note that one corner of book is a bit dinged as it got dropped on concrete ..pages 83 to 86 ( ghost sharks ) have come loose and have a couple of tears but other than that the book is in goodles condition and I have priced it with these faults in mind .It still has heaps of years left in it Hardback