ISBN-13:	9780520234840
Publisher:	University of California Press
Publication date:	05/08/2003
Series:	California Natural History Guides , #71
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	297
Sales rank:	752,691
Product dimensions:	4.50(w) x 7.25(h) x 0.80(d)

This guide is the only complete reference to the sharks, rays, and chimaeras found in California's waters— from the intertidal zone to 500 miles offshore. Species accounts give information on habitat and range, natural history, interactions with humans, nomenclature, and further references 68 beautiful color illustrations show each shark, ray, and chimaera; accompanying line drawings highlight differences in teeth, underside of the head, and egg casesIncludes information on the California marine environment, ecology and conservation, and shark biology