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FOREWORD

INTRODUCTION

Welcome to FishBase
What's new in FishBase 2000
Things not (yet) in FishBase
FishBase and Groups Other than Fish
Ichthyology
The Fish Quiz
The Making of FishBase
How to Become a FishBase Collaborator... and Why
Publishing for FishBase
FishBase Translations
Bugs, Blanks and Errors

A QUICK TOUR THROUGH FISHBASE

INFORMATION IN FISHBASE

FishBase has 60 Main Tables
Search by Species
Quick Identification

REPORTS

Reports
Species Synopses
All Species of a Family
Different Checklist by Country
Common Names
Population Dynamics by Family

NATIONAL DATABASES

National Databases
The FishWatcher Database
The National Checklist Database
The Local Knowledge Database

GRAPHS IN FISHBASE

MISCELLANEOUS

Miscellaneous
Check Names
Country Information
Finfish Statistics
Eschmeyer's Museums
Adverse Introduction
Expeditions

NOMENCLATURE

Nomenclature
The ORDERS Table
The FAMILIES Table
Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
The Role of Taxonomy
Introduction to the Catalog
Species of Fishes
Genera of Fishes
Genera and Species in a Classification
Literature Cited
Errors and Discrepancies
The SPECIES Table
The COMMON NAMES Table
The SYNONYMS Table

DISTRIBUTION

The STOCKS Table
The FAOAREAS Table
The FAOAREAS REF Table
The COUNTRIES Table
The COUNTREF Table
The INTRODUCTIONS Table
The OCCURRENCES Table
The EXPEDITIONS Table

FAO STATISTICS

FAO Statistics
FAO Catches
FAO Aquaculture

POPULATION DYNAMICS

Population Dynamics
The POPCHAR Table
The LENGTH-WEIGHT Table
The LENGTH-FREQUENCY Table
The LENGTH-LENGTH Table
The POPGROWTH Table
Auximetric Analyses
Seasonal Growth
Natural Mortality
Yield-per-recruit Analyses
The RECRUITMENT Table
Estimation of Life History Key Facts

TROPHIC ECOLOGY

Trophic Ecology
The ECOLOGY Table
The FOOD ITEMS Table
The DIET Table
The RATION Table
The POPQB Table
The PREDATORS Table
Trophic Pyramids

REPRODUCTION

Reproduction
The REPRODUCTION Table
The MATURITY Table
The SPAWNING Table

ICHTHYOPLANKTON

ICHTHYOPLANKTON
The EGGS Table
The EGGDEV Table
The LARVAE Table
LarvalBase
The BROODSTOCK Table
The EGG NURSERY Table
The LARVAL NURSERY Table
The FRY NURSERY Table
Houde and Zastrow's LARVDYN Table

MORPHOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGY

The MORPHOLOGY Table
The VISION Table
The BRAINS Table
The OXYGEN Table
The SWIMMING and SPEED Tables
The GILL AREA Table
The PROCESSING Table
Fish Sounds
Identification Keys

GENETICS AND AQUACULTURE

Genetics and Aquaculture
The GENETICS Table
The ELECDAT Table
The GENEDAT Table
The STRAINS Tables
The CULTSYS Table
The CULTSPEC Table
Aquaculture Species Profile
The DISREF and DISEASE Tables
The ABNORM Table

OTHER TABLES

The ECOTOXICOLOGY Table
The CIGUATERA Table
The COLLABORATORS Table
The REFERENCES Table
The BIBLIO Table
Nomenclatural Changes
The GLOSSARY Table
Bodies, Treaties and Conventions

PICTURES IN FISHBASE

The PICTURES Table
Fish At Depth
Fish Stamps

THE WINMAP SOFTWARE

The WinMap Software
WinMap, a Public Domain Product

INSTALLING FISHBASE

Installing FishBase
Getting Started
FishBase on a LAN
FishBase and Microsoft Access

CREDITS

List of Figures

List of Symbols and Abbreviations