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Index

A Aztec mythology, 75 chytridiomycosis, 90 dragonfish, 55 fish, 46-47, 57 tails, 22-23
Mandarin dragonet, 27
species decline, 91
clown coris, 29
vision, 18-19, 46
moray, 56
clown knifefish, 29 Dunkleosteus (fossil), 9 fertilization See also individual types
abyssal fish, 54-55 clown triggerfish, 27 Dunn rocket frog fish, 32-33 fishing industry
abyssopelagic zone, 51 B clownfish, 26 species decline, 91 filter feeder, 30 species decline, 85
Acanthostega (fossil), 63 coelacanth, 11, 13 dwarf seahorse, 89 fin, 22-23 sports fishing, 86-87
actinopterygian fish, 12 coloration fin ray, 22-23 Vietnam, 4-5
African butterfly fish, 47 bait fishing, 86-87 amphibians, 72-73, 79 fire goby, 28 fly fishing, 86
African lungfish, 23 barbel, 31 fish, 26-27 E fish, 6-59 flying fish, 35
amphibian, 60-79 bathypelagic zone, 51 commensalism, 30 abyssal, 51, 54-55 fossil
anatomy, 64 black-striped pipefish, 40 commercial fishing, 84-85 age determination, 21 amphibians, 62-63
camouflage, 5 blue poison dart frog, 73 common salamander, 76-77 Eastern newt, 78 air breathing, 58-59 fish, 8-9
classification, 65 blue ribbon eel, 57 common skate ecosystem, ocean, 50-51 amphibious, 58-59 living: See lungfish
evolution, 62-63 bluespotted ribbontail ray, 42-43 overfishing, 89 edible frog, 66-67, 71 anatomy, 10-11, 16-17 freshwater fish
feeding technique, 65 bony fish, 10, 12-13 common toad, 65 eel, 56 Andean mythology, 82 salinity regulation, 17
jumping, 66-67 anatomy, 16-17 conger, 56 blue ribbon eel, 57 Arthrodira, 9 frog, 64-65
metamorphosis, 70-71 bottom feeder, 51 coral, 30, 50 garden eel, 37 body shape, 16-17, 28-29 edible, 66-67, 71
mimicry, 5 Boulter net, 85 Costa Rican variable harlequin toad, 73, 91 Egyptian mythology, 83 bottom feeders, 51 European tree frog, 5
mythology, 82-83 brook trout, 87 cowfish electric ray, 43 camouflage, 18-19, 34-35 Iberian water frog, 68
poisonous, 60-61, 72-73 brown trout, 16-17 longhorn cowfish, 28 Emperor angelfish, 26 color, 26-27 movement, 66-67
reproduction, 68-69 bull shark, 45 Craugastor tabasarae (fish), 90 endangered species, 88-89 deep-water, 51, 54-55 poisonous, 60-61, 72-73
species decline, 90-91 butterfly fish crocodile fish See also species decline defense mechanisms, 36-37 reed frog, 65
temperature regulation, 5 African butterfly fish, 47 fins, 6-7 epipelagic zone, 50 diversity, 38-59 See also toad
vocal sacs, 64 threadfin butterfly fish, 27 ctenoid scale, 21 European midwife toad, 69 Dunkleosteus, 9 frog prince (folk tale), 83
See also individual types yellow-crowned butterfly fish, 88 cycloid scale, 21 European plaice, 34 endangered species, 88-89 fugu (pufferfish), 53
amplexus, 68 butterfly ray, 43 Cyclostomata (jawless fish), 16 European tree frog, 5 evolution, 5, 8-9 fumarole, 55
ampullae of Lorenzini, 14, 44 Eusthenopteron (fossil), 62 feeding strategies, 46-47, 57
Andean mythology, 82 evolution fins, 22-23
angelfish, 29 C D amphibians, 62-63 food sources, 30-31 G
Emperor angelfish, 26 fish, 5, 8-9 general characteristics, 6-7
angelshark fish jawbone, 8 gills, 10-11, 17
species decline, 88 caecilian damselfish Exocoetidae: See flying fish life cycle, 32-33 ganoid scale, 21
anglerfish ringed caecilian, 65 whitetail damselfish, 27 eye lobe-finned, 62 garden eel, 37
humpback anglerfish, 55 camouflage, 18-19, 34-35, 40 deepwater fish, 15 abyssal fish, 55 movement, 24-25 gestational period, 77
Anguilliformes: See eel cartilaginous fish, 14-15 defense mechanism, 36-37 fish, 16 mythology, 82-83 gill breathing, 10-11
Anura (amphibian), 65, 66-67, 70-71 catfish, 31 seahorses, 40 poisonous, 52-53 gliding, 35
Apoda (amphibian), 65 upside-down catfish, 24 Dendrobates, 61 predators, 30 globefish, 18-19
archerfish, 46 catshark, 25 Devonian Period F reproduction, 32-33, 41, 48-49 gnathostomad fish, 9
Arthrodira (fossil), 9 Chimaerae (fish), 15 Dunkleosteus, 9 salinity regulation, 17 goby
Asian tree toad, 66 Chinese mythology, 83 evolution, 8-9 scales, 20-21 fire goby, 28
Atlantic footballfish, 55 Chinook salmon, 4-5 Pteraspis, 8 fanfin seadevil, 54 schools, 25 golden poison dart frog, 73
Atlantic mackerel, 10-11 Choanichthyes (fish), 11, 13 diphyceral tail, 23 fangtooth, 54 self-defense, 36-37 golden toad
Atlantic mudskipper, 59 Chocó Indians, 72 diving equipment, 50-51 feeding strategy skeleton, 12-13 species decline, 90
axolotl, 74-75 Chondrichthyes (fish), 14, 16 dragnet, 85 amphibians, 65, 66-67 species by ocean depth, 50-51 goldfish, 22-23, 27
Mayan mythology, 82 Christian symbolism, 82 dragonet conger, 57 swimming, 24-25 grazing, 31