Fishes of the Open Ocean by Julian Pepperell, illustrated by Guy Harvey
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Fishes of the Open Ocean: A Natural History and Illustrated Guide by Julian Pepperell with illustrations by Guy Harvey is a beautiful new book that documents the seas most populous inhabitants – fish.
The largest, swiftest, highest-leaping and most migratory fishes on the planet all live in the open ocean. Beautifully adapted to their world, they range from tiny drift fishes and slow plankton-straining whale sharks to high-energy, streamlined predators such as tunas and marlin. “Fishes of the Open Ocean”, from Julian Pepperell, one of Australia’s best-known marine biologists and world authority on oceanic fishes, is the first book to describe these fishes, their biology and the complex, often fragile world in which they live
