Field Guide to Sharks, Rays & Chimaeras of Europe and the Mediterranean - (Wild Nature Press) by David A Ebert & Marc Dando (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

The definitive field guide to all the sharks, rays and chimaeras of the European Atlantic and Mediterranean

The waters of the northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea are home to an amazing variety of sharks, rays and chimaeras. This comprehensive and easy-to-use field guide covers all 146 species found in the Mediterranean, the waters of the European Atlantic and Iceland, along all the Scandinavian coasts, in the Black Sea and as far south as the Canary Islands. Detailed species accounts describe key identification features, habitat, biology and status. Every species account comes with a colour distribution map, a depth guide, at-a-glance icons and colour illustrations. This must-have field guide also features illustrated key guides that enable you to accurately identify down to species, comparison plates of similar species, illustrations of eggcases where known and plates of teeth.

• The first field guide to cover all 146 species
• Features hundreds of colour illustrations, photos, maps and diagrams
• Describes key features, habitat, biology and status
• Includes depth guides, at-a-glance icons, key guides and teeth plates

Review Quotes

"This guide achieves wonderfully what is crucial--making species of sharks and their relatives go from just being to being seen. This opens the doors through which we can get to know them better and come to appreciate them and the underwater realms they inhabit."---Gaj Kusar

"A great thing to have on your bookshelf. . . . Nobody, it seems, produces better marine-life scientific illustrations than Marc Dando, whose work can be admired here. Author David Ebert, programme director of the Pacific Shark Research Centre, knows his elasmobranchs and, while this is a reference book, has a clear and authoritative style."---Steve Weinman, Diver Magazine

"Everything you might ever want to know about these sharks and their relatives, from detailed dentition infographics for most shark species, to highly notated and very beautiful identification illustrations, is crammed into 384 exquisitely designed pages. This is the standard that all marine life field guides should aspire to reach."-- "DIVE Magazine"

"Recommended for a wide range of readers from experts to enthusiasts who are interested in chondrichthyans particularly for this part of the world."---Phillip C. Sternes, Journal of Fish Biology ​​​​​​

"This book is the definitive field guide to the sharks, rays, and chimaera of Europe and the Mediterranean."---Paul Cox, Shark Trust

"This book is a tour de force and will become the authoritative field guide and species reference for this region and an essential part of any interested person's wildlife tool kit."---David Sims, Marine Biologist magazine

"This book is an utter delight, a treasure trove for shark geeks and a remarkable achievement for both author and illustrator. If you're interested in elasmobranchs and want a truly comprehensive i-d resource for this region, look no further."---Simon Rogerson, SCUBA Magazine

About the Author

David A. Ebert is program director of the Pacific Shark Research Center and a research faculty member at Moss Landing Marine Laboratories. Marc Dando is a scientific illustrator and publisher whose books include Guide to the Manta and Devil Rays of the World and A Pocket Guide to Sharks of the World (both Princeton). Twitter @dando_marc