Sharks and Other Deadly Ocean Creatures: Visual Encyclopedia PDF
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US_001_Half_title.indd 1 19/01/2016 15:21 DK Delhi Senior Editor Sreshtha Bhattacharya Editor Agnibesh Das Design Team Kshitiz Dobhal, Ranjita Bhattacharji Senior DTP Designer Harish Aggarwal DTP Designers Jaypal Singh, Syed Md Farhan Picture Researcher Nishwan Rasool Jacket Designer Dhirendra Singh Managing Jackets Editor Saloni Singh Pre-production Manager Balwant Singh Production Manager Pankaj Sharma Picture Research Manager Taiyaba Khatoon Managing Editor Kingshuk Ghoshal Managing Art Editor Govind Mittal DK London Senior Editor Chris Hawkes Senior Art Editor Spencer Holbrook US Editor Rebecca Warren Jacket Editor Claire Gell Jacket Designer Natalie Godwin Jacket Design Development Manager Sophia MTT Producer, Pre-production Robert Dunn Producer Vivienne Yong Managing Art Editor Philip Letsu Publisher Andrew Macintyre Associate Publishing Director Liz Wheeler Art Director Karen Self Publishing Director Jonathan Metcalf Written by Derek Harvey Consultant: Dr. Kim Bryan First American Edition, 2016 Published in the United States by DK Publishing 345 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014 Copyright © 2016 Dorling Kindersley Limited DK, a Division of Penguin Random House LLC 16 17 18 19 20 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 001—289250—Jun/2016 All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under the copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise), without the prior written permission of the copyright owner. Published in Great Britain by Dorling Kindersley Limited. A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. ISBN: 978-1-4654-5084-5 DK books are available at special discounts when purchased in bulk for sales promotions, premiums, fund-raising, or educational use. For details, contact: DK Publishing Special Markets, 345 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014 [email protected] Printed and bound in China A WORLD OF IDEAS: SEE ALL THERE IS TO KNOW www.dk.com US_002-003_Title.indd 2 10/02/16 4:28 pm US_002-003_Title.indd 3 19/01/2016 15:21 CONTENTS 1 2 PRIMEVAL PREDATORS 8 MUD-ROOTING MONSTERS 34 Sea Lamprey 10 Longnose Sawshark 36 Devonian Placoderm 11 Sand Devil 38 Devonian Shark 12 Common Angelshark 39 Devonian Shark 12 Big Skate 40 Carboniferous Shark 14 Common Guitarfish 41 Prehistoric Eel-like Shark 14 Giant Guitarfish 42 Hybodont Shark 16 Small-toothed Sawfish 43 Sharpnose Sevengill Shark 17 Marbled Torpedo Ray 44 Bluntnose Sixgill Shark 18 Lesser Electric Ray 45 Broadnose Sevengill Shark 19 Blue-spotted Ribbontail Ray 46 Frilled Shark 20 Peacock Flounder 48 Spiral-toothed Chimeroid 20 Lesser Weever 48 Carboniferous Spiny “Shark” 22 Sand Stargazer 50 Cretaceous Chimaera 23 Biting Reef Worm 51 Australian Ploughnose Chimaera 24 Pacific Longnose Chimaera 25 Rabbitfish 26 Giant Jurassic Bony Fish 28 Alligator Gar 28 Coelacanth 30 Cretaceous Plesiosaur 31 Jurassic Ichthyosaur 32 Megalodon 33 US_004-007_Contents.indd 4 19/01/2016 15:21 3 4 DEVILS OF THE DARK 52 KILLERS BETWEEN THE TIDES 72 Velvet-belly 54 Zebra Bullhead 74 Angular Rough Shark 54 Horn Shark 75 Greenland Shark 56 Collared Carpet Shark 76 Pygmy Shark 58 Blind Shark 77 Cookiecutter Shark 59 Ornate Wobbegong 78 Kitefin Shark 60 Spotted Wobbegong 79 Spiny Dogfish 60 Cobbler Wobbegong 80 Pelican Eel 62 Tasselled Wobbegong 81 Sladen’s Hatchetfish 63 Epaulette Shark 82 Barbeled Dragonfish 64 White-spotted Bambooshark 84 Sloane’s Viperfish 64 Venus Comb 84 Deep-sea Lizardfish 66 Cone Shell 86 Lancetfish 67 Common Starfish 88 Humpback Anglerfish 68 Southern Blue-ringed Octopus 89 Giant Squid 68 Vampire Squid 70 Giant Pacific Octopus 71 US_004-007_Contents.indd 5 19/01/2016 15:21 5 6 MUSCLE-MOUTHED GULPERS 90 CRUISERS AND CHASERS 104 Whale Shark 92 Basking Shark 106 Zebra Shark 94 Megamouth Shark 108 Nurse Shark 95 Small-toothed Sandtiger Shark 109 Tawny Nurse Shark 96 Sandtiger Shark 110 Anglerfish 96 Crocodile Shark 111 Psychedelic Frogfish 98 Great White Shark 112 Pink Frogmouth 99 Short-finned Mako 114 Giant Grouper 100 Salmon Shark 115 Stonefish 101 Thresher Shark 116 Common Lionfish 102 Goblin Shark 117 Spotted Eagle Ray 118 Giant Manta Ray 119 Great Barracuda 120 PREDATOR POWER Sailfish 121 This scale depends on prey size and the Atlantic Bluefin Tuna 122 possible danger a predator poses to humans. Giant Trevally 123 Humpback Whale 124 Sperm Whale 126 Predators that feed on planktonic animals; also parasites that may not kill their victims. Leatherback Turtle 127 Box Jellyfish 128 Predators that target small invertebrates and Lion’s Mane Jellyfish 129 small fish, up to the size of mackerel. Portuguese Man o’ War 130 Barrel Shrimp 131 Predators that target and kill medium-sized prey, bigger than mackerel. SCALES AND SIZES Predators that kill small or medium-sized prey, Profiles of sharks and other creatures have but have venom that could kill bigger animals. scale drawings to indicate their size. Predators that target large prey up to the size of big mammals, potentially humans. 8 in (20.3 cm) 6 ft (1.8 m) 6 ft (1.8 m) US_004-007_Contents.indd 6 19/01/2016 15:21 7 8 INSHORE MARAUDERS 132 PREDATORS OF THE REEF 166 Australian Swell Shark 134 Blacktip Shark 168 Small-spotted Cat Shark 134 Oceanic Whitetip Shark 169 Coral Cat Shark 136 Silky Shark 170 Pyjama Shark 137 Dusky Shark 171 Red-spotted Cat Shark 138 Galapagos Shark 172 Puffadder Shy Shark 139 Caribbean Reef Shark 173 Grey-spotted Cat Shark 140 Blacktip Reef Shark 174 Black-mouthed Cat Shark 141 Gray Reef Shark 175 Big-eyed Hound Shark 142 Bronze Whaler 176 Tope Shark 142 Blue Shark 177 Leopard Shark 144 Whitetip Reef Shark 178 Starry Smooth Hound 145 Great Hammerhead 180 Gummy Shark 146 Scalloped Hammerhead 182 Banded Hound Shark 146 Crown-of-Thorns Starfish 183 Tiger Shark 148 Green Moray Eel 184 Lemon Shark 149 Humphead Wrasse 185 Bull Shark 150 Brain Coral 186 Sarcastic Fringehead 152 Magnificent Sea Anemone 187 Atlantic Wolf-Fish 153 Harlequin Shrimp 188 Killer Whale 154 Anna’s Sea Slug 189 Leopard Seal 156 Southern Elephant Seal 157 Sea Otter 158 Emperor Penguin 159 Saltwater Crocodile 160 REFERENCE 190 Sea Snake 162 GLOSSARY 204 Nautilus 163 INDEX 206 Peacock Mantis Shrimp 164 Smooth-clawed Pistol Shrimp 165 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 208 US_004-007_Contents.indd 7 19/01/2016 15:21 PRIMEVAL PREDATORS US_008-009_Opener_Chapter_1.indd 8 19/01/2016 15:21
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