FAO Fisheries Species Catalogues 125

[John F]

For those that are serious about  identifying their catches, the references below might help.

These were published by FAO from  1980-1999 and cover some of the most important commercial species.

Please note that some files are very  large. Of especial interest I would like to call your attention to the following volumes:
Vol. 2 (tuna and  mackerels)
Vol. 4 (sharks)
Vol. 5 (billfishes)
Vol. 6 (snappers)
Vol. 9 (emperors),  and

Vol. 16 (rockcods).

Enjoy!

Vol.1. Shrimps and prawns of the  world ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/ac477e/ac477e.zip 

Vol.2.   Scombrids of the world. An  annotated and illustrated catalogue of   tunas, mackerels, bonitos and related  species known to date ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/ac478e/ac478e.zip 

Vol. 3. Cephalopods of the world ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/ac479e/ac479e.zip 

Vol. 4. Part 1. Sharks of the world ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/ad122e/ad122e.zip 
Vol. 4. Part 2. Sharks of the world ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/ad123e/ad123e.zip 

Vol.   5. Billfishes of the world. An  annotated and illustrated catalogue of   marlins, sailfishes, spearfishes and  swordfishes known to date. ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/ac480e/ac480e.zip 

Vol. 6. Snappers of the world. An  annotated and illustrated catalogue of lutjanid species known to date. ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/ac481e/ac481e.zip 

Vol. 7. Clupeoid fishes of the  world. an annotated and illustrated catalogue of the herrings, sardines,  pilchards, sprats, shads anchovies and wolf-herrings.
Part 1. Chirocentridae, Clupeidae  & Pristigasteridae ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/ac482e/ac482e.zip 
Part 2 – Engraulididae ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/t0835e/t0835e.zip

Vol.8. Fusilier fishes of the world.  An annotated and illustrated catalogue of Caesionid species known to date ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/t0046e/t0046e.zip 

Vol. 9. Emperor fishes and large-eye  breams of the world ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/t0242e/t0242e.zip 

Vol.10.   Gadiform fishes of the world  (Order Gadiformes). An annotated and   illustrated catalogue of cods, hakes,  grenadiers and other gadiform   fishes known to date ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/t0243e/t0243e.zip 

Vol.11. Sea turtles of the world ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/t0244e/t0244e.zip 

Vol.12.   Nemipterid fishes of the  world (threadfin breams, whiptail breams,   monocle breams, dwarf monocle breams  and coral breams), family   Nemipteridae ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/t0416e/t0416e.zip 

Vol. 13 Marine lobsters of the world  ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/t0411e/t0411e.zip 

Vol.14.   Sillaginid fishes of the  world (Family Sillaginidae). An Annotated and   Illustrated Catalogue of the  Sillago, Smelt or Indo-Pacific Whiting   Species Known to Date. ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/t0538e/t0538e.zip 

Vol.15.   Snake mackerels and  cutlassfishes of the world (Families Gempylidae   and Trichiuridae). An annotated  and illustrated catalogue of the snake   mackerels, snoeks, escolars, gemfishes,  sackfishes, domine, oilfish,   cutlassfishes... ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/t0539e/t0539e.zip 

Vol 16. Groupers of the world  (Family Serranidae, Subfamily Epinephelinae) ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/t0540e/t0540e.zip 

Vol.   17. Pearl perches of the world.  (Family Glaucosomatidae). An annotated   and illustrated catalogue of the pearl  perches known to date. ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/w5263e/w5263e.zip 

Vol.18.   Ophidiiform fishes of the  world (Order Ophidiiformes). An annotated   and illustrated catalogue of  pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other   ophidiiform fishes known to date. ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/x3930e/x3930e.zip 

Threadfins of the World (Family  Polynemidae). ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/008/y5398e/y5398e.zip 

[jaenswart]

thanks John, thats nice to have