The alleged pugnacity of the swordfish and the spearfishes as shown by their attacks on vessels

a study of their behavior and the structures which make possible these attacks

The alleged pugnacity of the swordfish and th ...
E. W. Gudger, E. W. Gudger
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The alleged pugnacity of the swordfish and the spearfishes as shown by their attacks on vessels

a study of their behavior and the structures which make possible these attacks

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English
Pages
315

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Table of Contents

Introduction
The swordfish and the spearfishes - the Xiphiiformes
Swordfishing and swordfish attacks on boats in the Mediterranean
Accounts of sword- and spearfish attacks on vessels in the three central oceans
Swordfishing in the Western North Atlantic
Swordfish attacks in the Western North Atlantic
Does Xiphias attack other marine animals?
Xiphias drives its sword in the mud of the sea bottom
The force of the blow delivered by the swordfish and the spearfishes
Why do the Xiphiiform fishes attack vessels?

Edition Notes

Cover title.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-315).

Published in
Calcutta
Series
Memoirs of the Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal -- v. 12, no. 2.
Other Titles
Alleged pugnacity of swordfish and spearfishes.

Classifications

Library of Congress
AS472 .B31 vol. 12, no. 2

The Physical Object

Pagination
[215]-315 p., [7] leaves of plates :
Number of pages
315

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL16139610M
LCCN
43001972

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