There has been a lot of interest in the Hawaiian fish bone manual so here is a public link
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/13054500/Hawaii%20fish%20manual.pdf
It’s a 124 MB file. I’ll keep it there for a month at least, and probably longer
Mat
From: Analysis of animal remains from archaeological sites [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Akshay Sarathi
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Subject: [ZOOARCH] Guide to fish skeletons
Hello,
I am a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. I am in my second year and I have decided on a zooarchaeological research path, with special focus on fish remains on the East African coast during the Pleistocene.
My question is: is there a comprehensive guide to fish skeletons, especially of the western Indian Ocean? I have thus far found and acquired:
1) Marine fish Osteology: A manual for archaeologists by D.Y. Cannon
2) Fishes (Cambridge manuals in archaeology) by Alwyne Wheeler.
3) Fishes: A field and laboratory manual on their structure, identification, and natural history by Gregor Cailliet.
What I am looking for would ideally be a thick book that illustrates the bones of different species from various angles. I have not been able to find something like this and I am having to cobble together a guide to fish skeletons of my own. While I don't mind creating my own guide, it is time consuming and frustrating at times.
Any aid I would receive in this matter would be greatly appreciated.
Yours sincerely,
Akshay Sarathi
Graduate Student
Department of Anthropology
University of Wisconsin-Madison