Language: Chinese with bilingual chapter and section headings and figure captions in English and Chinese, and English and scientific nomenclature
The first of two volumes, Marine Fishes of Southern Fujian, China, Volume 1 covers 186 species of fishes belonging to 141 genera, 83 families and 25 orders, found off the coast of Fujian, a province on the southeast coast of mainland China. For each species the book gives Chinese, scientific, and English names, morphological descriptions, distribution, total length of specimens, details on reproduction, taxonomic comments and IUCN red list status, and is illustrated with one or two color specimen photos. The book is the result of fish biodiversity investigations in the sea in southern Fujian province.