@book{fdi:010072268,
  title = {{R}ays of the world},
  author = {{L}ast, {P}.{R}. and {W}hite, {W}.{T}. and de {C}arvalho, {M}.{R}. and {S}{\'e}ret, {B}ernard and {S}tehmann, {M}.{F}.{W}. and {N}aylor, {G}.{J}.{P}. and {M}arshall, {L}.},
  editor = {{L}ast, {P}.{R}. and {W}hite, {W}.{T}. and de {C}arvalho, {M}.{R}. and {S}{\'e}ret, {B}ernard and {S}tehmann, {M}.{F}.{W}. and {N}aylor, {G}.{J}.{P}.},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{R}ays are among the largest fishes and evolved from shark-like ancestors nearly 200 million years ago. {T}hey share with sharks many life history traits: all species are carnivores or scavengers; all reproduce by internal fertilisation; and all have similar morphological and anatomical characteristics, such as skeletons built of cartilage. {R}ays of the {W}orld is the first complete pictorial atlas of the world’s ray fauna and includes information on many species only recently discovered by scientists while undertaking research for the book. {I}t includes all 26 families and 633 valid named species of rays, but additional undescribed species exist for many groups. {R}ays of the {W}orld features a unique collection of paintings of all living species by {A}ustralian natural history artist {L}indsay {M}arshall, compiled as part of a multinational research initiative, the {C}hondrichthyan {T}ree of {L}ife {P}roject. {I}mages sourced from around the planet were used by the artist to illustrate the fauna. {T}his comprehensive overview of the world’s ray fauna summarises information such as general identifying features and distributional information about these iconic, but surprisingly poorly known, fishes. {I}t will enable readers to gain a better understanding of the rich diversity of rays and promote wider public interest in the group.},
  keywords = {{MONDE}},
  address = {{C}layton {S}outh},
  publisher = {{CSIRO}},
  series = {},
  pages = {800},
  year = {2016},
  ISBN = {978-0-643-10913-1},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010072268},
}