Contents
Prologue: The wandering ichthyologist
Chapter 1: Ichthyo-curiosities
Sedna the sea goddess
Chapter 2: A view from the deep – introducing the fish
How the flounder lost its smile
Chapter 3: Outrageous acts of colour
The salmon of knowledge
Chapter 4: Illuminations
O-namazu
Chapter 5: Anatomy of a shoal
Osiris and the elephantfish
Chapter 6: Fish food
Vatnagedda
Chapter 7: Toxic fish
Chipfalamfula
Chapter 8: How fish used to be
The Doctor of the sea
Chapter 9: Fish symphonies
The fish and the golden shoe
Chapter 10: (Re)thinking fish
Epilogue
Appendix: Illustration species list
Glossary
Select bibliography and Notes
Acknowledgements
Index
