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