The Book : Aquatica Arabica. An Aquatic Scientific Journey in Palestine, Arabia and Europe between 1980 - 2005. (ISBN 3-00-014835-3).
The Book : Aquatica Arabica. An Aquatic Scientific Journey in Palestine, Arabia and Europe between 1980 - 2005.

Das Buch : Aquatica Arabica. Eine Aquatische Wissenschaftliche Reise in Palästina, Arabien und Europa zwischen 1980 - 2005.

von : Norman Ali Khalaf-von Jaffa.

ISBN 3-00-014835-3

Erschienen: 1. Auflage: August 2005.

Literaturangaben. - Parallelsacht. in arab. Schr. - Text teilw. dt., teilw. engl., teilw. arab. - Teilw. in arab. Schr.

Norman Ali Khalaf, 2005, ISBN 3-00-014835-3, Gebunden Hardback. 1. Auflage: 376 Seiten. zahlr. schwarz-weiß Abbildungen - Format: 30  x  21,5 cm, Gewicht: 1.210 gramm. Preis: 50,00 Euro.

Norman Ali Khalaf-von Jaffa. Uhlandstraße 6, D-66271 Rilchingen-Hanweiler, Bundesrepublik Deutschland & P.O. Box 37038, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

German / English Cover Foto: The Jaffa Whale. Pottery & Foto: Norman Ali Khalaf-von Jaffa.

Arabic Cover Foto: The Koran Angelfish.

Cover Design / Umschlaggestaltung: Ola Khalaf. Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

Printed and Leather Binding in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.


Contents of the book:

1. Preface & About the Author.
2. The Schooling of Fishes.
3. The Fish Fauna in Van Mildert Pond, Durham City, North East England.
4. The Schooling of Sumatra Barbs (Barbus tetrazona tetrazona) and Minnows (Phoxinus phoxinus). (M.Sc. Dissertation).
5. Blue Whales (Balaenoptera musculus) from the State of Kuwait, Arabian Gulf.
6. The Coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae) in the Science and Natural History Museum, State of Kuwait.
7. On a Collection of Devon Period Animal Fossils from the Saarland, in the Geologische Museum Saarberg. in Saarbrücken, Germany.
8. The Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) from the State of Kuwait, Arabian Gulf.
9. A Trip to Zoo Budapest, Hungary.
10. The Otter (Lutra lutra) in Palestine.
11. The Gulf War and its effect on the Arabian Ecosystem (Part One).
12. The Gulf War and its effect on the Arabian Ecosystem (Part Two).
13. The Gulf War and its effect on the Arabian Ecosystem (Part Three).
14. The Minke Whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) in the Zoologisches Forschungs-institut und Museum Alexander Koenig, Bonn, Germany.
15. The Extinct and Endangered Animals in Palestine & Threatened Mammals.
16. The Nile Crocodile in Palestine.
17. Die Wal Sonderausstellung "Delphinidae Delphionidae" und "Kleinwale in Nord- und Ostsee" im Museum Alexander Koenig in Bonn, Bundesrepublik Deutschland.
18. Der Schweinswal (Phocoena phocoena) in der Nord- und Ostsee...The Harbour Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in the North Sea and Baltic Sea.
19. Thema des Tages (5. Januar 2005): In See gespuelter Indopazifischer Buckeldelfin (Sousa chinensis) in Thailand nach Tagen gerettet.
20. Der Komoren-Quastenflosser (Latimeria chalumnae) und der Manado-Quastenflosser (Latimeria menadoensis).
21. The Story of Prophet Yunus (Jonah) and the Whale.
22. The Story of Prophet Musa (Moses) and the Fish.
23. Samak Al-Luchs (Al-Hamoor) or the Orange-Spotted Grouper (Epinephelus coioides) in Palestine (Mediterranean Sea) and the United Arab Emirates (Arabian Gulf).
24. Jaffa (Yaffa): The History of an Old Palestinian Arab City on the Mediterranean Sea & The Andromeda Sea Monster of Jaffa.
25. The Jewfish (Epinephelus itajara)...Der Riesenzackenbarsch oder Judenfisch (Epinephelus itajara).
26. The Arabian Freshwater Fishes in the Arabia's Wildlife Centre, Sharjah Desert Park, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
27. The Jaffa Amphipod (Ampelisca jaffaensis, Bellan-Santini & Kaim-Malka, 1977) from Jaffa, Palestine.
28. The Koran Angelfish (Pomacanthus semicirculatus, Cuvier, 1831).
29. The Reptiles in the Arabia’s Wildlife Centre in the Sharjah Desert Park, United Arab Emirates.
30. The Arabian Sea Prince (Amir Al-Bahar Al-Arabi) Shihab Al-Deen Ahmad Bin Majed.
31. Die Fische von Palaestina...The Fishes of Palestine.
32. The Water and the Ecological Problems in the Occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip (As Part of the Middle East).
33. Acquaintance Card: Majallet Al-Ghazzal (Gazelle Magazine): The Palestinian Biological Bulletin. Bonn, Germany.
34. An Introduction to the Animal Life in Palestine.
35. The United Nations Ecological Report confirms: The Regime of Saddam is destroying the Marshes (Al-Ahwar) Ecosystem.
36. Notes on the Biological Ecology of the Marshes in Southern Iraq.
37. A List of some Kuwaiti Fishes from the Science and Natural History Museum, State of Kuwait.
38. The Pinecone Fish (Monocentris japonicus, Houttuyn), A First Live Record from the Red Sea. (Translation).
39. Sea Snakes in Kuwait.
40. The Toad Fish (Batrachus grunniens) in the Arabian Gulf.
41. Animal Ages.
42. Water pollution threatens the Fish Fauna with extinction. (Translation).
43. Samak Al-Coelacanth...The Coelacanth Fish.
44. The Benefits of Fishes.
45. The Colouration of Animals.
46. Muqadimet Al-Kitab (Arabic Preface).
47. Book Contents (Arabic Section).


Author & Webmaster: Dr. Sc. Norman Ali Bassam Ali Taher Khalaf-Sakerfalke von Jaffa. (2005).
German / English Cover of the Book "Aquatica Arabica" ; showing the author's pottery (The Jaffa Whale).
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