Australian waters contain the highest diversity of cephalopods (squid, cuttlefish and octopus) found anywhere in the world. They are highly significant ecologically, both as top-level predators and as prey for numerous vertebrates, including fishes, seals, cetaceans and seabirds.Cephalopods of Australia and Sub-Antarctic Territories is a comprehensive guide covering 226 species, which represent over a quarter of the world's cephalopod fauna. With an emphasis on identification, this book includes keys, species descriptions, full-color illustrations and distribution maps, as well as a summary of the biology and behavior of cephalopods and fisheries information. This is an invaluable tool for researchers and fisheries experts as well as amateur naturalists, fishers and divers.FEATURESo Enables all named cephalopod species to be reliably identifiedo Using a number of identification tools, enables recognition of commercially exploited species by a variety of end-users - essential for fisheries and conservation managemento Includes an extensive literature review that will provide an invaluable starting-point for anyone working on this group of fascinating invertebrateso Contains outstanding illustrations, including color illustrations of live animalso Provides keys and distribution mapso Identifies the current 'gaps' in our knowledge as a basis for future research efforto Includes up-to-date biology and fisheries information