本书是英国DK出版社出品的给孩子讲述水生生物知识的生物学科普读物。适合6岁+儿童阅读。它向读者展示了众多精美的图片, 按照深海、浅海、湿地、河流、湖泊、池塘等不同生境为序介绍了其中栖息的多种水生生物, 从最早走出浅海来到陆地的提塔利克鱼, 到最早回归水生的有花植物蒙特塞克藻, 从幽静深海之地到雨后的小水坑儿。
深海..............................................5
海参................................................6
栉水母...........................................8
食肉海绵..................................11
烟灰蛸........................................13
多鳞虫........................................14
食骨蠕虫..................................16
鳞角腹足螺.............................18
大王具足虫.............................21
半深海带....................................23
大王乌贼..................................24
抹香鲸........................................27
幽灵蛸........................................29
欧氏尖吻鲨.............................30
海羊齿........................................32
象海豹........................................34
棱皮龟........................................37
雪茄达摩鲨.............................38
乔氏茎角 ........................40
大鳍后肛鱼.............................42
极地海洋....................................44
阿德利企鹅.............................47
浅海...........................................49
噬人鲨........................................50
海洋真菌..................................53
太平洋褶柔鱼........................54
芋螺.............................................57
加州海狮..................................58
巨纵沟纽虫.............................61
海藻森林....................................62
蓝鲸.............................................64
豹海豹........................................67
蓑鲉............................................68
球法囊藻..................................71
灯塔水母..................................72
海洋浮游生物........................75
火焰乌贼..................................77
东太平洋绒毛鲨..................78
珊瑚礁.........................................80
仙掌藻........................................83
翻车鲀........................................85
埃氏细螯蟹.............................86
紫海扇........................................88
拟态章鱼..................................91
海草.............................................92
儒艮.............................................95
旗鱼.............................................96
澳大利亚短平鼻海豚........98
大西洋海神海蛞蝓..........101
湿地........................................102
水雉..........................................105
丝叶狸藻...............................106
黾蝽..........................................109
泥炭藓.....................................110
非洲牛蛙...............................112
肺鱼..........................................115
鲎虫..........................................116
沼泽...........................................118
亚马孙森蚺..........................120
贝加尔海豹..........................122
渔猫..........................................125
电鳗..........................................126
水蜘蛛.....................................129
虎纹钝口螈..........................131
水蚤..........................................132
臭菘..........................................135
香蒲..........................................137
大鳄龟.....................................138
豉甲..........................................141
红树林......................................143
海岸束带蛇..........................144
明线瓶螺...............................146
弹涂鱼.....................................149
河流、湖泊和池塘....150
石蛾..........................................152
河狸..........................................154
泽氏斑蟾...............................156
洞螈..........................................158
箭毒蛙.....................................160
双冠蜥.....................................162
球藻..........................................164
斯氏瓢鳍 虎鱼................167
美国短吻鳄..........................168
池塘浮游生物.....................170
河流...........................................173
七鳃鳗.....................................174
淡水珍珠蚌..........................176
貉藻..........................................178
亚河豚.....................................181
芡...............................................183
池塘...........................................184
边纹龙虱...............................187
巨獭..........................................188
黄金水母...............................191
大齿锯鳐...............................192
疣鼻天鹅...............................194
公牛真鲨...............................196
射水鱼.....................................199
多鳞沙粒 ..........................200
湍鸭..........................................202
食用幽蚊...............................205
丽鱼..........................................207
划蝽..........................................208
从水里来到陆地..........210
从陆地回到水里..........212
词语表.....................................214
图片索引...............................216