TALAT W. FAROOQI  

    Research Associate III

Coastal Fisheries Institute
School of the Coast and Environment
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge,
Louisiana 70803-7503
Office: (225) 578-6513
LAB: (225) 578-6360
Fax: (225) 578-6513
Email: tfaroo1@lsu.edu

                   Education

	 M. Phil,   University of Karachi
	  M. S.,    University of Karachi

                  Research Interests

             Ichthyoplankton ecology, early life history stages, age and growth, environmental monitoring

                   Publications    

2005. Ditty, J.G., T.W.Farooqi, and R.F. Shaw. Chapter 3. Clupeidae: Sardines & Harrings. pp.73-100. In: W.J. Richards (ed.). Early Stages of Atlantic Fishes: An identification guide for the western central North Atlantic. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL, 2640 pp.

2005. Farooqi, T.W., , J.G. Ditty, R.F. Shaw. Chapter 4. Engraulidae: Anchovies. pp. 101-127. In: W.J. Richards (ed.). Early Stages of Atlantic Fishes: An identification guide for the western central North Atlantic. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL, 2640 pp.

2005. Farooqi, T.W., , J.G. Ditty, R.F. Shaw. Addendum to Chapter 4. Engraulidae: Anchovies. pp. 1333-1335. In: W.J. Richards (ed.). Early Stages of Atlantic Fishes: An identification guide for the western central North Atlantic. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL, 2640 pp.

2005. Ditty, J.G., T.W.Farooqi, and R.F. Shaw. Chapter 27. Order Aulopiformes: Suborder Synodontidae: Aulopidae & Synodontidae. pp. 301-323. In: W.J. Richards (ed.). Early Stages of Atlantic Fishes: An identification guide for the western central North Atlantic. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL, 2640 pp.

2005. Lindquist, D.C., R.F. Shaw and T.W. Farooqi. Chapter 45. Melanonidae: Pelagic cods, Arrowtails. pp. 629-631. In: W.J. Richards (ed.). Early Stages of Atlantic Fishes: An identification guide for the western central North Atlantic. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL, 2640 pp.

2005. Lindquist, D.C., R.F. Shaw and T.W. Farooqi. Chapter 46. Merlucciidae: Hakes. pp. 633-637. In: W.J. Richards (ed.). Early Stages of Atlantic Fishes: An identification guide for the western central North Atlantic. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL, 2640 pp.

2005. Ditty, J.G., T.W.Farooqi, and R.F. Shaw. Chapter 73. Mugilidae: Mullets. pp. 891-899. In: W.J. Richards (ed.). Early Stages of Atlantic Fishes: An identification guide for the western central North Atlantic. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL, 2640 pp.

2005. Ditty, J.G., K. Kilfoyle, T.W. Farooqi, and R.F. Shaw. Chapter 106. Order Syngnathiformes: Aulostomidae, Centriscidae, Fistulariidae. Pp. 1121-1131. In: W.J. Richards (ed.). Early Stages of Atlantic Fishes: An identification guide for the western central North Atlantic. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL, 2640 pp.

2005. Ditty, J.G., R.F. Shaw and T.W. Farooqi. Chapter 143. Sciaenidae: Drums and Croaker. pp. 1669-1723. In: W.J. Richards (ed.). Early Stages of Atlantic Fishes: An identification guide for the western central North Atlantic. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL, 2640 pp.

2005. Ditty, J.G., R.F. Shaw and T.W. Farooqi. Chapter 145. Mullidae: Goatfish. pp. 1731-1743. In: W.J. Richards (ed.). Early Stages of Atlantic Fishes: An identification guide for the western central North Atlantic. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL, 2640 pp.

2005. Farooqi, T.W., R.F. Shaw, and D. C. Lindquist. Chapter 14 6. Pampheridae: Sweepers. pp 1745-1749. In: W.J. Richards (ed.). Early Stages of Atlantic Fishes: An identification guide for the western central North Atlantic. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL, 2640 pp.

2005. Farooqi, T.W., R.F. Shaw, and D. C. Lindquist. Chapter 183. Luvaridae: Louvar. pp. 2111-2117. In: W.J. Richards (ed.). Early Stages of Atlantic Fishes: An identification guide for the western central North Atlantic. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL, 2640 pp.

2005. Ditty, J.G., R.F. Shaw and T.W. Farooqi. Chapter 186. Sphyraenidae: Barracudas. pp. 2135-3147. In: W.J. Richards (ed.). Early Stages of Atlantic Fishes: An identification guide for the western central North Atlantic. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL, 2640 pp.

2005. Farooqi, T.W., R.F. Shaw, J.G. Ditty, and J. Lyczkowski-Shultz. Chapter 207. Cynoglossidae: Tongue fishes. pp. 2367-2379. In: W.J. Richards (ed.). Early Stages of Atlantic Fishes: An identification guide for the western central North Atlantic. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL, 2640 pp.

2003. Hernandez, F.J., R.F. Shaw, J.G. Ditty, J.S. Cope, , T.W. Farooqi, and M.C. Benfield The across-shelf larval, post larval, and juvenile fish community associated with offshore oil and gas platforms west of the Mississippi river delta. Amer. Fish. Soc. Spec. Symp. Ser. 36: 39-72.

2002. Hernandez, F.J., R.F. Shaw, J.G. Ditty, J.S. Cope, M.C. Benfield, and T.W. Farooqi. The across shelf larval, postlarval and juvenile fish community associated with offshore oil and gas platforms and a rock jetty west of the Mississippi River Delta. Proc. Gulf and Caribbean Fish Inst. 53: 646-658.

2001. Hernandez, F.J., R.F. Shaw, J.G. Ditty, J.S. Cope, M.C. Benfield, and T.W. Farooqi. A low salinity rock jelly habitat as a nursery area of presettlement larval and juvenile reef fish. Proc. Gulf and Caribbean Fish Inst. 52: 242-254

2001. Hernandez, F.J., R.F. Shaw, J.G. Ditty, J.S. Cope, and T.W. Farooqi. Do low- salinity, rock jelly habitat serve as nursery areas for postsettlement larval and juvenile reef fish? CCFI, Proceedings of the fifth second annual Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute., Key West, Florida. Library of Congress Catalog Card number 52-033783, Edited by R. LeRoy Creswell.