Freshwater Fishes of the Carolinas, Virginia, Maryland, and DelawareEncompassing habitats as diverse as alpine forests and subtropical swamps, the Mid-Atlantic region has a richly diverse fish fauna. Outside of the important sport and commercial species, however, few are known to the average person. This book provides information on how to identify some 260 species of freshwater fish, from the largemouth bass to the rosyside dace. Illustrated with more than 200 color photographs, most by James Parnell, this guide provides a detailed description of each species as well as notes on its distribution and abundance, habitat, and natural history (diet, spawning habits, growth, and so forth). Range maps show the distribution of each species. Of particular interest in this time of heightened awareness of environmental degradation are the many references to threatened and endangered species and the effects of deteriorating water quality on their survival. |
Contents
Habitat | 12 |
Collection and Study of Fishes | 24 |
Common Names and Scientific Names | 37 |
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Freshwater Fishes of the Carolinas, Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware Fred C. Rohde,Rudolf G. Arndt,David G. Lindquist No preview available - 1996 |
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