Handbook of European Freshwater Fishes, Volume 13Standard reference to the freshwater fishes of Europe covering 546 native and 33 introduced species. Includes diagnoses for all species with keys to genera and species, methods for identification, notes on habitat, biology, ecology, native, extirpated and introduced distributions, species conservation status (validated through IUCN procedures), uptodate taxonomy and nomenclature using modern methods and concepts. Included is a bibliography of more than 870 references. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Morphological features | 15 |
Taxonomy and nomenclature | 22 |
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