Freshwater Fish

Author : Kenneth Stewart,Douglas Watkinson
Publisher : Univ. of Manitoba Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2004-05-03
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780887553745

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Freshwater Fishes of Manitoba by Kenneth Stewart,Douglas Watkinson Pdf

Manitoba's ninety-three species of fish give the province the third most diverse fish population in Canada. The provinceís variety of geological features, with its major lakes, rivers, tributaries, and watersheds, is due in large part to its history as the basin for Glacial Lake Agassiz. This, combined with its access to the waters of Hudson Bay and large American river systems, has provided habitat for a wide diversity of freshwater fish. Species from lampreys to goldeye, catfish to perch, bigmouth bass to slimy sculpin swim in waters from arctic rivers in the north to Red River tributaries and down to the Mississippi in the south.Freshwater Fishes of Manitoba is a comprehensive, user-friendly guide. Each species is accurately depicted in detailed colour photographs and accompanying map, with descriptions of physical characteristics, spawning and feeding habits, distribution, habitat, ecological role, and economic importance. The guide also includes an extensive glossary, keys to identifying the families, species, and subspecies, and information on documentation and preservation of specimens. Freshwater Fishes of Manitoba is not only the definitive guide to these fishes of Manitoba, it is also accessible and reliable for a range of users from general fishers to professional fish biologists.

Author : Daniel C. Dauwalter,Timothy W. Birdsong,Gary Pace Garrett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 693 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Freshwater fishes
ISBN : 1934874574

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Multispecies and Watershed Approaches to Freshwater Fish Conservation by Daniel C. Dauwalter,Timothy W. Birdsong,Gary Pace Garrett Pdf

Author : Melvin L. Warren, Jr.,Brooks M. Burr
Publisher : Johns Hopkins University Press
Page : 934 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2020-07-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781421435121

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Freshwater Fishes of North America by Melvin L. Warren, Jr.,Brooks M. Burr Pdf

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Author : Scott A. Bonar,Wayne A. Hubert,David W. Willis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105215320743

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Standard Methods for Sampling North American Freshwater Fishes by Scott A. Bonar,Wayne A. Hubert,David W. Willis Pdf

This was the first effort to standardize methods for inland fish sampling across North America and, as such, was a joint effort contributed to by a large group of talented and dedicated individuals, in addition to the authors and coeditors. While these sampling methods were primarily developed for North America, most could be used with little or no modification in other areas of the world. Those involved with standard sampling efforts in North America would welcome the opportunity to collaborate with scientists from other regions to develop methods to share data worldwide.

Author : Lionel Cavin
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2017-05-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780081011416

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Freshwater Fishes by Lionel Cavin Pdf

With more than 15,000 species, nearly a quarter of the total number of vertebrate species on Earth, freshwater fishes are extremely varied. They include the largest fish species, the beluga at over 7 meters long, and the smallest, the Paedocypris at just 8 millimeters, as well as the carnivorous, such as the piranha, and the calm, such as the Chinese algae eater. Certain species evolve rapidly, cichlids for example, while others transform very slowly, like lungfish. The fossils of these animals are very diverse in nature, sometimes just small scattered bones where sites correspond to ancient river beds or magnificent fossils of entire fish where there was once a lake. This book covers the history of these fishes over the last 250 million years by exploring the links between their biological evolution and the paleogeographic and environmental transformations of our planet, whether these be gradual or sudden. Gathers and synthetizes data from a vast number of publications regarding past freshwater assemblages and several fish lineages that invaded freshwaters Describes the work of the author's own team, concerning fauna from the Cretaceous of France, Morocco, and Thailand Presents the recent results of the tempo of diversification in freshwater environments and the evolutionary histories of clades and gar lineages

Author : Craig MacGowan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2000-06-30
Category : Beneficial insects
ISBN : 0898867126

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Mac's Field Guides by Craig MacGowan Pdf

* Durable, inexpensive, fun to use nature identification guide * Great for vegetable and flower gardeners * Created by a high-school science teacher This field guide to Northeast garden bugs shows good bugs on one side and bad bugs on the other, illustrated in color. This tough laminated card holds up to use in the garden and is easy to wash clean. Don't kill the good bugs! Keep your Mac's Field Guide near your garden tools to help identify the bugs that help you maintain a healthy attractive garden. More than 1 million Mac's Guides have been sold!

Author : Vincent B. Hargreaves
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Aquarium fishes
ISBN : 159223514X

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The Complete Book of the Freshwater Aquarium by Vincent B. Hargreaves Pdf

Marine aquariums is a fast-growing hobby, and with today's technology, creating a thriving marine or reef aquarium is easier than ever. In Complete Book of the Freshwater Aquarium, hundreds of dramatic underwater photographs provide a fish's-eye view of 700 species of sea creatures while accessible scientific text explains the reef's fragile ecosystem. Written by an expert aquarist and diving enthusiast, this book also features a comprehensive guide to creating a home aquarium, from setting up the environment to selecting equipment, fish and invertebrates. Diving into this book will thrill both the advanced aquarist and the novice.

Author : Ken Schultz
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2011-01-06
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781118039885

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Ken Schultz's Field Guide to Saltwater Fish by Ken Schultz Pdf

The definitive field guide to North American saltwater fish—from the absolute authority on sportfishing Before you head out to the open seas, listen up: Your tackle box is not complete without Ken Schultz's Field Guide to Saltwater Fish! Written by one of the foremost experts in sportfishing, this colorful reference provides anglers and fish enthusiasts of all levels an easy-to-use, indispensable guide to help you identify and learn about the most common species found off the North American coastlines-from albacore to yellowtail. Based on the award-winning reference book Ken Schultz's Fishing Encyclopedia, this handy field guide compresses the essence of its bestselling predecessor into a more manageable, compact size. Arranged alphabetically by species, each entry covers the identification, size/age, distribution, habitat, life history/behavior, and feeding habits of each fish. This fully illustrated, full-color guide makes it easy to identify what's at the end of your line. You'll learn how to distinguish an Atlantic mackerel from a Spanish mackerel, for instance; why you might mistake a cobia for a shark or a remora; how the red grouper's saddle spot will help you tell it apart from a Nassau grouper; and so much more. Written for the 16 million people who enjoy saltwater fishing, Ken Schultz's Field Guide to Saltwater Fish features: 227 of the most common saltwater fish Large, full-color illustrations to help you identify your catch Approachable organization in a compact, take-along size A comprehensive glossary that explains the terms used in the species profiles Overview and anatomy sections written in layman's terms Ken Schultz's Field Guide to Saltwater Fish is a must-have for any fan of America's favorite pastime: fishing!

Author : Lawrence M. Page,Brooks M. Burr
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 554 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Nature
ISBN : UOM:39015020839141

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A Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes by Lawrence M. Page,Brooks M. Burr Pdf

Field guide of Freshwater fish.

Author : Melvin L. Warren, Jr.,Brooks M. Burr
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 664 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2014-06-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781421412023

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Freshwater Fishes of North America by Melvin L. Warren, Jr.,Brooks M. Burr Pdf

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Author : Martyn Lucas,Etienne Baras
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780470999646

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Migration of Freshwater Fishes by Martyn Lucas,Etienne Baras Pdf

Recent studies have increasingly demonstrated the widespread existence of spatio-temporal variations in the abundance and distribution of species of freshwater fishes, previously assumed not to move between habitats. These movements are often on a seasonal or ontogenetic basis, for spawning, feeding and refuge, and in many cases are fundamental for the successful completion of lifecycles. This important book provides a single source for a range of previously widely dispersed information on these movements of fish in fresh waters, covering potamodromous fishes as well as the more familiar diadromous species, worldwide. Contents include full descriptions of types of migration and spatial behaviour, the stimulus and capacity for fish to migrate, the effects of climate on patterns of migratory behaviour, a taxonomic analysis (mostly by family) of freshwater fish migration, methods for studying migration, and details of the impacts of man's activities on freshwater fish migration. Migration of Freshwater Fishes provides an excellent and comprehensive reference to which the river manager, biologist or student can now refer to obtain information, advice and current opinion on the migratory behaviour of most taxonomic groups of fishes occurring in fresh water. University libraries and aquatic research stations should also have copies of this essential reference book on their shelves. Well-known international authors. Of great commercial importance to fisheries and professional angling bodies. Draws together much new information in one place. Detailed review of world wide migratory behaviour for most groups of freshwater fishes. Pure and applied relevance, for academics, fisheries scientists, river managers and conservationists. This comprehensive book includes 67 tables and figures and over 1,400 references.

Author : William J. Matthews
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 776 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461540663

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Patterns in Freshwater Fish Ecology by William J. Matthews Pdf

Nearly a decade ago I began planning this book with the goal of summarizing the existing body of knowledge on ecology of freshwater fishes in a way similar to that of H. B. N. Hynes' comprehensive treatise Ecology of Running Waters for streams. The time seemed appropriate, as there had been several recent volumes that synthesized much information on a range of topics important in fish ecology, from biogeographic to local scales. For example, the "Fish Atlas" (Lee et aI. , 1980) had provided range maps and basic entry to the original literature for all freshwater fishes in North America, and in 1986 Hocutt and Wiley's Zoogeography of North American Fishes provided a detailed synthesis of virtually everything known about distributional ecology of fishes on that continent. Tim Berra (1981) had summarized in convenient map form the worldwide distribution of all freshwater fish families, and Joe Nelson's 1976 and 1984 editions of Fishes of the World had appeared. To complement these "big picture" views of fish distributions, the volume on Community and Evolutionary Ecology of North American Freshwater Fishes, edited by David Heins and myself (Matthews and Heins, 1987), had provided an opportunity for more than 30 individuals or groups to summarize their work on stream fishes (albeit mostly for warmwater systems).

Author : Maurice Kottelat,Jörg Freyhof
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 668 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Classification
ISBN : UCSD:31822034443382

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Handbook of European Freshwater Fishes by Maurice Kottelat,Jörg Freyhof Pdf

Standard 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.

Author : Rob Southwick,Andrew J. Loftus
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Fish kills
ISBN : 1934874477

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Investigation and Monetary Values of Fish and Freshwater Mussel Kills by Rob Southwick,Andrew J. Loftus Pdf

Author : Greg Jennings
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : PETS
ISBN : 1770859195

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500 Freshwater Aquarium Fish by Greg Jennings Pdf

"This updated, comprehensive, full-color reference covers 500 of the most popular freshwater aquarium fish. It provides concise at-a-glance information on their behavior, diet and breeding along with guidance and recommendations on setting up a freshwater aquarium. Species include: Cichlids, Catfish, Cyprinids, Characoids, Loaches and suckers, Gouramis, Rainbow fish and blue-eyes, Livebearers, and others"--