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Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes of Virginia Paul E. Bugas, Jr.,[and five others] ; illustrated by Valerie Kells and Joseph R. Tomelleri.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bugas, Paul E., Jr., auteur.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Freshwater fishes.
- Freshwater fishes--Virginia--Identification.
- Virginia.
- Genre:
- Field guides.
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (201 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2019]
- Summary:
- , snout shape, pigment patterns, mouth morphology); descriptions of Virginia's freshwater habitats ; examples of incredible fish spawning and feeding behavior; tips on observing fish in the wild and in captivity; a chapter on the taxonomy of family and common names of the fish species most common throughout Virginia; up-to-date fish distribution maps; a complete glossary of termsProviding a fascinating foray into the wonders of the Commonwealth's swimmers, Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes of Virginia will appeal to scientists, naturalists, teachers, native fish aquarists, students, anglers, and fish collectors.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- How to Use This Guide
- Virginia's Freshwater Fishes
- Fish Watching, Photographing, and Keeping
- Management and Conservation
- Fish Anatomy
- Key to Freshwater Fish Families of Virginia
- Species Accounts
- Lampreys-Petromyzontidae
- Sturgeons-Acipenseridae
- Paddlefish-Polyodontidae
- Gars-Lepisosteidae
- Bowfins-Amiidae
- Freshwater Eels-Anguillidae
- Herrings-Clupeidae
- Minnow and Carps-Cyprinidae
- Suckers-Catostomidae
- North American Catfishes-Ictaluridae
- Trouts-Salmonidae
- Pikes-Esocidae
- Mudminnows-Umbridae
- Pirate Perch-Aphredoderidae
- Cavefishes-Amblyopsidae
- New World Silversides-Atherinopsidae
- Topminnows-Fundulidae
- Livebearers-Poeciliidae
- Sticklebacks-Gasterosteidae
- Sculpins-Cottidae
- Temperate Basses-Moronidae
- Sunfishes-Centrarchidae
- Perches-Percidae
- Drums-Sciaenidae
- Snakeheads-Channidae
- Glossary
- Select Bibliography
- Scientific Name Index
- A
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- R
- S
- T
- U
- Common Name Index
- B
- J
- K
- Q
- W
- Credits
- About the Authors and Illustrators.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Description based on print version record.
- Contains:
- ProQuest (Firme)
- ISBN:
- 1-4214-3307-9
- OCLC:
- 1120720880
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