Fishes of the Chicago Region : A Field Guide / Philip W. Willink, Stephen M. Pescitelli, Francis M. Veraldi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Veraldi, Francis M., Author.

Pescitelli, Stephen M., Author.

Willink, Philip W., Author.

Language:

English

Genre:

Field guides

Identification

Physical Description:

1 online resource (528 p.) : 419 color plates, 2 line drawings

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2025]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Fish don’t heed state boundaries, and neither does this comprehensive, photo-filled guide to the diverse species of Chicago and beyond. Encompassing southern Lake Michigan, northeastern Illinois, and adjacent areas of Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin, the Chicago Region is home to rare habitats supporting diverse fish populations. From small creeks to large rivers and from small ponds to one of the world’s largest freshwater ecosystems, Lake Michigan, these systems are home to some 164 fish species representing 31 families. In this essential field guide, the most complete and up-to-date reference for fishes in the Chicago Region, we meet them all—lampreys, sturgeon, paddlefish, gars, drum, darters, perches, sticklebacks, sculpins, and more. Written by leading local ecologists and featuring a pictorial family key, color photographs, detailed species distribution maps, and natural history observations unique to the region, this go-to guide belongs on the shelf—and in the boat—of every angler, naturalist, fisheries manager, and biologist.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Foreword

Preface

1 Introduction

2 Book Organization

3 Pictorial Key to the Families

SPECIES ACCOUNTS

4 Lampreys (Petromyzont idae)

5 Sturgeons (Acipenseridae)

6 Paddlefishes (Polyodontidae)

7 Gars (Lepisosteidae)

8 Bowfins (Amiidae)

9 Freshwater Eels (Anguillidae)

10 Mooneyes (Hiodontidae)

11 Shads and Herrings (Clupeidae)

12 Suckers (Catostomidae)

13 Barbs and Carps (Cyprinidae)

14 Sharpbellies (Xenocyprididae)

15 True Minnows (Leuciscidae)

16 Loaches (Cobitidae)

17 North American Catfishes (lctaluridae)

18 Pikes (Esocidae)

19 Mudminnows (Umbridae)

20 Salmon, Trout, Chars, and Whitefishes (Salmonidae)

21 Smelts (Osmeridae)

22 Trout-perches (Percopsidae)

23 Pirate Perches (Aphredoderidae)

24 Hakes, Lings, Rocklings, and Burbots (Lotidae)

25 Gobies (Gobiidae)

26 New World Silversides (Atherinopsidae)

27 Topminnows and Killifishes (Fundulidae)

28 Livebearers (Poeciliidae)

29 Sunfishes (Centrarchidae)

30 Temperate Basses (Moronidae)

31 Drums and Croakers (Sciaenidae)

32 Darters and Perches (Percidae)

33 Sticklebacks (Gasterosteidae)

34 Sculpins (Cottidae)

Acknowledgments

Appendix: Fish Identification

Glossary

References

Photo Credits

Taxonomic Index

Subject Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Apr 2025)

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-226-83736-X

OCLC:

1517431204