Fishes of Arkansas / Henry W. Robison and Thomas M. Buchanan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Robison, Henry W., author.

Buchanan, Thomas M., 1943- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Freshwater fishes--Arkansas--Identification.

Freshwater fishes.

Fishes--Arkansas--Identification.

Fishes.

Freshwater fishes--Arkansas.

Fishes--Arkansas.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Fayetteville : The University of Arkansas Press, [2020]

Summary:

The second edition of Fishes of Arkansas , in development for more than a decade, is an extensive revision and expansion of the first edition, including reclassifications, taxonomic changes, and descriptions of more than thirty new species.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Figures

Tables

Foreword

Preface to the Second Edition

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Chapter 1. Arkansas Fishes: Diversity, Derivation, and Zoogeography

North American Fish Diversity

Arkansas Fish Diversity

Derivation of the North AmericanFish Fauna

Ages of North American Fish Families

Derivation of the Arkansas Fish Fauna

Zoogeographic Concepts and North American Fish Zoogeography

Arkansas Fish Zoogeography

Chapter 2. History of Ichthyology in Arkansas

Age of Discovery: 10,000 BC-AD 1850

The Early Years: 1850-1900

Classic Period: 1900-1960

Resurgence: 1960-1987

Post First Edition Modern Period:1988-2019

Chapter 3. The Environmental Setting

Terrestrial Ecoregions

Aquatic Ecosystems

Environmental Alterations

Chapter 4. Classification and Systematics

What Is a Fish?

Classification Basics

Higher Categories of Fish Classification

Linnaean System of Classification and Nomenclature

Common Names

Modern Evolution-BasedSystemsof Classification

Characters

What Is a Species?

The Subspecies Concept

Molecular Techniques

Chapter 5. Conservation of Arkansas Fishes

Fishes in Trouble

Rarest Fishes

Introduced Species

Commercial Fishery

Chapter 6. Organization of the ChaptersContaining Species Accounts

Order, Family, and Genus Accounts

Species Accounts

Chapter 7. How to Identify a Fish

Keying Out Arkansas Fishes

Dichotomous Keys

Counts and Measurements

Key to Arkansas Fish Families

Chapter 8. Order Petromyzontiformes-Lampreys

Family Petromyzontidae Lampreys

Chapter 9. Order Acipenseriformes Sturgeons and Paddlefishes

Family Acipenseridae Sturgeons

Family Polyodontidae Paddlefishes

Chapter 10. Order Lepisosteiformes Gars

Family Lepisosteidae Gars

Chapter 11. Order Amiiformes Bowfins.

Family Amiidae Bowfins

Chapter 12. Order Hiodontiformes Mooneyes

Chapter 13. Order Anguilliformes Eels

Family Anguillidae Freshwater Eels

Chapter 14. Order Clupeiformes Herrings

Family Clupeidae Herrings

Chapter 15. Order Cypriniformes Minnows, Carps, Loaches, and Suckers

Family Cyprinidae Carps and Minnows

Family Catostomidae Suckers

Chapter 16. Order Siluriformes Catfishes

Family Ictaluridae North American Catfishes

Chapter 17. Order Osmeriformes Smelts

Family Osmeridae Smelts

Chapter 18. Order Salmoniformes Trout, Salmon, and Whitefish

Family Salmonidae Trouts and Salmons

Chapter 19. Order Esociformes Pikes and Mudminnows

Family Esocidae Pikes and Mudminnows

Chapter 20. Order Percopsiformes Trout-Perches

Family Aphredoderidae Pirate Perches

Family Amblyopsidae Cavefishes

Chapter 21. Order Mugiliformes Mullets

Family Mugilidae Mullets

Chapter 22. Order Atheriniformes Silversides

Family Atherinopsidae New World Silversides

Chapter 23. Order Cyprinodontiformes Killifishes, Topminnows, Livebearers, and Toothcarps

Family Fundulidae Topminnows

Family Poeciliidae Livebearers

Chapter 24. Order Anabantiformes Labyrinth Fishes

Family Channidae Snakeheads

Chapter 25. Order Scorpaeniformes Mail-Cheeked Fishes

Family Cottidae Sculpins

Chapter 26. Order Perciformes Perches and Relatives

Family Moronidae Temperate Basses

Family Centrarchidae Sunfishes

Family Elassomatidae Pygmy Sunfishes

Family Percidae Perches and Darters

Family Sciaenidae Drums and Croakers

Family Cichlidae Cichlids and Tilapias

Appendix 1. Arkansas Fish Collections

Appendix 2. Preservation of Specimens

Appendix 3. Aids to Identification of Fishes

Appendix 4. Pre-1988 Distribution Maps for Arkansas Fishes.

Appendix 5. Checklist of Species and List of Higher Taxonomic Categories of Arkansas Fishes

Glossary

Literature Cited

Index to Common and Scientific Names.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

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ISBN:

1-61075-673-8

OCLC:

1139944329