
Peterson Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes, Second Edition
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · April 21, 2011
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- Who it’s for
- This guide pairs freshwater fish identification with maps showing where species occur across North America.
- Themes
- Freshwater fish identification, Fish species distribution
- Genres
- Fish, Fish & Amphibian Biology, Nature Resources
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There are nearly 1,000 species of freshwater fishes in North America alone, and identifying them can sometimes be a daunting task. In fact, in just the twenty years since publication of the first edition of the Peterson Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes, the number of species has risen by almost 150, including 19 marine invaders and 16 newly established nonnative species.
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This second edition incorporates all of these new species, plus all-new maps and a collection of new and revised plates. Some of the species can be told apart only by minute differences in coloration or shape, and these beautifully illustrated plates reveal exactly how to distinguish each species. The guide includes detailed maps and information showing where to locate each species of fish—whether that species can be found in miles-long stretches of river or small pools that cover only dozens of square feet. The ichthyologic world of the twenty-first century is not the same as it was in the twentieth, and this brand-new edition of the definitive field guide to freshwater fishes reflects these many changes.
Fish Identification
This guide pairs freshwater fish identification with maps showing where species occur across North America.
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- Species-identification plates showing subtle differences in coloration or shape
- Detailed maps showing where each species can be found
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- New and revised plates, plus all-new maps
- Coverage of newly added species, including marine invaders and nonnative species
Where it sits
| Fish & Amphibian Biology | 93% |
|---|---|
| Fish | 53% |
| Nature Resources | 40% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Fish
- Nature Resources
- Wildlife
- Insect Biology
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- Fish & Amphibian Biology
- Invertebrate Biology
- Mammal Biology
- Bird Biology
- Authors
- Lawrence M. Page, Brooks M. Burr
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- April 21, 2011
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Freshwater fish identification · Fish species distribution
- Reading lane
- Fish