| Introduction to the Fishes | p. 1 |
| Introduction | p. 3 |
| General Morphology | p. 15 |
| Evolution and Diversity | p. 57 |
| Introduction to Classification | p. 59 |
| Jawless Fishes | p. 77 |
| Early Gnathostomes, Elasmobranchs, and Relatives | p. 89 |
| Teleostomi: Acanthodians and Sarcopterygians | p. 111 |
| Primitive Actinopterygians | p. 121 |
| Division Teleostei: Fossil Teleosts, Bonytongues, Tarpons, Eels, and Herrings | p. 129 |
| Euteleostei: Carps, Catfishes, and Gymnotoids | p. 145 |
| Euteleostei: Pikes, Smelts, and Salmons | p. 159 |
| Euteleostei: Lightfishes Through Beardfishes | p. 171 |
| Euteleostei: Paracanthopterygii | p. 179 |
| Euteleostei: Acanthopterygii, Mugilomorpha, and Atherinomorpha | p. 191 |
| Acanthopterygii: Berycoids Through Snailfishes | p. 199 |
| Acanthopterygii: Perches and Relatives | p. 211 |
| Acanthopterygii: Flatfishes Through Molas | p. 231 |
| Organismic Biology of Fishes | p. 239 |
| Nervous and Endocrine Systems | p. 241 |
| Muscles, Locomotion, and Buoyancy | p. 259 |
| Color, Light, Sound, and Electricity | p. 291 |
| Vision | p. 319 |
| Auditory, Mechanosensory, and Electrosensory Systems | p. 337 |
| Olfaction, Gustation, and Other Chemical Senses | p. 353 |
| Circulation, Respiration, and the Gas Bladder | p. 367 |
| Excretion and Osmoregulation | p. 395 |
| Feeding, Nutrition, and Growth | p. 417 |
| Reproduction | p. 451 |
| The Genetics of Fishes | p. 481 |
| Behavior: Doing What Fishes Do Best | p. 517 |
| Population, Species, and Communities | p. 549 |
| Ecology: Environments, Habitats, and Adaptations | p. 551 |
| Distribution and Migration | p. 595 |
| Fishes and Human Endeavor | p. 631 |
| References | p. 661 |
| Greek and Latin Derivations | p. 714 |
| Glossary | p. 717 |
| Index | p. 723 |
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