Freshwater Fishes of Texas A Field Guide

Name: Freshwater Fishes of Texas A Field Guide
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ISBN: 9781585445707

ISBN-10: 1585445703

ISBN-13: 9781585445707

Edition: 2007

Authors: Chad Thomas, Timothy H. Bonner, Bobby G. Whiteside, Fran Gelwick, Andrew Sansom

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Containing habitat information, physical descriptions, photographs, and range maps for more than 150 species of freshwater Fishes that can be found in Texas, this field guide is an indispensable reference and research tool for ichthyologists, professional fisheries biologists, amateur naturalists, and anglers alike. The introductory section offers an illustrated guide to the common counts and measurements used for fish identification; a brief explanation of fish phylogeny; and a scientific key to help identify the fish families in Texas. The book includes species accounts of native and introduced fishes found in the freshwaters of Texas. Each account covers the physical characteristics,…

Book details

List price: $23.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Publication date: 6/30/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 220
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English



Series Editor's Preface


Foreword



Acknowledgments


About the Fish Descriptions


Drainages of Texas


Common Counts and Measurements


Phylogeny of Fishes


Key to the Families


Species Accounts


Lampreys-Family Petromyzontidae


Sturgeons-Family Acipenseridae


Paddlefish-Family Polyodontidae


Gars-Family Lepisosteidae


Bowfin-Family Amiidae


Goldeye-Family Hiodontidae


American eel-Family Anguillidae


Shads-Family Clupeidae


Carps and Minnows-Family Cyprinidae


Suckers-Family Catostomidae


Tetras-Family Characidae


Bullhead Catfishes-Family Ictaluridae


Suckermouth Catfishes-Family Loricariidae


Pickerels-Family Escocidae


Trouts-Family Salmonidae


Pirate Perch-Family Aphredoderidae


Mullets-Family Mugilidae


Silversides-Family Atherinidae


Livebearers-Family Poeciliidae


Killifishes-Family Fundulidae


Pupfishes-Family Cyprinodontidae


Temperate Basses-Family Moronidae


Black Basses and Sunfishes-Family Centrarchidae


Walleye and Darters-Family Percidae


Drums-Family Sciaenidae


Pygmy Sunfish-Family Elassomatidae


Cichlids-Family Cichlidae



Counting Pharyngeal Teeth


Glossary


References


Index