Freshwater Fishes of North America: Volume 2: Characidae to Poeciliidae: Volume 2

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    Freshwater Fishes of North America: Volume 2: Characidae to Poeciliidae: Volume 2 Editors: Brooks M. Burr, Melvin L. Warren Illustrator: Joseph R. Tomelleri Format: Hardback First Published: Published By: Johns Hopkins University Press
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    Pages: 936 Illustrations and other contents: 49 Graphs; 31 Illustrations, black and white; 56 Charts; 72 Maps; 49 Illustrations, color; 98 Illustrations, black and white; 243 Illustrations, color Language: English ISBN: 9781421435121 Categories: , , , , , , ,

    When the first volume of Freshwater Fishes of North America was published, it was immediately hailed as the definitive reference in the field. Readers have been fervently awaiting the next volume in this encompassing three-book set ever since. Now complete, volume 2, covering families Characidae to Poeciliidae, is the result of decades of analysis by leading fish experts from universities and research laboratories across North America. Each volume in this authoritative synthesis covers the ecology, morphology, reproduction, distribution, behavior, taxonomy, conservation, and the fossil record of the included North American fish families. The encyclopedic reviews of each family are accompanied by color photographs (nearly 250 in this volume alone), range maps, and artwork created by noted fish illustrator Joseph R. Tomelleri. The result is a rich textual and visual experience that covers everything known about the diversity, natural history, ecology, and biology of North American freshwater fishes. Volume 2 covers the following North American families of fishes: Characidae (Characins)Ictaluridae (North American Catfishes)Ariidae (Sea Catfishes)Heptapteridae (Three-barbeled Catfishes)Osmeridae (Smelts)Esociformes (Esocidae, Pikes and Umbridae, Mudminnows)Percopsidae (Trout-perches)Amblyopsidae (Cavefishes)Aphredoderidae (Pirate Perches)Gadidae (Cods and Cuskfishes)Mugilidae (Mullets)Atherinopsidae (New World Silversides)Beloniformes (Needlefishes and Halfbeaks)Rivulidae (New World Rivulines)Profundulidae (Middle American Killifishes)Goodeidae (Goodeids)Fundulidae (Topminnows)Cyprinodontidae (Pupfishes)Poeciliidae (Livebearers) The chapter authors of Volume 2 are: Gianetta AdamsClyde BarbourMicah BennettRicardo Bentancur-R.Peter B. Z. BerendzenBrooks M. BurrMollie CashnerRobert C. CashnerBruce B. ColletteMatthew DavisAlice F. EchelleAnthony A. EchelleFernando GalvezMichael GhedottiNicholas GidmarkTerry GrandeRobert L. HopkinsLauren M. KuehneFrank McCormickNorman Mercado-SilvaAnn U. O’ConnellMartin T. O’ConnellJulian D. OldhamClaudia Patricia Ornelas-GarciaMark Sabaj PerezKyle R. PillerSteven PowersJacob SchaeferJuan J. Schmitter-SotoAndrew M. SimonsRoger A. TaborCheryl ThieleMatthew ThomasMelvin L. Warren, Jr.Mark V. H. Wilson

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    It is enough to keep a fish nerd occupied for a very, very long time . . . I think of this as the encyclopedic complement to the field guide. —Matthew L. Miller, Nature - Cool Green Science

    Author Biography

    Melvin L. Warren, Jr. is a research biologist at the Center for Bottomland Hardwoods Research, Southern Research Station, USDA Forest Service. He was the chief editor of volume 1 of Freshwater Fishes of North America. Brooks M. Burr is professor emeritus in the Department of Zoology at Southern Illinois University, the coauthor of the Peterson Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes, and the coeditor of volume 1 of Freshwater Fishes of North America. Joseph R. Tomelleri's (LEAWOOD, KS) illustrations have appeared in more than 400 publications, including books, magazines, advertisements, newspapers, and identification guides.