Field guide to the fishes of the Amazon, Orinoco, and Guianas / edited by Peter van der Sleen and James S. Albert ; principal illustrator, Peter van der Sleen.

"The Amazon and Orinoco basins in northern South America are home to the highest concentration of freshwater fish species on earth, with more than 3,000 species allotted to 564 genera. Amazonian fishes include piranhas, electric eels, freshwater stingrays, a myriad of beautiful small-bodied tetras a...

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Other Authors: Sleen, Peter van der
Albert, James S.
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2017.
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Physical Description:1 online resource
Format: Electronic eBook

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505 0 |a General Introduction. Evolutionary History of Amazonian Fishes; Amazonian Fish Diversity; Amazonian Fish Ecology; Conservation of Amazonian Fishes; Further Reading -- How to Use This Book. Concept; Structure; Using Taxonomic Keys; The Genus Accounts; Distribution Maps; Drawings; Photographic Plates; Limitations of This Book -- Identification Key to Fish Families -- Photographic Guide to Fish Families -- The Fish Families. 
520 0 |a "The Amazon and Orinoco basins in northern South America are home to the highest concentration of freshwater fish species on earth, with more than 3,000 species allotted to 564 genera. Amazonian fishes include piranhas, electric eels, freshwater stingrays, a myriad of beautiful small-bodied tetras and catfishes, and the largest scaled freshwater fish in the world, the pirarucu. Field Guide to the Fishes of the Amazon, Orinoco, and Guianas provides descriptions and identification keys for all the known genera of fishes that inhabit Greater Amazonia, a vast and still mostly remote region of tropical rainforests, seasonally flooded savannas, and meandering lowland rivers. The guide's contributors include more than fifty expert scientists. They summarize the current state of knowledge on the taxonomy, species richness, and ecology of these fish groups, and provide references to relevant literature for species-level identifications. This richly illustrated guide contains 700 detailed drawings, 190 color photos, and 500 distribution maps, which cover all genera. An extensive and illustrated glossary helps readers with the identification keys. The first complete overview of the fish diversity in the Amazon, Orinoco, and Guianas, this comprehensive guide is essential for anyone interested in the freshwater life inhabiting this part of the world." 
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