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Book SynopsisTake your knowledge of fishes to the next level Fishes of the World, Fifth Edition is the only modern, phylogenetically based classification of the world s fishes.Table of ContentsMEMORIES OF JOE NELSON xxix FOREWORD xxxiii PREFACE xxxvii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xxxix INTRODUCTION 1 Taxonomic Diversity 3 Importance to People 4 Systematics and Classification 4 Anatomical Terminology 7 Distribution and Biogeography 8 Human Impacts 11 PHYLUM CHORDATA 13 SUBPHYLUM UROCHORDATA (Tunicata: the tunicates) 15 Class ASCIDIACEA (ascidians), 15 Class THALIACEA (salps), 15 Order PYROSOMIDA, 15 Order DOLIOLIDA, 15 Order SALPIDA, 15 Class APPENDICULARIA, 15 SUBPHYLUM CEPHALOCHORDATA (Acrania, in part) 16 Order AMPHIOXIFORMES (lancelets), 16 Family BRANCHIOSTOMATIDAE, 16 Family EPIGONICHTHYIDAE, 16 SUBPHYLUM CRANIATA 18 INFRAPHYLUM MYXINOMORPHI 19 Class MYXINI, 20 Order MYXINIFORMES (1)—hagfishes, 20 Family MYXINIDAE (1)—hagfishes, 20 INFRAPHYLUM VERTEBRATA (vertebrates) 22 SUPERCLASS PETROMYZONTOMORPHI 23 Class PETROMYZONTIDA, 23 Order PETROMYZONTIFORMES (2)—lampreys, 23 Family PETROMYZONTIDAE (2)—northern lampreys, 24 Family GEOTRIIDAE (3)—southern lampreys, 25 Family MORDACIIDAE (4)—southern topeyed lampreys, 26 SUPERCLASS GNATHOSTOMATA (jawed vertebrates) 34 EUGNATHOSTOMATA, 40 GRADE CHONDRICHTHYOMORPHI 40 Class CHONDRICHTHYES—cartilaginous fishes, 40 Superorder HOLOCEPHALIMORPHA, 50 Order CHIMAERIFORMES (3)—chimaeras, 51 Family CALLORHINCHIDAE (5)—plownose chimaeras, 52 Family RHINOCHIMAERIDAE (6)—longnose chimaeras, 52 Family CHIMAERIDAE (7)—shortnose chimaeras or ratfishes, 53 Subclass EUSELACHII (sharks, rays, and related fossils), 53 Infraclass ELASMOBRANCHII, 56 Division SELACHII—sharks, 58 Superorder GALEOMORPHI, 58 Order HETERODONTIFORMES (4)—bullhead sharks, 59 Family HETERODONTIDAE (8)—bullhead sharks, 59 Order ORECTOLOBIFORMES (5)—carpet sharks, 59 Family PARASCYLLIIDAE (9)—collared carpet sharks, 60 Family BRACHAELURIDAE (10)—blind sharks, 60 Family ORECTOLOBIDAE (11)—wobbegongs, 61 Order LAMNIFORMES (6)—mackerel sharks, 63 Order CARCHARHINIFORMES (7)—ground sharks, 68 Superorder SQUALOMORPHI, 73 Series HEXANCHIDA, 73 Order HEXANCHIFORMES (8)—six-gill sharks, 73 Family CHLAMYDOSELACHIDAE (31)—frilled sharks, 74 Family HEXANCHIDAE (32)—cow sharks, 74 Series SQUALIDA, 75 Order SQUALIFORMES (9)—dogfish sharks, 75 Series SQUATINIDA, 78 Order ECHINORHINIFORMES (10)—bramble sharks, 78 Family ECHINORHINIDAE (39)—bramble sharks, 78 Order SQUATINIFORMES (11)—angel sharks, 79 Family SQUATINIDAE (40)—angel sharks, 79 Order PRISTIOPHORIFORMES (12)—saw sharks, 80 Family PRISTIOPHORIDAE (41)—saw sharks, 80 Division BATOMORPHI—rays, 80 Order TORPEDINIFORMES (13)—electric rays, 82 Family TORPEDINIDAE (42)—torpedo electric rays, 82 Family NARCINIDAE (43)—numbfishes, 83 Order RAJIFORMES (14)—skates, 84 Family RAJIDAE (44)—skates, 84 Order PRISTIFORMES (15)—guitarfishes and sawfishes, 85 Order MYLIOBATIFORMES (16)—stingrays, 87 Grade TELEOSTOMI 95 Class OSTEICHTHYES—bony fishes and tetrapods, 101 Subclass SARCOPTERYGII—lobe-finned fishes and tetrapods, 102 Infraclass ACTINISTIA—coelacanths, 103 Order COELACANTHIFORMES (17)—coelacanths, 104 Family LATIMERIIDAE (59)—gombessas or coelacanths, 105 Infraclass ONYCHODONTIDA, 106 Infraclass DIPNOMORPHA, 106 Superorder DIPNOI, 107 Order CERATODONTIFORMES (18)—living lungfishes and their fossil relatives, 108 Family NEOCERATODONTIDAE (60)—Australian lungfishes, 109 Family LEPIDOSIRENIDAE (61)—South American lungfishes, 109 Family PROTOPTERIDAE (62)—African lungfishes, 109 Infraclass TETRAPODA—tetrapods, 111 Subclass ACTINOPTERYGII—ray-finned fishes, 111 Infraclass CLADISTIA, 116 Order POLYPTERIFORMES (19)—bichirs, 116 Family POLYPTERIDAE (63)—bichirs, 117 Infraclass CHONDROSTEI, 118 Order ACIPENSERIFORMES (20)—paddlefishes and sturgeons, 118 Family POLYODONTIDAE (64)—paddlefishes, 118 Family ACIPENSERIDAE (65)—sturgeons, 119 NEOPTERYGII, 121 Infraclass HOLOSTEI (gars, bowfins, and relatives), 121 Division GINGLYMODI, 122 Order LEPISOSTEIFORMES (21)—gars, 122 Family LEPISOSTEIDAE (66)—gars, 123 Division HALECOMORPHI, 124 Order AMIIFORMES (22)—bowfins, 125 Family AMIIDAE (67)—bowfins, 126 Division TELEOSTEOMORPHA, 126 Subdivision TELEOSTEI, 128 Supercohort TELEOCEPHALA—crown-group Teleostei, 132 Cohort ELOPOMORPHA, 133 Order ELOPIFORMES (23)—tenpounders, 135 Family ELOPIDAE (68)—tenpounders (ladyfishes), 135 Family MEGALOPIDAE (69)—tarpons, 135 Order ALBULIFORMES (24)—bonefishes, 136 Family ALBULIDAE (70)—bonefishes, 136 Order NOTACANTHIFORMES (25)—halosaurs and deep-sea spiny eels, 137 Family HALOSAURIDAE (71)—halosaurs, 137 Family NOTACANTHIDAE (72)—deep-sea spiny eels, 138 Order ANGUILLIFORMES (26)—eels, 139 OSTEOGLOSSOCEPHALA, 153 Cohort OSTEOGLOSSOMORPHA, 153 Order HIODONTIFORMES (27)—mooneyes, 155 Family HIODONTIDAE (92)—mooneyes, 155 Order OSTEOGLOSSIFORMES (28)—bonytongues, 155 CLUPEOCEPHALA, 160 Cohort OTOCEPHALA, 161 Superorder CLUPEOMORPHA, 162 Order CLUPEIFORMES (29)—herrings, 164 Superorder ALEPOCEPHALI, 172 Order ALEPOCEPHALIFORMES (30)—slickheads and tubeshoulders, 172 Superorder OSTARIOPHYSI, 174 Series ANOTOPHYSI, 175 Order GONORYNCHIFORMES (31)—milkfishes, 175 Series OTOPHYSI, 179 Subseries Cypriniphysi, 180 Order CYPRINIFORMES (32)—carps, loaches, minnows, and relatives, 180 Family CYPRINIDAE (109)—minnows, carps, and loaches, 181 Subseries Characiphysi, 193 Order CHARACIFORMES (33)—characins, 193 Subseries Siluriphysi, 207 Order SILURIFORMES (34)—catfishes, 207 Order GYMNOTIFORMES (35)—Neotropical knifefishes, 238 Cohort EUTELEOSTEI, 241 Order LEPIDOGALAXIIFORMES (36)—salamanderfishes, 242 Family LEPIDOGALAXIIDAE (186)—salamanderfishes, 242 Superorder PROTACANTHOPTERYGII, 243 Order SALMONIFORMES (37)—trout, salmon, and whitefish, 244 Family SALMONIDAE (187)—trout, salmon, and whitefish, 244 Order ESOCIFORMES (38)—pikes and mudminnows, 248 Family ESOCIDAE (188)—pikes, 249 Family UMBRIDAE (189)—mudminnows, 251 Superorder OSMEROMORPHA, 252 Order ARGENTINIFORMES (39)—marine smelts, 252 Order GALAXIIFORMES (40)—galaxiiforms, 254 Family GALAXIIDAE (194)—galaxiids, 254 Order OSMERIFORMES (41)—freshwater smelts, 256 Order STOMIIFORMES (42)—dragonfishes, 259 Superorder ATELEOPODOMORPHA, 265 Order ATELEOPODIFORMES (43)—jellynose fishes, 265 Family ATELEOPODIDAE (204)—jellynose fishes, 265 Superorder CYCLOSQUAMATA, 266 Order AULOPIFORMES (44)—lizardfishes, 266 Superorder SCOPELOMORPHA, 276 Order MYCTOPHIFORMES (45)—lanternfishes, 276 Family NEOSCOPELIDAE (221)—blackchins, 277 Family MYCTOPHIDAE (222)—lanternfishes, 277 Superorder LAMPRIMORPHA, 280 Order LAMPRIFORMES (46)—opahs, 280 Superorder PARACANTHOPTERYGII, 284 Order POLYMIXIIFORMES (47)—beardfishes, 285 Family POLYMIXIIDAE (229)—beardfishes, 286 Order PERCOPSIFORMES (48)—trout-perches, 287 Family PERCOPSIDAE (230)—trout-perches, 287 Family APHREDODERIDAE (231)—pirate perches, 288 Family AMBLYOPSIDAE (232)—cavefishes, 289 Order ZEIFORMES (49)—dories, 289 Order STYLEPHORIFORMES (50)—tube-eyes or thread-tails, 293 Family STYLEPHORIDAE (239)—tube-eyes or thread-tails, 293 Order GADIFORMES (51)—cods and hakes, 293 Superorder ACANTHOPTERYGII, 302 Series BERYCIDA, 303 Order HOLOCENTRIFORMES (52)—squirrelfishes, 304 Family HOLOCENTRIDAE (253)—squirrelfishes, 304 Order TRACHICHTHYIFORMES (53)—roughies, 305 Order BERYCIFORMES (54)—beryciforms, 308 Series PERCOMORPHA, 314 Subseries Ophidiida, 315 Order OPHIDIIFORMES (55)—cusk-eels, 315 Subseries Batrachoidida, 320 Order BATRACHOIDIFORMES (56)—toadfishes, 320 Family BATRACHOIDIDAE (272)—toadfishes, 321 Subseries Gobiida, 323 Order KURTIFORMES (57)—nurseryfishes and cardinalfishes, 324 Family KURTIDAE (273)—nurseryfishes, 324 Family APOGONIDAE (274)—cardinalfishes, 324 Order GOBIIFORMES (58)—gobies, 326 Subseries Ovalentaria, 333 Order MUGILIFORMES (59)—mullets, 341 Family MUGILIDAE (291)—mullets, 342 Order CICHLIFORMES (60)—cichlids and convict blennies, 342 Family CICHLIDAE (292)—cichlids, 342 Family PHOLIDICHTHYIDAE (293)—convict blenny, 345 Order BLENNIIFORMES (61)—Blennies, 346 Order GOBIESOCIFORMES (62)—clingfishes, 351 Family GOBIESOCIDAE (300)—clingfishes, 352 Order ATHERINIFORMES (63)—silversides, 354 Order BELONIFORMES (64)—needlefishes, 363 Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES (65)—killifishes, 369 Order SYNBRANCHIFORMES (66)—swamp eels, 380 Order CARANGIFORMES (67)—jacks, 383 Order ISTIOPHORIFORMES (68)—barracudas and billfishes, 387 Order ANABANTIFORMES (69)—labyrinth fishes, 390 Order PLEURONECTIFORMES (70)—flatfishes, 395 Order SYNGNATHIFORMES (71)—pipefishes and seahorses, 405 Order ICOSTEIFORMES (72)—ragfishes, 412 Family ICOSTEIDAE (366)—ragfishes, 412 Order CALLIONYMIFORMES (73), 412 Family CALLIONYMIDAE (367)—dragonets, 412 Family DRACONETTIDAE (368)—slope dragonets, 413 Order SCOMBROLABRACIFORMES (74)—longfin escolars, 413 Family SCOMBROLABRACIDAE (369)—longfin escolars, 413 Order SCOMBRIFORMES (75)—mackerels, 414 Order TRACHINIFORMES (76), 421 Order PERCIFORMES (78)—perches, 430 Order SCORPAENIFORMES (79)—mail-cheeked fishes, 467 Order MORONIFORMES (80)—temperate basses, 495 Order ACANTHURIFORMES—(81) surgeonfishes and relatives, 497 Order SPARIFORMES (82)—breams and porgies, 502 Order CAPROIFORMES (83)—boarfishes, 506 Family CAPROIDAE (508)—boarfishes, 507 Order LOPHIIFORMES (84)—anglerfishes, 508 Order TETRAODONTIFORMES (85)—plectognaths, 518 BIBLIOGRAPHY 527 INDEX 651

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Book SynopsisAdam Nicolson explores the marine life inhabiting seashore rock pools with a scientist's curiosity and a poet's wonder in this beautifully illustrated book.The sea is not made of water. Creatures are its genes. Look down as you crouch over the shallows and you will find a periwinkle or a prawn, a claw-displaying crab or a cluster of anemones ready to meet you. No need for binoculars or special stalking skills: go to the rocks and the living will say hello.Inside each rock pool tucked into one of the infinite crevices of the tidal coastline lies a rippling, silent, unknowable universe. Below the stillness of the surface course different currents of endless motionthe ebb and flow of the tide, the steady forward propulsion of the passage of time, and the tiny lifetimes of the rock pool's creatures, all of which coalesce into the grand narrative of evolution.In Life Between the Tides, Adam Nicolson in

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Book SynopsisA lighthearted and informative narrative about the history of herring and our love affair with the silver darlings. Scots like to smoke or salt them. The Dutch love them raw. Swedes look on with relish as they open bulging, foul-smelling cans to find them curdling within. Jamaicans prefer them with a dash of chilli pepper. Germans and the English enjoy their taste best when accompanied by pickle's bite and brine. Throughout the long centuries men have fished around their coastlines and beyond, the herring has done much to shape both human taste and history. Men have co-operated and come into conflict over its shoals, setting out in boats to catch them, straying, too, from their home ports to bring full nets to shore. Women have also often been at the centre of the industry, gutting and salting the catch when the annual harvest had taken place, knitting, too, the garments fishermen wore to protect them from the ocean's chill. Following a journey from the western edge of Norway to Trade ReviewThe story is told with great charm, and tinged with a spirit of loss and yearning. * Philip Marsden, The Spectator *Mr Murray is a gregarious and engaging raconteur as he flips between the diverse aspects of this versatile little creature. * The Economist *This is a splendid book, filled with passion, wit, and wonderful facts. * Geographical magazine *...a fine, scholarly, restless and keen-brained work. -- John Macleod * Scottish Review of Books *It's a fascinating book and worth a read. * The Glasgow Herald *Like the herring, this is a book that darts across time and oceans. It gleams with story. A wonderful read. -- Sally MagnussonThese herring tales are far more tasty than you might expect. * The Scotsman *Donald S. Murray takes us to places we’ve never been before as he explores the world of herring in a sweet, pellucid, often poetic prose. -- Jay PariniHerring Tales offers a fascinating view of the coastal cultures of northern Europe, of how a 12-inch fish has affected human activity there for hundreds of years. * Philip Marsden, The Spectator *Murray's account of the herring industry has almost as many facets as his slippery subjects have scales ... and offers fillets of history, culture and zoology, with an emphasis on the eclectic. * The Economist *Herring Tales is the story of close-knit communities based around a particular kind of fishing, a world that is both present and, alas, fading. I strongly recommend this eloquent and finely detailed book. -- Jay PariniMurray is one of my favourite authors in any genre, and this quirky book on how the "silver darlings" shaped human taste and history doesn't disappoint. * Guardian *Murray mixes folklore, personal reminiscence, cookery... and intertwines herring culture with political history. -- Brian Morton * Times Literary Supplement *After reading author, poet and Gaelic playwright Donald S Murray's quirky book you may never look at the humble herring in quite the same way! * Countryside *It provides interesting facts and observations about the fish and fishing industry, it's historical and economic impact, some amusing anecdotes, and even a couple of Woody Allen jokes. * Countryside *Who knew fermented fish could be so much fun? -- Anna Burnside * Daily Record *The herring is an unsung hero in the tale of the land and the sea. Its trade brought prosperity, but herring fishing brought misery and loss too. In his lyrical voice Donald Murray sings this tale so we can fathom its depths. And, as is always the case with good poetry, all of it is true. -- Huib Stam, author of Herring: A Love StorySearch as you might, you may be reasonably assured that no other subject of the Emperor Herring will publish a better book about the reign of the silver darlings. ‘Herring Tales’ is a glorious piece of non-fiction … a fast, lively, funny and altogether irresistible book. ‘Herring Tales’ is a tour de force. It may not bring the shoals back, but it will immortalise their memory. * West Highland Free Press *Donald weaves a herring tapestry as beautiful and as intricate as a piece of Harris Tweed. * The New Shetlander *Coated in oatmeal and fried, kippered or pickled or eaten raw, the herring is the best of fish, and Donald Murray’s social, economic and cultural history of the herring fisheries of northern Europe is worthy of it, rich in observation, reflection and anecdote. It’s an entrancing work in which learning is worn lightly and an all but vanished way of life is brought vividly before us. There’s the taste of the sea in the herring and in this book. -- Allan MassieA rare and precious book which is both erudite and humane. Herring Tales takes a humble, overlooked phenomenon and shows how all of life is interwoven with it. Totally life-affirming and inspirational. -- Ewan MorrisonA fascinating, vividly written account of the role of the herring in the history, culture, folklore, festivities as well as cuisine of life all over the North Sea. The canvas is wide, and the author looks at Ireland, Scotland, Iceland, Norway, Holland, with an unexpected glance at Italy thrown in. An informative work and an enthralling read. Donald Murray shows that there is more to the herring than an accompaniment to a plate of chips on a Saturday night after an evening at the pub. -- Joseph FarrellIt is a fascinating read – written with wit and a deep rooted understanding of the subject. * fallonsangler.net *This delightful book celebrates the strong cultural bond between herring and human. * Daily Mail *Table of ContentsMap of The Major Herring Ports of Northern Europe Chapter 1: 'Them Belly Full' Chapter 2: 'When the Seagulls Follow the Travellers' Chapter 3: 'Return to Sender' Chapter 4: 'There's a Ghost in My House' Chapter 5: 'Get Off of My Cloud' Chapter 6: 'Starman' Chapter 7: 'Celebration of the Lizard' Chapter 8: 'Seven Seas of Rhye' Chapter 9: 'Blowing' in the Wind' Chapter 10: 'Dweller on the Threshold' Chapter 11: 'Spirit in the Sky' Chapter 12: 'Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?' Bibliography 'Reasons to be Cheerful' Index Photographic Credits Plates

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Table of ContentsCONTENTS1 Shark Fever2 Cross-Species Dressing3 Shark Sex in the Miami Seaquarium4 Diving with Sharks in Southern California5 Swimming with Hammerhead Sharks6 Solving the Mystery of Hammerhead Schools7 Shark Rush Hour at Gorda Seamount8 Hammerhead Sharks as Ocean Navigators9 In Quest of the White Shark10 White Shark Predation at the Farallon Islands11 Talking with Their Tails12 Baby White Shark Gets Away on National Television13 Electronic Monitoring of White Sharks at Año Nuevo Island14 Shark-Eating Humans or Man-Eating Sharks?Source MaterialsIndex

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Book SynopsisEllen Ruppel Shell’s Slippery Beast is a fascinating account of a deeply mysterious creature—the eel—a thrilling saga of true crime, natural history, travel, and big business. What is it about eels? Depending on who you ask, they are a pest, a fascination, a threat, a pot of gold. What they are not is predictable. Eels emerged some 200 million years ago, weathered mass extinctions and continental shifts, and were once among the world’s most abundant freshwater fish. But since the 1970s, their numbers have plummeted. Because eels—as unagi—are another thing: delicious. In Slippery Beast, journalist Ellen Ruppel Shell travels in the world of “eel people,” pursuing a burgeoning fascination with this mysterious and highly coveted creature. Despite centuries of study by celebrated thinkers from Aristotle to Leeuwenhoek to a young Sigmund Freud, much about eels remains unknown, including exactly how e

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Book SynopsisWith more than 100 photographs-including two full-color photo galleries-and the most up-to-date facts on the world's fishes from two premier experts, this fun book is the perfect bait for any curious naturalist, angler, or aquarist.Trade Review"This book is fun, accessible, and informative. In the 30 years that I have been teaching ichthyology and fish ecology, I have been asked almost all of these questions. Here are all the answers in one comfortable package." (Dr. Larry G. Allen, director, Southern California Marine Institute)"Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Introducing FishesWhat are fishes?What is the plural of fish?How many kinds of fishes are there?Why are fishes important?What is the most important fish in America?Why should people care about fishes?Where do fishes live?What is the current classification of fishes?Why do we need a system of classification?What is a species?How are species arranged in a classification?What characterizes the major groups of bony fishes?When did fishes first evolve?What is the oldest fossil fish?2. Form and Function of FishesWhat are the largest and smallest living fishes?What is the shortest-lived fish?What is the longest-lived fish?Do all fishes have bones?Do all fishes have fins?Do all fishes have teeth?Do all fishes have scales?What is the metabolism of a fish?How do fishes breathe under water?How long can a fish live out of water?Can fishes breathe air?What is a gas bladder?What are lungfishes?Why do some fishes live in salt water and others in fresh water?Do fishes sleep?Can fishes see color?Can any fishes fly?What are electric fishes?Can any fishes produce light?3. Fish ColorsWhy are so many fishes silver?What causes the different colors of fishes?Is there a reason for the color patterns of fishes?What color are a fish's eyes?Do fishes change colors as they grow?Do a fish's colors change in different seasons?Is there much geographic variation in the color of a fish species?4. Fish BehaviorAre fishes social?Why do fishes form schools?Do fishes fight?Do fishes bite people?How smart are fishes?Do fishes play?Do fishes talk?How do fishes avoid predators?5. Fish EcologyDo fishes migrate?How many fish species live in rivers versus lakes?How many fish species live in the ocean?How far down in the ocean do fishes live?Which geographic regions have the most species of fishes?Are there fishes in the desert?Do fishes live in caves?How do fishes survive the winter?Do fishes get sick?How can you tell if a fish is sick?Are fishes good for the environment?6. Reproduction and Development of FishesHow do fishes reproduce?Do all fishes lay eggs?Why do some fishes lay so many eggs but other fishes lay only a few?How long do female fishes hold eggs in their body?Where do fishes lay their eggs?Do fishes lay their eggs at the same time and in the same place every year?Do fishes breed only one time per year or once in their lives?What is a baby fish called?Are all the eggs in the nest full siblings?How is the sex of a fish determined?Do fishes care for their young?How fast do fishes grow?How can you tell the age of a fish?7. Fish Foods and FeedingWhat do fishes eat?Do fishes chew their food?How do fishes find food?Are any fishes scavengers?How do fishes eat hard-shelled animals?Do fishes store their food?Do fishes use tools to obtain food?8. Fishes and HumansDo fishes make good pets?What is the best way to take care of a pet fish?Do fishes feel pain?What should I do if I find an injured fish or a fish that looks diseased?How can I see fishes in the wild?Should people feed fishes?9. Fish Problems (from a human viewpoint)Are some fishes pests?Can there be too many fishes in a lake or river?Do fishes kill ducks in ponds and other bodies of water?Are fishes dangerous to people or pets?Do fishes have diseases and are they contagious?Is it safe to eat fish?What should I do if I get injured by a fish?10. Human Problems (from a fish's viewpoint)Are any fishes endangered?Will fishes be affected by global warming?Are fishes affected by pollution?Why do people hunt and eat fish?Is there such a thing as fish leather?Why do so many fishes die at once?Are boats dangerous for fishes?How are fishes affected by litter?What can an ordinary citizen do to help fishes?11. Fishes in Stories and LiteratureWhat roles do fishes play in religion and mythology?What roles do fishes play in Western religions?Did early philosophers and naturalists mention fishes in their writings?Are fishes in fairy tales?What is gyotaku?What roles do fishes play in various cultures?What roles do fishes play in popular culture?What roles have fishes played in poetry and otherliterature?Do fishes have culture?12. "Fishology"Who studies fishes?Which species of fishes are best known?Which species of fishes are least well known?How do scientists tell fishes apart?How do you become an ichthyologist?Appendix A: The Classification of FishesAppendix B: Some Organizations That Promote Ichthyology and the Conservation of FishesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisA guide to the Chesapeake's fishes. Suitable for both anglers and students of the Bay, it includes detailed descriptions of physical characteristics, range, occurrence in the Bay, reproduction, diet, and statistics from fisheries research.Trade ReviewA must have for those with an interest in the fishes of the region. -- Ian Paulsen Birdbooker Report Finally! A truly comprehensive and well-illustrated field guide to the fishes of the Chesapeake Bay is available. -- Wendy Gilbert Mariner Chesapeake Director of the National Science Foundation office in Tokyo, Murdy and Musick catalogue fish... in the largest of US estuaries... The information is oriented towards fishing, and the excellent drawings by marine science illustrator Val Kells are not fanciful in-habitat creations, but aids for identifying the species of the fish in the bottom of the boat. Reference and Research Book News The only comprehensive field guide to the Chesapeake's fishes, this book is an indispensable resource for both anglers and students of the Bay. Northeastern Naturalist [Kells] is meticulous in her detail that makes her final product scientifically accurate so that her images can be used by scientist and the public alike. Anyone with an interest in the Chesapeake Bay and its fishes will find her work invaluable as a resource. Marine Environmental Research Corporation Field Guide to the Fishes of the Chesapeake Bay will enrich the time anyone spends on the waters of the Chesapeake... The science is solid as it should be from two veteran ichythologists, but it also carries an engaging human touch that brings each species to life. -- John Page Williams Chesapeake Bay Magazine Overall, a very useful guide to fish of this region. Choice The new Field Guide to Fishes of the Chesapeake Bay will enrich the time anyone spends on the waters of the Chesapeake. Chesapeake Bay Magazine The authors accomplished what they set out to do and did it well. Those with an interest in fishes of the Chesapeake region should buy the book: they won't be sorry. -- Willliam D. Anderson, Jr. CopeiaTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionWatershed, History, and Hydrology of the Chesapeake BayGeneral Characteristics of Chesapeake Bay Fish FaunaSeasonal Fish Faunal ChangesConservation and Environmental Management of Chesapeake Bay FishesThe Scope of This Field GuideOrganizationHow to Identify Fishes in the BayHow to Use the KeysMorphologyBasic Counts and MeasurementsSpecies AccountsLampreys - Family PetromyzontidaeDogfish sharks - Family SqualidaeRequiem sharks - Family CarcharhinidaeHammerhead sharks - Family SphyrnidaeHound sharks - Family TriakidaeBasking shark - Family CetorhinidaeSand tigers - Family OdontaspididaeAngel sharks - Family SquatinidaeSawfishes - Family PristidaeWhiptail stingrays - Family DasyatidaeButterfly rays - Family GymnuridaeEagle rays - Family MyliobatidaeCownose rays - Family RhinopteridaeSkates - Family RajidaeSturgeons - Family AcipenseridaeGars - Family LepisosteidaeBowfins - Family AmiidaeTenpounders - Family ElopidaeTarpons - Family MegalopidaeFreshwater eels - Family AnguillidaeConger eels - Family CongridaeHerrings - Family ClupeidaeAnchovies - Family EngraulidaeSuckers - Family CatostomidaeCarps and minnows - Family CyprinidaeSea catfishes - Family AriidaeNorth American catfishes - Family IctaluridaePikes - Family EsocidaeMudminnows - Family UmbridaeLizardfishes - Family SynodontidaeCusk-eels - Family OphidiidaeCods - Family GadidaeMerlucciid hakes - Family MerlucciidaePhycid hakes - Family PhycidaeToadfishes - Family BatrachoididaeGoosefishes - Family LophiidaeMullets - Family MugilidaeNew World silversides - Family AtherinopsidaeNeedlefishes - Family BelonidaeHalfbeaks - Family HemiramphidaePupfishes - Family CyprinodontidaeTopminnows - Family FundulidaeLivebearers - Family PoeciliidaeSticklebacks - Family GasterosteidaePipefishes - Family SyngnathidaeSculpins - Family Cottidae and Lumpfishes - Family CyclopteridaeSearobins - Family TriglidaeButterfishes - Family StromateidaeCutlassfishes - Family TrichiuridaeSand lances - Family AmmodytidaeJacks - Family CarangidaeCobia - Family RachycentridaeRemoras - Family EcheneidaeMackerels - Family ScombridaeBarracudas - Family SphyraenidaeStargazers - Family UranoscopidaeDrums and croakers - Family SciaenidaeSpadefishes - Family EphippidaeBluefish - Family PomatomidaeClingfishes - Family GobiesocidaeGobies - Family GobiidaeTemperate basses - Family MoronidaePerches - Family PercidaeCombtooth blennies - Family BlenniidaeSnakeheads - Family ChannidaeButterflyfishes - Family ChaetodontidaeMojarras - Family GerreidaePorgies - Family SparidaeSnappers - Family LutjanidaeGrunts - Family HaemulidaeSunfishes - Family CentrarchidaeWrasses - Family LabridaeMedusafishes - Family CentrolophidaeSea basses and groupers - Family SerranidaeTriggerfishes - Family BalistidaePorcupinefishes - Family DiodontidaeFilefishes - Family MonacanthidaeBoxfishes - Family OstraciidaePuffers - Family TetraodontidaeAmerican soles - Family AchiridaeTonguefishes - Family CynoglossidaeSand flounders - Family ParalichthyidaeRighteye flounders - Family PleuronectidaeTurbots - Family ScophthalmidaeAppendices1. Key to the Orders and Families of Chesapeake Bay Fishes2. Key to the Families of Perciformes Fishes in the Chesapeake Bay3. Keys to Species within Families4. Fish Species Rarely Recorded from the Chesapeake BayGlossary of Selected Technical TermsIndex to Scientific NamesIndex to Common Names

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Book SynopsisWarren, Jr.Trade ReviewWritten at a highly academic level, this book will be best for readers who are in the biological discipline of ichthyology or studying to go into that field. Library Journal This definitive monograph is essential for all libraries supporting teaching and research in vertebrate zoology. -- Paul B. Cors American Reference Books Annual This handsome volume represents the beginning of an ambitious project. If volume 1 is any indication, it will be a thorough compendium of worthwhile knowledge about all species of domestic freshwater fishes in the US, Canada, and Mexico... When completed, the three-volume set will be the most authoritative work on freshwater fishes in North America. Choice This is an outstanding book in ichthyology... It is an essential reference source... Undoubtedly one of the best in its field. -- Sonu Chandiram Biz India Magazine If Ross is the textbook, this is the encyclopedia. But is this the "Jordan and Evermann" of comprehensive North American freshwater fish biology? With some caveats, the analogy is close and the answer is 'yes.' -- D.F. Markle Environmental Biology of Fishes An excellent review of the North American freshwater fish families Petromyzontidae to Catostomidae, and the publishers, editors, authors and illustrators should be commended... [will] appeal to a readership ranging from academics, scientists, anglers and anyone with an interest in freshwater fish in North America. -- Jonathan Harvey Freshwater Biology This is the first volume of a highly anticipated three-volume set that may be the most important fish books on North American fishes produced in the last decade... Any one of the chapters is worth the price of the book. Every ichthyologist interested in the North American freshwater fish fauna should have it on their shelf. Copeia At a time when we assume that we can search and find whatever information we need via internet search engines, it is comforting to pick up a book, carefully assembled to represent the current state of knowledge on this important group of fishes, and just read. I encourage everyone-Tolle Lege (take up and read). -- Donald J. Orth Freshwater Science With this book, the editors have initiated the formidable task of compiling an extensive resource that incorporates these diverse species... Biologists, researchers and other specialists in a variety of fields contributed to thoroughly researched chapters that include lovely illustrations and photographs... Students and researchers in a variety of disciplines including ecology, genetics, evolutionary biology and marine biology will find that this title serves as an excellent reference tool and gateway to further research. Reference ReviewsTable of ContentsList of Contributors PrefaceAcknowledgments Chapter 1. Evolution and Ecol ogy of North American Freshwater Fish Assemblages Chapter 2. Mating Behavior of North American Freshwater Fishes Chapter 3. Petromyzontidae: Lampreys Chapter 4. Dasyatidae: Whiptail Stingrays Chapter 5. Acipenseridae: Sturgeons Chapter 6. Polyodontidae: Paddlefishes Chapter 7. Lepisosteidae: Gars Chapter 8. Amiidae: BowfinsChapter 9. Hiodontidae: MooneyesChapter 10. Anguillidae: Freshwater EelsChapter 11. Engraulidae: AnchoviesChapter 12. Cyprinidae: Carps and MinnowsChapter 13. Catostomidae: SuckersLiterature Cited Index of Scientific Names General Index

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThe most comprehensive book about Florida's marine fishes ever produced, Marine Fishes of Florida includes hundreds of photographs and descriptions of species you'll encounter-plus many that are rare-when diving, snorkeling, kayaking, or fishing. ECO Magazine ... Fascinating for anyone wishing to learn about these fascinating animals. Libraries in the southeast United States, and any institution, including colleges and universities, with patrons interested in the lives of fish will find the reasonably priced volume worth having. American Reference Books Annual Recommended. ChoiceTable of ContentsPrefaceIntroductionLampreys (Petromyzontidae)Nurse Sharks (Ginglymostomatidae)Whale Sharks (Rhincodontidae)Sand Tigers (Odontaspididae)Thresher Sharks (Alopiidae)Basking Sharks (Cetorhinidae)Mackerel Sharks (Lamnidae)Cat Sharks (Scyliorhinidae)Hound Sharks (Triakidae)Requiem Sharks (Carcharhinidae)Hammerhead Sharks (Sphyrnidae)Angel Sharks (Squatinidae)Torpedo Electric Rays (Torpedinidae)Electric Rays (Narcinidae)Sawfishes (Pristidae)Guitarfishes (Rhinobatidae)Skates (Rajidae)American Round Stingrays (Urotrygonidae)Whiptail Stingrays (Dasyatidae)Butterfly Rays (Gymnuridae)Eagle Rays (Myliobatidae)Cownose Rays (Rhinopteridae)Mantas (Mobulidae)Sturgeons (Acipenseridae)Gars (Lepisosteidae)Tenpounders (Elopidae)Tarpons (Megalopidae)Bonefishes (Albulidae)Freshwater Eels (Anguillidae)Morays (Muraenidae)Snake Eels (Ophichthidae)Conger Eels (Congridae)Anchovies (Engraulidae)Herrings (Clupeidae)Sea Catfishes (Ariidae)Lizardfishes (Synodontidae)Codlets (Bregmacerotidae)Codlings (Moridae)Merlucciid Hakes (Merlucciidae)Phycid Hakes (Phycidae)Pearlfishes (Carapidae)Cusk-Eels (Ophidiidae)Viviparous Brotulas (Bythitidae)Toadfishes (Batrachoididae)Goosefishes (Lophiidae)Frogfishes (Antennariidae)Batfishes (Ogcocephalidae)Mullets (Mugilidae)New World Silversides (Atherinopsidae)Old World Silversides (Atherinidae)Flyingfishes (Exocoetidae)Half beaks (Hemiramphidae)Needlefishes (Belonidae)New World Rivulines (Rivulidae)Pupfishes (Cyprinodontidae)Topminnows (Fundulidae)Livebearers (Poeciliidae)Squirrelfishes (Holocentridae)Seahorses and Pipefishes (Syngnathidae)Trumpetfishes (Aulostomidae)Cornetfishes (Fistulariidae)Snipefishes (Macroramphosidae)Flying Gurnards (Dactylopteridae)Scorpionfishes (Scorpaenidae)Searobins (Triglidae)Snooks (Centropomidae)Wreckfishes (Polyprionidae)Groupers (Epinephelidae)Sea Basses (Serranidae)Basslets (Grammatidae)Jawfishes (Opistognathidae)Bigeyes (Priacanthidae)Cardinalfishes (Apogonidae)Tilefishes (Malacanthidae)Bluefishes (Pomatomidae)Jacks (Carangidae)Cobias (Rachycentridae)Dolphinfishes (Coryphaenidae)Remoras (Echeneidae)Snappers (Lutjanidae)Tripletails (Lobotidae)Mojarras (Gerreidae)Grunts (Haemulidae)Porgies (Sparidae)Threadfins (Polynemidae)Drums and Croakers (Sciaenidae)Goatfishes (Mullidae)Sweepers (Pempheridae)Sea Chubs (Kyphosidae)Butterflyfishes (Chaetodontidae)Angelfishes (Pomacanthidae)Hawkfishes (Cirrhitidae)Damselfishes (Pomacentridae)Wrasses and Parrotfishes (Labridae)Stargazers (Uranoscopidae)Triplefins (Tripterygiidae)Sand Stargazers (Dactyloscopidae)Combtooth Blennies (Blenniidae)Labrisomid Blennies (Labrisomidae)Tube Blennies (Chaenopsidae)Clingfishes (Gobiesocidae)Dragonets (Callionymidae)Sleepers (Eleotridae)Gobies (Gobiidae)Wormfishes (Microdesmidae)Dartfishes (Ptereleotridae)Spadefishes (Ephippidae)Surgeonfishes (Acanthuridae)Barracudas (Sphyraenidae)Snake Mackerels (Gempylidae)Cutlassfishes (Trichiuridae)Mackerels (Scombridae)Swordfishes (Xiphiidae)Billfishes (Istiophoridae)Medusafishes (Centrolophidae)Driftfishes (Nomeidae)Ariommatids (Ariommatidae)Squaretails (Tetragonuridae)Butterfishes (Stromateidae)Boarfishes (Caproidae)Turbots (Scophthalmidae)Sand Flounders (Paralichthyidae)Lefteye Flounders (Bothidae)American Soles (Achiridae)Tonguefishes (Cynoglossidae)Spikefishes (Triacanthodidae)Triggerfishes (Balistidae)Filefishes (Monacanthidae)Boxfishes (Ostraciidae)Puffers (Tetraodontidae)Porcupinefishes (Diodontidae)Molas (Molidae)AppendixGlossaryIndex

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Book SynopsisMeet the beaked whales, and enjoy the fascinating and mysterious world in which they live.Trade ReviewFeatures descriptive guides to each of the species, wonderfully adorned by Ellis’s paintings of the males, followed by a broadly based account of the biology of the group as a whole and of the threats these enigmatic creatures currently face.—TLSRecommended. Upper-division undergraduates and general readers.—EllisThis is a nice book for anyone with a strong interest in whales.—Wildlife ActivistBeaked Whales: a Complete Guide to their Biology and Conservation is an excellent overview of an elusive family of cetaceans that blends two disciplines – natural art and natural history – to achieve ambitious objectives. It is a book for those interested in marine biology at an entry level, yet specialists should purchase a copy to better understand how innovative composition and a creative angle can better communicate contemporary research and species information.—Journal of Natural HistoryNot only does it provide a concise overview of beaked whales as a group, it presents clear and easy-to-understand information – in some cases quite possibly even everything known – about each species in this elusive group of marine mammals.—The Well-Read NaturalistThe book is both a comprehensive guide to beaked whale biology and conservation and an entertaining read that could be of interest to a broad audience regardless of its scientific background.—Irina S. Trukhanova, Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington, Polar Science Center, Seattle, WA, Conservation BiologyTable of ContentsTable of Contents Acknowledgements Preface Guide to the beaked whales Arnoux's Beaked Whale Baird's Beaked Whale Northern Bottlenose Whale Southern Bottlenose Whale Longman's Beaked Whale Sowerby's Beaked Whale Andrews' Beaked Whale Hubbs' Beaked Whale Blainville's Beaked Whale Gervais' Beaked Whale Ginkgo-toothed Whale Gray's Beaked Whale Hector's Beaked Whale Deraniyagala's Beaked Whale Strap-toothed Whale True's Beaked Whale Perrin's Beaked Whale Peruvian Beaked Whale Stejneger's Beaked Whale Spade-toothed Beaked Whale Shepherd's Beaked Whale Cuvier's Beaked Whale About Beaked Whales Classification Distribution Teeth Scarring Feeding From Land to Water to Tooth LossBeaked whales vs. the Navy Bibliography

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Book SynopsisEcologists have long struggled to understand community dynamics. In this groundbreaking book, leading fish ecologists William Matthews and Edie Marsh-Matthews apply long-term studies of stream fish communities to several enduring questions. This critical synthesis reaches to the heart of ecological theory, testing concepts against the four decades of data the authors have collected from numerous warm-water stream fish communities in the central and eastern United States. Stream Fish Community Dynamics draws together the work of a single research team to provide fresh analyses of the short- and long-term dynamics of numerous streams, each with multiple sampling sites. Conducting repeated surveys of fish communities at temporal scales from months to decades, the authors' research findings will fascinate anyone searching for a deeper understanding of community ecology. The study sites covered by this book range from small headwater creeks to large prairie rivers in Oklahoma and from OzarkTrade ReviewOverall, this text offers significant insight from two leading researchers in the field, and will serve as a valuable tool for those individuals who wish to delve further into the research. Essential.—ChoiceThis book is at once a memoir and love letter to a couple of brilliant research careers, and essential reading for those early-career scientists and others entering the stream fish community ecology topic now, who need to catch up. In both regards, the book is a real pleasure to read. For agency scientists involved in biomonitoring using fishes, and stream restoration, this book should be considered a primer in just how much we do, and do not, understand about the underlying factors that dictate why fishes are where they are.—Reviews in Fisheries Science and AquacultureIn conclusion, Stream Fish Community Dynamics—A Critical Synthesis represents a valuable synopsis of the tremendous scientific careers of Bill and Edie Matthews, careers that will continue to influence generations of future scientists.—Fisheries MagazineHelps us rethink hypotheses about our stream fishes and their relationships to each other and to their habitat, and add context to questions related to climate change. At the end of our careers, we can only hope that our cumulative scientific work will be significant enough to be published as a book like this one.—Brooke E. Penaluna & Ivan Arismendi, Environmental Biology of FishesTable of ContentsContents Preface Chapter 1: Studying Stream Fish Communities Chapter 2: The Stream Fish Community Study SystemsChapter 3: Characterizing the Fish CommunitiesChapter 4: Traits of Species That Influence Community DynamicsChapter 5: Interactions among Species Chapter 6: Disturbance: Weather Extremes, Flood and Drought, and Fish Community DynamicsChapter 7: Temporal Dynamics of Fish Communities and the "Loose Equilibrium" ConceptChapter 8: Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Stream Fish CommunitiesChapter 9: "What's it All Mean?" (Ecosystem Effects)Chapter 10: A Critical Synthesis References Index

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Book SynopsisThe definitive resource on the biology and evolution of freshwater mollusks. There are more species of freshwater molluskswell over 5,000than all the mammal species of the world. Freshwater mollusks are also arguably the most endangered fauna on the planet. Yet few references exist for researchers, shell enthusiasts, and general readers who are interested in learning more about these fascinating creatures. In Freshwater Mollusks of the World, Charles Lydeard and Kevin S. Cummings fill that void with contributions from dozens of renowned mollusk experts. Touching on 34 families of freshwater gastropods (snails) and 9 families of freshwater bivalves (mussels and clams), each chapter provides a synthesis of the latest research on the diversity and evolutionary relationships of the family. The book also includes a look at how evolving DNA sequencing data techniques help shed light on mollusk taxonomy distribution maps of each family's biogeographic locales a representative photo and diTrade ReviewA necessary work for anyone interested in taxonomy and ecology of [freshwater mollusks], whether an amateur eager to know more about that snail or bivalve found in a local river or lake, or the professional who needs a point of departure to deepen the evolutionary study of the great diversity of freshwater mollusks . . . an indispensable book.—Gonzalo Giribet, Harvard University, Bulletin of the Spanish Malacological SocietyTable of ContentsAcknowledgments1. Introduction and Overview Charles Lydeard and Kevin S. Cummings2. Neritiliidae Schepman, 1908 Yasunori Kano3. Neritidae Rafinesque, 1815 Yasunori Kano and Hiroaki Fukumori4. Ampullariidae Gray, 1824 Robert H. Cowie and Kenneth A. Hayes5. Viviparidae Gray, 1847 Bert Van Bocxlaer and Ellen E. Strong6. Hemisinidae Fischer & Crosse, 1891 Matthias Glaubrecht and Marco T. Neiber7. Melanopsidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 Marco T. Neiber and Matthias Glaubrecht8. Pachychilidae Fischer & Crosse, 1892 Marco T. Neiber and Matthias Glaubrecht9. Paludomidae Stoliczka, 1868 Marco T. Neiber and Matthias Glaubrecht10. Pleuroceridae P. Fischer, 1885 Ellen E. Strong and Charles Lydeard11. Semisulcospiridae Morrison, 1952 David C. Campbell12. Thiaridae Gill, 1871 (1823) Matthias Glaubrecht and Marco T. Neiber13. Amnicolidae Tryon, 1863 Stephanie A. Clark14. Assimineidae H. & A. Adams, 1856 Hiroshi Fukuda15. Bithyniidae Gray, 1857 Winston Ponder16. Cochliopidae Tryon, 1866 Stephanie A. Clark17. Helicostoidae Pruvot-Fol, 1937 Thomas Wilke18. Hydrobiidae Stimpson, 1865 Thomas Wilke and Diana Delicado19. Lithoglyphidae Tryon, 1866 Stephanie A. Clark20. Moitessieriidae Bourguignat, 1863 Thomas Wilke21. Pomatiopsidae Stimpson, 1865 Thomas Wilke22. Stenothyridae Tryon, 1866 Stephanie A. Clark23. Tateidae Thiele, 1925 Winston Ponder24. Valvatidae Gray, 1840 Catharina Clewing and Christian Albrecht25. Glacidorbidae Ponder, 1986 Winston Ponder26. Tantulidae Rankin, 1979, and Acochlidiidae Küthe, 1935 Timea P. Neusser and Michael Schrödl27. Chilinidae Dall, 1870 Diego E. Gutiérrez Gregoric28. Latiidae Hutton, 1882 Christian Albrecht29. Lymnaeidae Rafinesque, 1815 Maxim V. Vinarski, Catharina Clewing, and Christian Albrecht30. Acroloxidae Thiele, 1931 Björn Stelbrink, Alena A. Shirokaya, and Christian Albrecht31. Bulinidae P. Fischer & Crosse, 1880 Christian Albrecht, Björn Stelbrink, and Catharina Clewing32. Burnupiidae Albrecht, 2017 Christian Albrecht and Catharina Clewing33. Physidae Fitzinger, 1833 Amy R. Wethington and Charles Lydeard34. Planorbidae Rafinesque, 1815 Christian Albrecht, Björn Stelbrink, and Catharina Clewing35. Cyrenidae Gray, 1840 Rüdiger Bieler and Paula M. Mikkelsen36. Dreissenidae Gray, 1840 Nathaniel T. Marshall and Carol A. Stepien37. Sphaeriidae Deshayes, 1855 (1820) Taehwan Lee38. Unionidae Rafinesque, 1820, and the General Unionida Daniel L. Graf and Kevin S. Cummings39. Margaritiferidae Henderson, 1929 Daniel L. Graf and Kevin S. Cummings40. Hyriidae Swainson, 1840 Daniel L. Graf and Kevin S. Cummings41. Etheriidae Deshayes, 1832 Daniel L. Graf and Kevin S. Cummings42. Mycetopodidae Gray, 1840 Daniel L. Graf and Kevin S. Cummings43. Iridinidae Swainson, 1840 Daniel L. Graf and Kevin S. CummingsGlossary of Systematic TermsContributorsIndex

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewSport Fishing's Fish Facts expert on pelagic species, John Graves, has co-authored—with Bruce Collette—a new and definitive resource, Tunas and Billfishes of the World. With impressively detailed, precise color illustrations by Val Kells, the 352-page volume describes 61 species of mackerels, tunas, swordfish, sailfishes and marlins. The book is certain to become an essential addition to the library of any angler who is serious about bluewater gamefish.—Doug Olander, Sport FishingTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroductionOrganizationAnatomy and MeasurementsKey to SpeciesFamily ScombridaeFamily XiphiidaeFamily IstiophoridaeGlossary of Terms and AcronymsSelect BibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisA passionate account by an ardent conservationist who records his experiences while undertaking fundamental research, this book details how sea turtles are suddenly struggling to survive, largely because of harm that has been done to the planet's oceans and beaches.

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Book Synopsis“After five decades, twenty books, and countless columns, [John Gierach] is still a master,” (Forbes) and his newest book only confirms this assessment, along with his recent induction into the Flyfishing Hall of Fame. In A Fly Rod of Your Own, Gierach brings his ever-sharp sense of humor and keen eye for observation to the fishing life and, for that matter, life in general.Known for his witty, trenchant observations about fly-fishing, Gierach’s “deceptively laconic prose masks an accomplished storyteller…his alert and slightly off-kilter observations place him in the general neighborhood of Mark Twain and James Thurber” (Publishers Weekly). A Fly Rod of Your Own transports readers to streams and rivers from Maine to Montana, and as always, Gierach’s fishing trips become the inspiration for his pointed observations on everything from the psychology of fishing (“Fishing is still an oddly passive-aggressive business that depends on the prey being the aggressor”); why even the most veteran fisherman will muff his cast whenever he’s being filmed or photographed; the inevitable accumulation of more gear than one could ever need (“Nature abhors an empty pocket. So does the tackle industry”); or the qualities shared by the best guides (“the generosity of a teacher, the craftiness of a psychiatrist, and the enthusiasm of a cheerleader with a kind of Vulcan detachment”). As Gierach likes to say, “fly-fishing is a continuous process that you learn to love for its own sake. Those who fish already get it, and those who don’t couldn’t care less, so don’t waste your breath on someone who doesn’t fish.” A Fly Rod of Your Own is an ode to those who fish that “brings a skeptical, wry voice to the peril and promise of twenty-first-century fishing” (Booklist).Trade Review"A must-read for restless fly-fishermen." * The Wall Street Journal *“John Gierach is the American Turgenev, that is, if Turgenev had a sense of humor, fished like Lee Wulff, and was as wise as Marcus Aurelius. This means that no one is in Gierach’s league when it comes to writing about trout fishing. A Fly Rod Of Your Own makes you feel you are having a beer with your best friend who is not only funny, companionable, but just great to hang out with. When it comes to fly fishing, Gierach is like a sex therapist. He has seen it all.” -- Craig Nova, author of All the Dead Yale Men and The Constant Heart"After five decades, 20 books and countless columns, [John Gierach] is still a master." -- Monte Burke * Forbes *"Gierach's deceptively laconic prose masks an accomplished storyteller. . . . His alert and slightly off-kilter observations place him in the general neighborhood of Mark Twain and James Thurber." * Publishers Weekly *“In penning a recent tribute to a departed giant and fishing friend, Jim Harrison, I found that no one had better anticipated and articulated that loss than Jim himself. Gierach puts me in a similar position. Since no one writes of our sport more pleasingly, why not let John tell us what we love about it? ‘We go into wild places to catch wild fish for personal reasons that may be complicated or as simple as the urge to escape the present—which admittedly looks none too promising—into, if not the actual past, at least into a kind of timelessness where life still makes sense.’ Amen, and thanks for a lifetime of pleasure and sense.” -- David James Duncan, author of The River Why and The Brothers K“After 20 books on fly-fishing, you’d think John Gierach would run out of ways to say Me Fool Fish. But dive into A Fly Rod of Your Own and you’ll find not just a host of enjoyably fresh takes on this magnificent obsession, but a fresh understanding of why Gierach is the bestselling fish-writer since Izaak Walton.” -- James R. Babb, author of Fish Won’t Let Me Sleep“John Gierach is the patron saint of American fly-fishing. When days go extremely well on the river I think of Gierach. When days go extremely badly I think of Gierach.” -- C.J. Box, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of Off the Grid"Informs, inspires, and entertains. . . . Gierach brings a skeptical, wry voice to the peril and promise of twenty-first-century fishing." * Booklist *

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Book SynopsisFinalist for the 2015 National Book Award for Nonfiction New York Times Bestseller “Sy Montgomery’s The Soul of an Octopus does for the creature what Helen Macdonald’s H Is for Hawk did for raptors.” —New Statesman, UK Starred Booklist and Library Journal Editors’ Spring Pick “One of the best science books of the year” —Science Friday, NPR A Huffington Post Notable Nonfiction Book of the Year One of the Best Books of the Month on Goodreads Library Journal Best Sci-Tech Book of 2015 An American Library Association Notable Book of the Year In this astonishing book from the author of the bestselling memoir The Good Good Pig, Sy Montgomery explores the emotional and physical world of the octopus—a surprisi

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Super Shark Encyclopedia is the ultimate visual guide to the oceans' most incredible stories." — Midwest Book Review"[A]rriving just in time for Shark Week on the Discovery Channel, this encyclopedia can be a great jumping-off point to keep your child interested long after the television is off. — Colorado Parent

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Book SynopsisIlluminating the entangled histories of the people and commodities that circulated across the Atlantic, Sharika Crawford assesses the Caribbean as a waterscape where imperial and national governments vied to control the profitability of the sea.

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Book SynopsisThis handbook covers the skills needed for gutting, scaling, skinning, steaking, and filleting all popular gamefish, as well as the knives, tools, and other equipment needed, and illustrates basic cooking methods. Cleaning and Preparing Gamefish is a book all anglers will want to keep close at hand and refer to often.

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Book SynopsisThe Orvis Ultimate Book of Fly Fishing is a grand tour of the world of fly-fishing strategies and techniques, from Orvis''s world-famous team of experts and advisors. In large format with rich and helpful color photos and drawings, the book covers everything from basic fishing knots and casts to expert techniques you won''t see in standard books. Besides trout technique and secrets for rivers and lakes, the book also covers the worlds of fly fishing for bonefish, striped bass, permit, bluefish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, and steelhead. Learn how to nymph for steelhead from Matt Supinski. Find out how to catch the elusive permit from Jack Samson. Take a lesson from John Shewey on swinging a classic wet fly for West Coast steelhead. Learn how to find stripers along Northeast beaches from Lou Tabory. Find out which knots work best for saltwater fly fishing. Tom Rosenbauer will tell you how to read a trout stream and approach the fish, then discover his secrets for c

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Book SynopsisOff the coast of California, running from Santa Barbara to La Jolla, lies an archipelago of eight islands known as the California Channel Islands. The northern five were designated as Channel Islands National Park in 1980 to protect and restore the rich habitat of the islands and surrounding waters. In the years since, that mission intensified as scientists discovered the extent of damage to the delicate habitats of these small fragments of land and to the surprisingly threatened sea around them. In Restoring Nature Lary M. Dilsaver and Timothy J. Babalis examine how the National Park Service has attempted to reestablish native wildlife and vegetation to the five islands through restorative ecology and public land management. The Channel Islands staff were innovators of the inventory and monitoring program whereby the resource problems were exposed. This program became a blueprint for management throughout the U.S. park system. Dilsaver and Babalis presenTrade Review“An outstanding environmental history of a little-studied area of enormous complexity on the doorstep of one of the most densely populated parts of North America. It will become the standard reference for the region and the National Park Service policies that shaped it for the next generation.”—William Wyckoff, author of How to Read the American West: A Field Guide“I know of no other book that examines rigorously the effects of National Park Service policies in the Channel Islands. All of the material in Restoring Nature is handled in a balanced, fair-minded manner. . . . Critically important, where possible the authors have woven fact-laden, scientific material into an engaging narrative.”—Thomas J. Osborne, author of Coastal Sage: Peter Douglas and the Fight to Save California’s ShoreTable of ContentsList of Illustrations List of Maps Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Channel Islands of California 2. A Monumental Task 3. Legislative Protection for the Islands and the Sea 4. Resource Management in the Early Years 5. Building the New Park 6. Growth of the Natural Resource Management 7. Managing the Resources on Santa Rosa Island 8. New Owners on Santa Cruz Island 9. Restoring Nature 10. Channel Islands National Park in the New Century Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisOff the coast of California, running from Santa Barbara to La Jolla, lies an archipelago of eight islands known as the California Channel Islands. The northern five were designated as Channel Islands National Park in 1980 to protect and restore the rich habitat of the islands and surrounding waters. In the years since, that mission intensified as scientists discovered the extent of damage to the delicate habitats of these small fragments of land and to the surprisingly threatened sea around them. In Restoring Nature Lary M. Dilsaver and Timothy J. Babalis examine how the National Park Service has attempted to reestablish native wildlife and vegetation to the five islands through restorative ecology and public land management. The Channel Islands staff were innovators of the inventory and monitoring program whereby the resource problems were exposed. This program became a blueprint for management throughout the U.S. park system. Dilsaver and Babalis presenTrade Review“An outstanding environmental history of a little-studied area of enormous complexity on the doorstep of one of the most densely populated parts of North America. It will become the standard reference for the region and the National Park Service policies that shaped it for the next generation.”—William Wyckoff, author of How to Read the American West: A Field Guide“I know of no other book that examines rigorously the effects of National Park Service policies in the Channel Islands. All of the material in Restoring Nature is handled in a balanced, fair-minded manner. . . . Critically important, where possible the authors have woven fact-laden, scientific material into an engaging narrative.”—Thomas J. Osborne, author of Coastal Sage: Peter Douglas and the Fight to Save California’s ShoreTable of ContentsList of Illustrations List of Maps Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Channel Islands of California 2. A Monumental Task 3. Legislative Protection for the Islands and the Sea 4. Resource Management in the Early Years 5. Building the New Park 6. Growth of the Natural Resource Management 7. Managing the Resources on Santa Rosa Island 8. New Owners on Santa Cruz Island 9. Restoring Nature 10. Channel Islands National Park in the New Century Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisDiscover all the secrets of smallmouth bass fishing with this handsome, illustrated book featuring 150 color photographs. It’s perfect for anyone eager to learn all the tips and tricks of smallmouth bass fishing—in winter, spring, summer, or fall.Catching a smallmouth bass—especially a big one—can be a daunting pursuit for the unprepared. Successful smallmouth bass fishing depends on a variety of factors, including weather, habitat, time of year, type of tackle, and the tactics you decide to use on any given day.In A Beginner's Guide to Smallmouth Bass Fishing, lifelong angler Jim Root reveals all the specifics behind achieving success on lake, river, or pond. This comprehensive handbook: Includes key information about how to identify a smallmouth and where they live. Offers specialized chapters on choosing, setting up, and using various rigs, including the Carolina rig, double fluke rig, Texas rig, Petey rig, and many others. Spotlights unique Japanese technique of spybaiting Breaks down deep, medium, and shallow cranks. Offers different tips depending on the season and fishing location Includes a chapter on the authors top fifty smallmouth destinations. Now go out and land more and bigger fish!

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Book SynopsisThe story of the USS Indianapolis is well-known. After delivering crucial components of the atomic bomb that would level Hiroshima in 1945, the Indianapolis was sunk by a Japanese submarine in the South China Sea. Of the nearly 1,200 men aboard, 900 survived the torpedoing, spilling into the sea. White tip sharks began attacking the next morning and after four days only 300 sailors were alive to rescue.Less famous are the many stories of ships sinking in shark-infested waters with gruesome results. Such as the Cape San Juan, a US troop transport ship that was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine in the Pacific Ocean near the Fiji Islands; nearly 700 of the survivors were killed by sharks. Or the HMS Birkenhead, which sunk off Danger Point, South Africa, in 1852, resulting in 440 shark-related fatalities. In 1927, the luxury Italian cruise liner Principessa Maldafa sank ninety miles off the coast of Albrohos Island while heading to Porto Seguro, Brazil. Nearly 300 who survived the wreck were killed by sharks. In 1909, the French steamer La Seyne collided with British India Steamship Co. liner Onda near Singapore, twenty-six miles from land. One hundred and one people were eventually killed by sharks.In the water, human intelligence is no match for a shark’s brutal, destructive instincts. Sharks are born to kill and eat: They detect distress, smell blood—and attack. Marine disasters such as those above result in humans becoming prey, floating in inner space as shadowy sharks swim below, ready to attack. Helpless to save yourself—floating and waiting, watching the malevolent creatures circle, knowing what will happen . . . a sudden swirl of water, a cloud of blood, the searing pain . . . until there is no more. This is unspeakable horror

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Book SynopsisIlluminating the conditions for global governance to have precipitated the devastating decline of one of the ocean’s most majestic creatures The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) is the world’s foremost organization for managing and conserving tunas, seabirds, turtles, and sharks traversing international waters. Founded by treaty in 1969, ICCAT stewards what has become under its tenure one of the planet’s most prominent endangered fish: the Atlantic bluefin tuna. Called “red gold” by industry insiders for the exorbitant price her ruby-colored flesh commands in the sushi economy, the giant bluefin tuna has crashed in size and number under ICCAT’s custodianship.With regulations to conserve these sea creatures in place for half a century, why have so many big bluefin tuna vanished from the Atlantic? In Red Gold, Jennifer E. Telesca offers unparalleled access to ICCAT to show that the institution has faithfully executed the task assigned it by international law: to fish as hard as possible to grow national economies. ICCAT manages the bluefin not to protect them but to secure export markets for commodity empires—and, as a result, has become complicit in their extermination.The decades of regulating fish as commodities have had disastrous consequences. Amid the mass extinction of all kinds of life today, Red Gold reacquaints the reader with the splendors of the giant bluefin tuna through vignettes that defy technoscientific and market rationales. Ultimately, this book shows, changing the way people value marine life must come not only from reforming ICCAT but from transforming the dominant culture that consents to this slaughter.Trade Review"Both unusually thorough and unusually heartfelt, Red Gold is filled with high quality factual detail yet is framed with graceful, thoughtfully considered language. As close as I’ve been to this extraordinary fish as a living creature and as the object of intense debate and conflicting policies over the years, I admire the job Jennifer Telesca has pulled off. I also learned a lot."—Carl Safina, author of Song for the Blue Ocean and Becoming Wild"Engaging and well-argued, Red Gold is an exemplary documentation of how bad-faith science conducted at the behest of corporate interests provides cover for the over-exploitation of ‘natural resources.’"—Daniel Pauly, author of Vanishing Fish: Shifting Baselines and the Future of Global Fisheries"Red Gold offers a deep and disturbing portrait of the intersecting impacts of the global food chain, international regulation, and ocean conservation. Jennifer E. Telesca’s powerful prose and analytic insight chart the drama of human-induced species decline in the name of conservation. Combining ethnography, political economy, legal studies, and scientific research with fast-paced storytelling, she provides an intimate account of ocean governance and environmental loss."—Brenda Chalfin, author of Neoliberal Frontiers: An Ethnography of Sovereignty in West Africa"Jennifer E. Telesca’s wide-ranging study of the giant bluefin tuna challenges many deeply held dogmas. We overfish because of the tragedy of the commons and think the solution is regulation. But Telesca argues that we are regulating our way to extinction. The tragedy is not of the commons, but of commodification. The drive to extinction will not stop until we value these animals as fellow travelers on this planet, rather than as resources from whom we can extract value."—Dale Jamieson, director, Center for Environmental and Animal Protection, New York University"In his decades of reviewing environmental policy literature, this reviewer has encountered few books that more passionately or poetically express grief over loss of a species than this extended epitaph for the giant warm-blooded Atlantic bluefin tuna."—CHOICE"It is worth taking a deep dive into Red Gold"—Public Books"Jennifer Telesca, in her first ethnographic monograph, writes with exuberance and determination as she examines the geoeconomics of Atlantic Bluefin tuna capture fisheries management. Using Atlantic Bluefin tuna as her ethnographic subject, Telesca follows the fish on her breathtaking travels across the Atlantic and Mediterranean, and through a long history of capture by human societies."—Political and Legal Anthropology Review "Telesca brilliantly analyzes the social and cultural dimensions of institutions engineered for economic and political ends. Red Gold can be read as an excellent ethnography and sociology of science of international deliberations, marine policymaking, and fisheries science."—American AnthropologistTable of ContentsContentsAbbreviationsPrologue. The Life and Death of Bluefin Tuna: Homage to an Ocean Giant Introduction. The Very Elder Gods Become Red Gold: Value on the High Seas1. A History of the Bluefin Tuna Trade: The Emergence of Commodity Empires2. A “Stock” Splits: Profiteering through International Law3. Saving the Glamour Fish: The Limits of Environmental Activism4. Alibis for Extermination: The Manipulation of Fisheries Science5. The Libyan Caper: A Rogue Player Wins the GameConclusion. All Hands on Deck: Confronting the Sixth ExtinctionAcknowledgmentsAppendix A. Contracting Parties to the ICCAT Convention, 1967–2012 Appendix B. Allocations in Export Quotas for Atlantic Bluefin TunaAppendix C. An Organizational Chart of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas through 2012NotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisIlluminating the conditions for global governance to have precipitated the devastating decline of one of the ocean’s most majestic creatures The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) is the world’s foremost organization for managing and conserving tunas, seabirds, turtles, and sharks traversing international waters. Founded by treaty in 1969, ICCAT stewards what has become under its tenure one of the planet’s most prominent endangered fish: the Atlantic bluefin tuna. Called “red gold” by industry insiders for the exorbitant price her ruby-colored flesh commands in the sushi economy, the giant bluefin tuna has crashed in size and number under ICCAT’s custodianship.With regulations to conserve these sea creatures in place for half a century, why have so many big bluefin tuna vanished from the Atlantic? In Red Gold, Jennifer E. Telesca offers unparalleled access to ICCAT to show that the institution has faithfully executed the task assigned it by international law: to fish as hard as possible to grow national economies. ICCAT manages the bluefin not to protect them but to secure export markets for commodity empires—and, as a result, has become complicit in their extermination.The decades of regulating fish as commodities have had disastrous consequences. Amid the mass extinction of all kinds of life today, Red Gold reacquaints the reader with the splendors of the giant bluefin tuna through vignettes that defy technoscientific and market rationales. Ultimately, this book shows, changing the way people value marine life must come not only from reforming ICCAT but from transforming the dominant culture that consents to this slaughter.Trade Review"Both unusually thorough and unusually heartfelt, Red Gold is filled with high quality factual detail yet is framed with graceful, thoughtfully considered language. As close as I’ve been to this extraordinary fish as a living creature and as the object of intense debate and conflicting policies over the years, I admire the job Jennifer Telesca has pulled off. I also learned a lot."—Carl Safina, author of Song for the Blue Ocean and Becoming Wild"Engaging and well-argued, Red Gold is an exemplary documentation of how bad-faith science conducted at the behest of corporate interests provides cover for the over-exploitation of ‘natural resources.’"—Daniel Pauly, author of Vanishing Fish: Shifting Baselines and the Future of Global Fisheries"Red Gold offers a deep and disturbing portrait of the intersecting impacts of the global food chain, international regulation, and ocean conservation. Jennifer E. Telesca’s powerful prose and analytic insight chart the drama of human-induced species decline in the name of conservation. Combining ethnography, political economy, legal studies, and scientific research with fast-paced storytelling, she provides an intimate account of ocean governance and environmental loss."—Brenda Chalfin, author of Neoliberal Frontiers: An Ethnography of Sovereignty in West Africa"Jennifer E. Telesca’s wide-ranging study of the giant bluefin tuna challenges many deeply held dogmas. We overfish because of the tragedy of the commons and think the solution is regulation. But Telesca argues that we are regulating our way to extinction. The tragedy is not of the commons, but of commodification. The drive to extinction will not stop until we value these animals as fellow travelers on this planet, rather than as resources from whom we can extract value."—Dale Jamieson, director, Center for Environmental and Animal Protection, New York University"In his decades of reviewing environmental policy literature, this reviewer has encountered few books that more passionately or poetically express grief over loss of a species than this extended epitaph for the giant warm-blooded Atlantic bluefin tuna."—CHOICE"It is worth taking a deep dive into Red Gold"—Public Books"Jennifer Telesca, in her first ethnographic monograph, writes with exuberance and determination as she examines the geoeconomics of Atlantic Bluefin tuna capture fisheries management. Using Atlantic Bluefin tuna as her ethnographic subject, Telesca follows the fish on her breathtaking travels across the Atlantic and Mediterranean, and through a long history of capture by human societies."—Political and Legal Anthropology Review "Telesca brilliantly analyzes the social and cultural dimensions of institutions engineered for economic and political ends. Red Gold can be read as an excellent ethnography and sociology of science of international deliberations, marine policymaking, and fisheries science."—American AnthropologistTable of ContentsContentsAbbreviationsPrologue. The Life and Death of Bluefin Tuna: Homage to an Ocean Giant Introduction. The Very Elder Gods Become Red Gold: Value on the High Seas1. A History of the Bluefin Tuna Trade: The Emergence of Commodity Empires2. A “Stock” Splits: Profiteering through International Law3. Saving the Glamour Fish: The Limits of Environmental Activism4. Alibis for Extermination: The Manipulation of Fisheries Science5. The Libyan Caper: A Rogue Player Wins the GameConclusion. All Hands on Deck: Confronting the Sixth ExtinctionAcknowledgmentsAppendix A. Contracting Parties to the ICCAT Convention, 1967–2012 Appendix B. Allocations in Export Quotas for Atlantic Bluefin TunaAppendix C. An Organizational Chart of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas through 2012NotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisWalleye, the holy grail of game fish: on catching them, understanding their biology and history, and ensuring their survival Among the more than 34,000 species of fish, few have the walleye’s following—among anglers and diners, states conferring official status on the fish, and towns battling for recognition as the Walleye Capital of the World. And among those passionate fans, few know the walleye as well as Paul J. Radomski does—a fisheries biologist, lake ecology scientist, and old fisherman. In Walleye: A Beautiful Fish of the Dark he unspools the mysteries of this fascinating fish.Radomski looks at walleye from every angle, with something to say to the curious naturalist, committed ecologist, and avid fishing enthusiast. People who view walleye as the “lion of the lakes” might be surprised to learn that rivers are their ancestral habitat. Some might wonder about the name “wall-eye,” a nod to an evolutionary adaptation to dark water environments. Others might simply ask: why walleye? What are they, where do they exist, how do they survive, and how have people come to depend on them? Radomski discusses the principles and pitfalls of managing this predator of the twilight (and the history and methods of doing so) and shares his informed perspective on when and where stocking is prudent. Finally, he explores three of the best walleye lakes: Winnebago, the largest inland walleye fishery in Wisconsin, and Mille Lacs and Red Lake in Minnesota.From the simple pleasures of fishing for walleye to the most pressing questions about how this species survives, this book is the best word on this beautiful fish of the dark.Trade Review "Paul J. Radomski has written the definitive account of one of our most popular fish species, the walleye. In this wonderful book, he shares his infectious enthusiasm for the fish and its pursuit. And he also knows sound management, informed by the best science, can help shape a better future both for walleyes and for the people who love them."—Matthew L. Miller, author of Fishing Through the Apocalypse: An Angler's Adventures in the 21st Century "Never before has a writer so successfully combined the most fascinating aspects of walleye biology, management, and conservation with the cultural, recreational, and political forces that center on this coolwater species. Anyone even remotely interested in the elusive, elegant, and oh-so-edible Sander vitreus will want a copy of this entertaining and highly readable book."—Tom Dickson, author of The Great Minnesota Fish Book "Walleye: A Beautiful Fish of the Dark is a masterpiece. Paul J. Radomski not only provides scientific information but also stimulates the senses as he describes his experiences with this iconic fish. As a walleye angler and a fisheries scientist, I have read many books of a similar nature and place this with the best of them."—Greg G. Sass, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources "If you’re an unabashed fan of walleye fishing (in Minnesota that’s almost every angler), Paul J. Radomski’s Walleye: A Beautiful Fish of the Dark is a tribute to one of America’s great gamefish. This is not a how-to-catch-'em manual. Rather, readers will learn about the life and times of walleyes and the intricacies of managing them in our lakes and rivers. Anglers who cherish walleye fishing on Minnesota’s Mille Lacs also will appreciate Radomski’s honest examination of management decisions made by state and tribal fish biologists that continue to keep Mille Lacs in the walleye doldrums."—Ron Schara, founder and executive producer, Minnesota Bound "The seminal contemporary book on our favorite fish."—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "If you were to choose someone to write a book about walleyes, it would be someone like Radomski, a fisheries biologist, a walleye angler, and an environmental advocate who cares deeply about lake ecosystems (in fact, all ecosystems) and their protection."—The Lake Guy "This is a highly readable account that includes fishing stories and recipes, recommendations for conservation and much more. Radomski understands angler perspectives. He also understands the science. The result is a book that can help shape a better future for both walleye and the people who love them. "—Cool Green Science "This well-written and deeply researched tome is the benchmark work on walleyes."—Northern Wilds Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPart I. The Fish of Interest1. The World of Walleye: Understanding a Favorite Fish2. Survival School: The Life of a Walleye3. The Thrill of the Chase: Walleye FishingPart II. Walleye Management4. Fish In, Fish Out: Walleye Stocking5. The Long Emergency: Protecting Walleye Habitat6. A Science of Questions: Walleye Harvest Management7. Crossing the Ricker: Walleye Fisheries DynamicsPart III. Walleye Fisheries8. Conservation Goals: Lake Winnebago, Wisconsin9. A Fishery Predicament: Mille Lacs, Minnesota10. Getting People Together: Red Lake, MinnesotaEpilogue: Walleye FuturesGlossaryNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisBrimming with illustrations and descriptions of more than six hundred species, SeaLife is the most comprehensive reference available in a single volume to the vast panorama of vertebrate and invertebrate creatures inhabiting the world's oceans and shores. Topics covered include oceanography and marine biology; biology of marine environments; marine invertebrates; marine fishes; marine reptiles; seabirds; whales, dolphins and porpoises; dugong and manatees; seals, sea lions and walrus; and marine otters and polar bears. With 56 color plates, 1,000 black-and-white illustrations, 75 maps and an extensive reference section, this book is an essential companion for all marine enthusiasts.

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