Description
Book SynopsisA beautifully illustrated guide to the diverse and numerous freshwater fish species in Virginia. In Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes of Virginia, the foremost experts on Commonwealth fishes bring their decades of field experience to readers, offering a complete reference to the fishes of the entire state of Virginia. Gathering information that until now could only be found scattered across numerous reference works and online databases, this book provides everything you need to know to identify fish families and species in the Virginia region. Covering how to collect, handle, observe, conserve, and protect these unique fishes, the book's key features include more than 175 vibrant, full-color illustrations, set side by side with descriptions of each fish helpful line drawings that depict the most reliable diagnostic characteristics for field identifications (e.g., snout shape, pigment patterns, mouth morphology) descriptions of Virginia's freshwater habitats examples of incredible fi
Trade ReviewThe
Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes of Virginia is one of the best fish field guides I've encountered. It covers all the fish in detail, but is small enough to easily fit in a pack or carry-on bag. The illustrations are beautiful and the text focuses on information most helpful for field identification.
—Matthew L. Miller, The Nature Conservancy,
Cool Green ScienceThe new
Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes of Virginia takes on the daunting challenge of covering the 226 species of freshwater fishes found in the state in the abbreviated format of a true field guide. The authors succeed in this task, producing a book that is both informative and portable. The book's format makes it useful to a wide range of potential users, including fishers, professional biologists, and those interested in keeping native species in aquaria . . . I highly recommend the book.
—Bruce W. Stallsmith,
FisheriesTable of ContentsAcknowlegments
Introduction
How to Use This Guide
Virginia's Freshwater Fishes
Fish Watching, Photographing, and Keeping
Management and Conservation
Fish Anatomy
Key to Families
Species Accounts
Glossary
Select Bibliography
Scientific Name Index
Common Name Index
Credits
About the Authors
