Fish Watching: An Outdoor Guide to Freshwater Fishes

C. Lavett Smith

ISBN 10: 0801428270 / ISBN 13: 9780801428272

Published by Comstock Pub. Associates, Ithaca, 1994

About this Item

In excellent condition. Dust jacket is missing, No writing or markings, book is crisp and clean. 100% satisfaction guarantee. Shipped with care in a bubble mailer. Feel free to inquire for photos or more details. I hand inspect every item. --- Ichthyologist C. Lavett Smith offers a field-oriented introduction to observing freshwater fishes in the lakes, rivers, streams, and ponds of the United States and Canada. The book surveys the principal aquatic habitats and the species that inhabit them, with chapters addressing how fish choose their environments, what and how they eat, the strategies they use to avoid predators, and their breeding behaviors. Illustrated with black-and-white drawings and color photographs, the volume also includes appendices covering taxonomy and scientific nomenclature, making it useful for naturalists, anglers, and students interested in observing fish behavior in the wild.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Fish Watching: An Outdoor Guide to Freshwater Fishes
• Publisher: Comstock Pub. Associates, Ithaca
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0801428270
• ISBN 13: 9780801428272
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Dimensions: 9.5W x 6.3H x 1D inches 9.5 inches width by 6.3 inches height by 1 inches depth
• Weight: 1.3 pounds

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Synopsis

Designed to be used in the field, this guide describes major types of freshwater habitats and the fish to be found in each. Information on habitat selection, food and feeding habits, defense adaptations and reproductive mechanisms of fish is supplemented by b&w drawings and 36 color photos. Two appendices discuss fish classification and scientific names. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Reviews

There are guides to watching birds (Sheila Buff's Birding for Beginners, LJ 6/1/93), whales (Patricia Corrigan's Where the Whales Are, LJ 3/15/91), and marine life (David Bulluch's The Underwater Naturalist, LJ 3/1/91). There is even a guide for catching and watching fish in a tank (John Quinn's Our Native Fishes, LJ 2/1/91). But Smith here endorses watching fish in their freshwater home. Smith, an ichthyologist, knows his subject well. He gives clear suggestions on how to start watching fish and provides descriptions of fish habitats and fishes classified by family with line drawings and three dozen color photos. There is a slight emphasis on Eastern U.S. species, but Smith intends this guide to be used in the field. His personal anecdotes add interest. Brief appendixes for classification and names of fishes are included. For public libraries with large hobby collections, especially near freshwater creeks, ponds, bogs, etc. (Index not seen.)-Jean E. Crampon, Hancock Biology & Oceanography Lib, Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles
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