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Author:   Melvin L. Warren, Jr. (Fisheries Res. Sci.-Team Leader, USDA-Forest Service) ,  Brooks M. Burr (Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in Zoology, Southern Illinois University) ,  Joseph R. Tomelleri ,  Anthony A. Echelle
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 6.00cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   3.470kg
ISBN:  

9781421435121

ISBN 10:   1421435128
Pages:   936
Publication Date:   08 September 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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List of Contributors Preface Melvin L. Warren, Jr., and Brooks M. Burr Acknowledgments Chapter 14 Characidae: Characins Norman Mercado-Silva, Claudia P. Ornelas-García, Juan Jacobo Schmitter-Soto, Nicholas J. Gidmark, and Andrew M. Simons Chapter 15 Ictaluridae: North American Catfishes Brooks M. Burr, Melvin L. Warren, Jr., and Micah G. Bennett Chapter 16 Ariidae: Sea Catfishes Matthew R. Thomas and Ricardo Betancur-R. Chapter 17 Heptapteridae: Seven-finned Catfishes Matthew R. Thomas and Mark Henry Sabaj Chapter 18 Osmeridae: Smelts Robert L. Hopkins II and Melvin L. Warren, Jr. Chapter 19 Esociformes: Esocidae, Pikes, and Umbridae (Mudminnows) Frank H. McCormick, Terry Grande, Cheryl Theile, Melvin L. Warren, Jr., J. Andrés López, Mark V. H. Wilson, Roger A. Tabor, Julian D. Olden, and Lauren M. Kuehne Chapter 20 Percopsidae: Trout-perches Brooks M. Burr and Melvin L. Warren, Jr. Chapter 21 Amblyopsidae: Cavefishes Ginny L. Adams, Brooks M. Burr, and Melvin L. Warren, Jr. Chapter 22 Aphredoderidae: Pirate Perches Brooks M. Burr and Melvin L. Warren, Jr. Chapter 23 Gadidae (Gadinae and Lotinae): Cods and Cuskfishes Peter B. Berendzen Chapter 24 Mugilidae: Mullets Steven L. Powers Chapter 25 Atherinopsidae: New World Silversides Kyle R. Piller and Clyde D. Barbour Chapter 26 Beloniformes: Belonidae (Needlefishes) and Hemiramphidae (Halfbeaks) Bruce B. Collette and Stephen J. Walsh Chapter 27 Rivulidae: New World Rivulines Ann M. Uzee O'Connell, Martin T. O'Connell, and Anthony A. Echelle Chapter 28 Profundulidae: Middle American Killifishes Mollie F. Cashner and Anthony A. Echelle Chapter 29 Goodeidae: Goodeids Shane A. Webb Chapter 30 Fundulidae: Topminnows Robert C. Cashner, Jacob Schaefer, Melvin L. Warren, Jr., Anthony A. Echelle, Fernando Galvez, and Michael J. Ghedotti Chapter 31 Cyprinodontidae: Pupfishes Anthony A. Echelle and Alice F. Echelle Chapter 32 Poeciliidae: Livebearers Michael J. Ghedotti, Matthew P. Davis, and Anthony A. Echelle Literature Cited Index of Scientific Names General Index

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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 *

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

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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.

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