Field guide to freshwater fishes of California /

Field guide to freshwater fishes of California /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	McGinnis, Samuel M.
Edition:	Rev. ed.
Imprint:	Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, ©2006.
Description:	1 online resource.
Language:	English
Series:	California natural history guides ; 77 California natural history guides. Field guide California natural history guides ; 77. California natural history guides. Field guide.
Subject:	Freshwater fishes -- California. Fishes -- California. Fishes. Freshwater fishes. California. Electronic books. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11166217

Hidden Bibliographic Details
Varying Form of Title:	Freshwater fishes of California
Other uniform titles:	McGinnis, Samuel M. Freshwater fishes of California.
ISBN:	0520936965 9780520936966 0520237285 9780520237285 0520237277 9780520237278
Notes:	Revised edition of: Freshwater fishes of California, c1984. Includes bibliographical references (pages 507-510) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	"This book is the only field guide to all of California's 130 freshwater fish species, both native and introduced. Revised and updated throughout, the guide now features the only complete collection of color illustrations of California freshwater fishes available anywhere. These color illustrations, coupled with a set of highly detailed black and white drawings, provide a quick and easy method for identifying fish in the field. Detailed natural history accounts for each species give a wealth of information, including the current endangered or threatened status of many native species." "This book: includes angling tips for each sport fish species; features an expanded section on cooking freshwater fish; and gives helpful hints on fish watching, fish photography, fish collecting, establishing a wild fish aquarium, and the technique of fish printing."--Jacket.
Other form:	Print version: 0520237285 9780520237285

Table of Contents:

Freshwater habitats
Physical and biological environment
Anatomy and physiology of freshwater fishes
Measurements and defining characteristics
Protective status
Illustrated keys
Species accounts and angling notes
Obtaining and observing live freshwater fishes
Dining on California's freshwater fishes
Cooking the freshwater fishes of California.