Spectacularly illustrated with 1,300 full-color photographs, this encyclopedic guide to one of the world's most popular hobbies showcases the shimmering diversity of 800 kinds of freshwater aquarium fish from every corner of the world. It is the only book available that features representative species of each family ingeniously photographed -- both in an aquatic environment and against a white background -- highlighting their shapes and distinctive markings. An authoritative text provides a detailed description of the characteristics, feeding habits, breeding behavior, and native habitats of each fresh and brackish water species, as well as information on its care. The consummate guide to an exciting hobby, Aquarium Fish of the World is sure to become a classic reference book for aquarium fish enthusiasts everywhere.
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Comprised primarily of striking color photographs, this volume includes freshwater and brackish water aquarium fish from all areas of the world. Photos show the fish in their natural habitats and against a plain background that highlights their distinctive characteristics. The book was written by fisheries biologists, and its strength lies in relating each fish to its place in the classification and to the area of the world from which it originates. Brief notes about care in the aquarium, tank temperature, pH, type of food, and ease of culture are included, but Dick Mills and Jerry Young's Aquarium Fish ( LJ 11/15/93) and Nick Dakin's The Macmillan Book of the Marine Aquarium ( LJ 8/93) provide much fuller detail on required aquarium conditions. A classification list, world distribution maps, and index by scientific name are provided. Recommended for libraries wishing to provide a comprehensive aquarium collection for experienced hobbyists.
- Judith B. Barnett, Pell Marine Science Lib., Univ. of Rhode Island, Kingston
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
- Judith B. Barnett, Pell Marine Science Lib., Univ. of Rhode Island, Kingston
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Japanese
Original Language: Japanese
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This review is from: Aquarium Fish of the World: The Comprehensive Guide to 650 Species (Hardcover)
This is a really well produced book that is full of beautiful photographs. The double page layout of similar species really helps when comparing closely related species. The text is informative but concise which is probably the book's only weak point. It only takes you a few seconds to read through the text for a species leaving you wanting to know more information.
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Title says it all.,
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This review is from: Aquarium Fish of the World: The Comprehensive Guide to 650 Species (Hardcover)
"A Comprehensive Guide to 650 Species", is what appears just under the title, and that's exactly what it is. This well organized book from japanese scholars contains 11 chapters: Charachoids, Cyprinids, Loaches, Cichlids, Nandids, Anabantoids, Livebearers, Killifishes, Catfishes, Rainbowfishes, and Miscellaneous Fishes. Each chapter starts with the general characteristics of that type of fish, and pictures of the more common representatives. Next is a series of poster-like pages, where the upper part is filled with randomly placed photos of the fish and the bottom part lists care and breeding info of each. At the end there's an index by scientific name and one by common name. Noteworthy is the fact that the authors are very careful to present the correct scientific name of each species.
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A bit of everything in living color,
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This review is from: Aquarium Fish of the World: The Comprehensive Guide to 650 Species (Hardcover)
This is my favorite book for browsing about species from not only the fish that I keep (ie African Cichlids), but also consider all the others. While the information isn't very deep, it certainly piques your interest because of the beautiful pictures. You can see many rare and exotic species captured here.
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Over 1,300 species of characoid fishes are known to science. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
other aquatic worms, reticulatus var, jungle brooks, fed infusoria, community aquaria, lice foods, bubble nest, small characins, community tank, accessory respiratory organ, aged water, pair spawns, blood worms, strong aeration, spawning behavior, mild demeanor, prefers neutral, become free swimming, single spawning, boiled spinach, soft water, mild tempered, large aquarium, alkaline water, water replacement Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Amazon Basin, Malay Peninsula, South America, Sri Lanka, Sierra Leone, Central America, Costa Rica, Lake Malawi, Lake Tanganyika, Amazon Swordplant, Amazon Swords, Fancy Deltatail Guppy, North America, Southeast Asia, Asian Arowana, Great Lakes of Nicaragua, Red Jewel Fish, Silver Arowana New!
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other aquatic worms, reticulatus var, jungle brooks, fed infusoria, community aquaria, lice foods, bubble nest, small characins, community tank, accessory respiratory organ, aged water, pair spawns, blood worms, strong aeration, spawning behavior, mild demeanor, prefers neutral, become free swimming, single spawning, boiled spinach, soft water, mild tempered, large aquarium, alkaline water, water replacement Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Amazon Basin, Malay Peninsula, South America, Sri Lanka, Sierra Leone, Central America, Costa Rica, Lake Malawi, Lake Tanganyika, Amazon Swordplant, Amazon Swords, Fancy Deltatail Guppy, North America, Southeast Asia, Asian Arowana, Great Lakes of Nicaragua, Red Jewel Fish, Silver Arowana New!
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