Anatomy and Systematics of Bagridae Teleostei and Siluroid Phylogeny [Hardcover]

Tianpei Mo (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Balogh Scientific Books (June 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1878762273
• ISBN-13: 978-1878762276
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,739,941 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars This is the last word in the field, May 6, 2005

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Bachelier ""1004"" (Ile de France) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Anatomy and Systematics of Bagridae Teleostei and Siluroid Phylogeny (Hardcover)

This monograph is both the last word in the field, and the holy grail. Sadly, it is nearly unobtainable, which is why it is often missing from the library stacks of those libraries that do have the few remaining copies. But Mo's "Anatomy" is worth the search, and those leaders in catfish phylogeny who continue to selectively cite the work in caution have well served their disciples. For it is not for neophytes or acolytes, but only those who have masterd a chain of fundamentals. Of course, modern readers would appreciate the advances that publishing now has since this first appeared in 1991, particularly in a more usefull layout with a richness of text and finer illustrations. The absence of detail in the hard gills of the famous "walking catfish" of Southeast Asia and South Florida is an example. Nevertheless, of its age, this classic remains what it is: difficult, unobtainable, but the journey towards mastering the subject is enlightenment itself.

5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Survey of a Fascinating Subject, June 12, 2001

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Euan Sinclair (chicago,il) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Anatomy and Systematics of Bagridae Teleostei and Siluroid Phylogeny (Hardcover)

Whilst not an ideal introductory text, this monograph is a thorough treatment of a potentially confusing subject. I am a little disappointed with the number and quality of the pictures.