Pierre Brichard's Book of Cichlids and All the Other Fishes of Lake Tanganyika (Hardcover)

by Pierre Brichard (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 544 pages
• Publisher: TFH Publications (October 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0866226672
• ISBN-13: 978-0866226677
• Product Dimensions: 12.3 x 9.4 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,264,952 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A good resource for the cichlid lover., December 13, 2000

By	Aquaria.Info "Aquaria.Info - Aquarium Fish On... (Aquaria.Info) - See all my reviews

This is one of my favorite books. Although I think it is over priced, Brichard does a wonderful job of presenting the fish of Lake Tanganyika.

This book provides wonderful photos of virtually all of the fish and color morphs. The information provided on each fish is excellent as well.

This is a must have for the serious cichlidiot.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific, all-encompassing book about African Cichlids!, December 3, 1998

By A Customer

This book is chock-full of color pictures and documentation on the various cichlids from Africa's enormous Lake Tanganyika. I was totally impressed with the expertise Pierre Brichard conveys about these incredibly intelligent and colorful fish.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The King of African Cichlids Tells All, December 20, 2003

By	Gary Cooper (Dallas, Texas, USA) - See all my reviews

The late Pierre Brichard was one of the very first exporters of African cichlids, especially those of Lake Tanganyika, as well as an avid photographer of them. He discovered numerous species, and several fish species are named for him (including Teleogramma brichardi, Synodontis brichardi, and Neolamprologus brichardi, "the fairy of Burundi").
This book was his major literary work.
It bears some of the sloppy editing that is so typical of TFH publications, and in some ways it is quite dated by now, but still, if you're interested in Tanganyikan fishes, you've really got to have this book. There is no substitute.