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Field Guide to the Fishes of the Amazon, Orinoco, and Guianas
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Field Guide to the Fishes of the Amazon, Orinoco, and Guianas
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| Authors and Contributors |
Edited by Peter van der Sleen
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Edited by James S. Albert
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| Series | Princeton Field Guides |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:464 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 241,Width 191 |
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| Category/Genre | Fishes |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780691170749
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| Audience | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | | Professional & Vocational | |
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| Illustrations |
500 Maps
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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| Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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| Publication Date |
25 December 2017 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
The Amazon and Orinoco basins in northern South America are home to the highest concentration of freshwater fish species on earth, with more than 3,000 species allotted to 564 genera. Amazonian fishes include piranhas, electric eels, freshwater stingrays, a myriad of beautiful small-bodied tetras and catfishes, and the largest scaled freshwater fis
Author Biography
Peter van der Sleen is a postdoctoral fellow at the Marine Science Institute of the University of Texas, Austin. James S. Albert is professor of biology at the University of Louisiana, Lafayette. He is the coeditor of Historical Biogeography of Neotropical Freshwater Fishes.
Reviews"This book is a really great source not only for all ichthyologists working with fish from the AOG, but also for all interested in the AOG fish fauna. The authors did a big hit while including all genera and giving keys to all of them. It's worth much more than the price asked for."---Harro Hieronimus, Bulletin of Fish Biology
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