Freshwater Fishes of North America. Volume 1 Petromyzontidae to Catostomidae

Freshwater Fishes of North America. Volume 1 Petromyzontidae to Catostomidae RR 2015/184 Edited by Melvin L. Warren and Brooks M. Burr John Hopkins University Press Baltimore, MD 2014 xviii + 644 pp. ISBN 978 1 4214 1201 6 (print); ISBN 978 1 4214 1202 3 (e-book) £64.50 $100

Keywords Fishes, Freshwater biology, North America

Review DOI 10.1108/RR-03-2015-0070

The North American region has over 1,200 native species of freshwater fish. With this book, the editors have initiated the formidable task of compiling an extensive resource that incorporates these diverse species. The focus is on the natural history, ecology and conservation of freshwater fish, but also includes marine fish that reproduce in freshwater. Regions covered include the USA, Canada and Mexico. Biologists, researchers and other specialists in a variety of fields contributed to thoroughly researched chapters that include lovely illustrations and photographs. Many chapters also provide maps, charts and other figures relevant to a particular fish family or species. The extensive bibliography offers 125 pages of peer-reviewed articles, monographs, reports...