Peterson Field Guide to Freshwater Fish Book

Lawrence M. Page & Brooks M. Burr Paperback Series: Peterson Field Guides NATURE/Animals / Fish The most authoritative guide to North America's freshwater fishes, completely revised and up to date. There are nearly 1,000 species of freshwater fishes in North America north of Mexico, and identifying them can be a daunting task. In fact, in just the twenty years since publication of the first edition of the Peterson Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes, the number of species has risen by 141, including nearly 114 newly recognized native species and 16 newly established nonnative species. This second edition incorporates all of the new species and the most common marine invaders, plus all-new maps and a collection of new and revised plates. Some of the species can be told apart only by minute differences in coloration or shape, and these beautifully illustrated plates reveal exactly how to distinguish each species. The guide includes detailed maps and information showing where to locate each species