Freshwater Fishes Of California (California Natural History Guides) Download Free (EPUB, PDF)
This popular book is the only field guide to all of California's 130 freshwater fish species, both native and introduced. Revised and updated throughout, the guide now features the only complete collection of color illustrations of California freshwater fishes available anywhere. These color illustrations, coupled with a set of highly detailed black-and-white drawings, provide a quick and easy method for identifying fish in the field. Detailed natural history accounts for each species give a wealth of information, including the current endangered or threatened status of many native species. * Includes angling tips for each sport fish species * Features an expanded section on cooking freshwater fish --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Series: California Natural History Guides (Book 49)
Hardcover: 316 pages
Publisher: University of California Press; 1st Edition. edition (November 27, 1984)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0520048814
ISBN-13: 978-0520048812
Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5 x 1.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
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Bought this so I could read up on the native fishes of California. There are many and had to get to put in any fish tanks that I have. As they need the same type of environment that they come from and much bigger tanks that I could ever get or fit into my house. And besides that I think it's illegal to keep native fish without a permit. Good read about the fish in California. I ended up selling the book at a fish club in the Bay Area and made someone very happy.
Before you go fishing.Fresh or salt water,get aquainted with the fish you might encounter.This book is full of knowledge and helpful illustrations,hints.All useful information for fishing in general.Easy to find,order,fast delivery.Impressed.
I'm a wildlife ecologist, and was hoping this would be more of a field guide, akin to other Natural History Guides in the series. I've found their herp guide to be extremely helpful (although Stebbins is THE expert), but this one was not so useful- more of an angler's guide. Tips on where to fish, lures to use, etc. I am more interested in natural histories and species identification, so this isn't quite what I was looking for. Also doesn't have photos of every species, or even illustrations of some (some species of concern didn't have illustrations, which I found to be quite lacking). I'll be investing in Moyle's "Inland Fishes of California" next, but at least this book is small, so I may throw it in my field bag anyway, in case it proves to be useful at some point.
Very nice guide and a good deal compare with others fish publications. This book also brings interesting aspects on fish ecology. I didn't like the last part about cooking the fish, but I guess many people may find that cool.
Must have for the wildlife biologist. Use it whenever we have fisheries related tasks in Caliofornia. Must have book.
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