Peterson First Guide to Fishes of North AmericaThe PETERSON FIRST GUIDE TO FISHES features 220 common and conspicuous fishes of North America, with full-color illustrations and a clear, precise description of each. The Peterson Identification System uses arrows on the illustrations and italics in the descriptions to make identifying the fish easy. Peterson First Guides are ideal for beginners. |
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Peterson First Guide to Fishes of North America Michael Filisky,Roger Tory Peterson No preview available - 1989 |
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1½ ft 1st dorsal fin 2½ ft 2nd dorsal fin adipose fin Alaska anal fins anglers Atlantic Cod Baja California barbels blue body bottom Brazil breeding male CATFISH chin barbels CHUB coasts color dark bars DARTER dorsal and anal dorsal fin eels eggs England to Brazil eyes feeds female fleshy Florida FLOUNDER flyingfish food fish forked tail freshwater game fish gill cover gill slits Golden green head jaws KILLIFISH Lakes large mouth lateral line lives lobe long dorsal fin Lumpfish minnow Mississippi River system moray mottled northern NORTHERN CLINGFISH Nova Scotia open ocean Pacific pale pectoral fins pelvic fins popular Porcupinefish predators prey puffers ranges rays reefs SALMON scorpionfishes sculpin shallow water SHARK SHINER side stripe SKATE slender small mouth Snailfish snout spawning species spines spiny sport fish streams STRIPED BURRFISH SUCKER SUNFISH Surfperch swim bladder tail fin teeth Trout upper Whale Shark yellow young