American Aquarium FishesFor many aquarists, information on their hobby is limited to goldfish and exotic tropical fishes commonly available in local pet stores. Existing guides ignore native American species simply because few people have collected, kept, and successfully propagated them, and reliable information is difficult to find. In American Aquarium Fishes, Robert J. Goldstein and other serious aquarists, applying their specialized expertise on North American fishes, have compiled a comprehensive guide to hundreds of native fishes suitable for the home aquarium. American Aquarium Fishes corrects misconceptions about minnows and suckers, pygmy sunfishes and dwarf catfishes, perches and their tiny relatives, the darters, and even the mysterious blind cave fishes. This first-of-its-kind guide provides step-by-step instructions on where to find, how to identify, how to catch, and how to keep and even breed myriad backyard fishes. Goldstein explains why fishes occur where they do and warns against putting fishes where they do not belong. He discusses protected species and offers guidance on the rules for collecting in each state. He also gives detailed instructions on how to transport and ship native fishes across the country and around the world.A chapter on aquarium plants by Richard Edwards, accompanied by 24 line drawings, provides details on collecting and propagating the most adaptable and beautiful aquatic plants likely to be encountered by fish collectors everywhere. The work is enhanced by over 350 spectacular photographs by Goldstein, William F. Roston, Richard Bryant, Fred C. Rohde, and Garold Sneegas, featuring vivid underwater images of spawners in full nuptial coloration. Goldstein has provided a unique tool for American naturalists and a new dimension to the international hobby of breeding aquarium fishes. Destined to become the standard guide for housing and breeding American fishes, American Aquarium Fishes will be equally useful both to aquarists and biologists. |
Contents
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Plants in the Aquarium | 30 |
The Order Percopsiformes | 202 |
Family Aphredoderidae the Pirate Perches | 204 |
Family Amblyopsidae the Cavefishes | 205 |
The Order Cyprinodontiformes | 209 |
Family Empetrichthyidae the Springfish and Poolfish | 211 |
Family Fundulidae the Topminnows | 212 |
Family Cyprinodontidae the Pupfishes and Their Relatives | 228 |
The Order Atheriniformes | 238 |
Foods and Feeding | 43 |
Rotifers | 44 |
Nematodes | 45 |
Arthropods | 47 |
Insects | 49 |
The Order Acipenseriformes | 52 |
Family Polyodontidae the Paddlefish | 54 |
The Order Lepisosteiformes | 57 |
The Order Amiiformes | 60 |
The Superorder Ostariophysi Order Cypriniformes | 62 |
Family Cyprinidae the Minnows | 82 |
The Order Siluriformes | 183 |
The Order Esociformes | 196 |
Family Umbridae the Mudmirmows | 197 |
Family Atherinidae the Silversides | 245 |
The Order Gasterosteiformes | 247 |
Family Elassomatidae the Pygmy Sunfishes | 253 |
The Order Scorpaeniformes | 258 |
The Order Perciformes | 270 |
Family Percidae the Perches and Darters | 285 |
Family Cichlidae the Cichlids | 387 |
Family Blenniidae the Combtooth Blennies | 389 |
Family Gobiidae the Gobies | 393 |
Family Eleotridae the Sleepers | 404 |
Literature Cited | 407 |
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Common terms and phrases
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Page 16 - Endangered" species is one that is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range. A "Threatened" species is one likely to become Endangered in the foreseeable future. When a species is proposed for Endangered or Threatened status, areas essential to its survival or conservation are also proposed for protection as "Critical Habitat,