The freshwater fishes of Suriname / / by Jan H.A. Mol.

With some 480 currently known fresh- and brackish-water fish species, Suriname has a rich inland fish fauna that is related to the most diverse freshwater fish fauna on planet Earth, i.e. that of the Amazon River. Interest in the freshwater fishes of Suriname by naturalists and scientists extends ba...

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Year of Publication:2012
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Fauna of Suriname 2.
Physical Description:1 online resource (899 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Introduction
  • Origins of the Surinamese Freshwater Fish Fauna
  • Faunal Composition
  • Ecology
  • Human Impacts and Threats to the Fishes
  • Names and Classification of Fishes
  • Preserving Fishes
  • Dangerous Fishes
  • Fish Colors
  • External Anatomy
  • Key to the (Sub)families
  • Systematic Account of the Species
  • Glossary of Technical Terms
  • Bibliography
  • Subject Index
  • English Names Index
  • Common Names Index
  • Systematic Index.