Fresh Water Fishes of Central India : A Field Guide
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Fresh Water Fishes of Central India : A Field Guide (2009)
EN PB USISBN: 9788174801913 bzw. 817480191X, in Englisch, Vigyan Prasar, Taschenbuch, gebraucht.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Vedams eBooks (P) Ltd [573945], New Delhi, India.
Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. General introduction. 2. How to identify a fish? 3. Terms used in the guide. 4. Species description. Order I. Osteoglossiformes: Family i. Notopteridae (Featherbacks). Order II. Anguilliformes: Family ii. Anguillidae (Freshwater Eels). Order III. Cypriniformes (Carps and Minnows): Family iii. Cyprinidae (Carps and minnows). Family iv. Parapsilorhynchidae. Family v. Balitoridae (Loaches). Family vi. Cobitidae (Loaches). Order IV. Siluriformes (Catfishes): vii. Bagridae (Bagrid Catfishes). viii. Suliridae (Eurasian Catfishes). ix. Schilbeidae (Schilbid Catfishes). x. Pangasiidae. xi. Amblycipitidae (Torrent Catfishes). xii. Sisoridae (Sisorid Catfishes). xiii. Clariidae (Airbreathing Catfishes). xiv. Heteropneustidae (Air-sac Catfishes). Order V. Mugiliformes: Family xv. Mugilidae (Mullets). Order VI. Cyprinodontiformes: Family xvi. Poeciliidae (Livebearers). Family xvii. Aplocheilidae (Riverlines). Order VII. Beloniformes: Family xviii. Belonidae (Garfishes). Order VIII. Synbranchiformes: Family xix. Synbranchidae (Swamp Eels). Family xx. Mastacembelidae (Spiny Eels). Order IX. Perciformes: Family xxi. Chandidae (=Ambassidae) (Glass Fishes). Family xxii. Nandidae (Leaf-fishes). Family xxiii. Cichlidae (Cichlids). Family xxiv. Gobiidae (Gobies). Family xxv. Anabantidae (Climbing Perches). Family xxvi. Channidae (Snakeheads, Murrells). 5. List of species not included in the text. 6. Further readings. 7. Acknowledgement. 8. Species index. Index to scientific names. Index to common names. "India is rich in its Inland Fish Fauna with about 940 species known from its rivers, lakes and estuaries. This constitutes about 38% of the Indian Ichthyofauna, which are of considerable economic and scientific value. Of these about 500 species are primary freshwater fishes with around 65% endemic, cloistered in the two hot spots of India, the Western Ghats and the North East. Today Freshwater fishes are considered to be the world's most threatened group of vertebrates after amphibians. However, threats to these fauna are aplenty, with urbanization, deforestation, habitat loss, pollution, over-harvesting, culture of exotics and the like looming large and centinelan extinction already at work. The only way for a nature lover is to save the fish and its habitats by creating awareness among the people. In this context, knowledge of the fish fauna of a region is the first step towards conservation. This pictorial field guide describing 116 species from Central India will serve as a handy tool to hook the beginner and other nature lovers into this field.".
Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. General introduction. 2. How to identify a fish? 3. Terms used in the guide. 4. Species description. Order I. Osteoglossiformes: Family i. Notopteridae (Featherbacks). Order II. Anguilliformes: Family ii. Anguillidae (Freshwater Eels). Order III. Cypriniformes (Carps and Minnows): Family iii. Cyprinidae (Carps and minnows). Family iv. Parapsilorhynchidae. Family v. Balitoridae (Loaches). Family vi. Cobitidae (Loaches). Order IV. Siluriformes (Catfishes): vii. Bagridae (Bagrid Catfishes). viii. Suliridae (Eurasian Catfishes). ix. Schilbeidae (Schilbid Catfishes). x. Pangasiidae. xi. Amblycipitidae (Torrent Catfishes). xii. Sisoridae (Sisorid Catfishes). xiii. Clariidae (Airbreathing Catfishes). xiv. Heteropneustidae (Air-sac Catfishes). Order V. Mugiliformes: Family xv. Mugilidae (Mullets). Order VI. Cyprinodontiformes: Family xvi. Poeciliidae (Livebearers). Family xvii. Aplocheilidae (Riverlines). Order VII. Beloniformes: Family xviii. Belonidae (Garfishes). Order VIII. Synbranchiformes: Family xix. Synbranchidae (Swamp Eels). Family xx. Mastacembelidae (Spiny Eels). Order IX. Perciformes: Family xxi. Chandidae (=Ambassidae) (Glass Fishes). Family xxii. Nandidae (Leaf-fishes). Family xxiii. Cichlidae (Cichlids). Family xxiv. Gobiidae (Gobies). Family xxv. Anabantidae (Climbing Perches). Family xxvi. Channidae (Snakeheads, Murrells). 5. List of species not included in the text. 6. Further readings. 7. Acknowledgement. 8. Species index. Index to scientific names. Index to common names. "India is rich in its Inland Fish Fauna with about 940 species known from its rivers, lakes and estuaries. This constitutes about 38% of the Indian Ichthyofauna, which are of considerable economic and scientific value. Of these about 500 species are primary freshwater fishes with around 65% endemic, cloistered in the two hot spots of India, the Western Ghats and the North East. Today Freshwater fishes are considered to be the world's most threatened group of vertebrates after amphibians. However, threats to these fauna are aplenty, with urbanization, deforestation, habitat loss, pollution, over-harvesting, culture of exotics and the like looming large and centinelan extinction already at work. The only way for a nature lover is to save the fish and its habitats by creating awareness among the people. In this context, knowledge of the fish fauna of a region is the first step towards conservation. This pictorial field guide describing 116 species from Central India will serve as a handy tool to hook the beginner and other nature lovers into this field.".
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Freshwater Fishes of Central India : A Field Guide (2009)
~EN PB USISBN: 9788174801913 bzw. 817480191X, vermutlich in Englisch, Vigyan Prasar, Taschenbuch, gebraucht, guter Zustand.
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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Recycled Books.
Vigyan Prasar, 2009. Soft cover. Very Good. Some rubbing to edges.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Recycled Books.
Vigyan Prasar, 2009. Soft cover. Very Good. Some rubbing to edges.
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