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Global warming and climate change are growing environmental concerns. The potential impact on freshwater and marine fish is immense, because most fish have no physiological ability to regulate their body temperature. This volume focuses on the effects of temperature at all levels of organization in fish, with particular emphasis on physiological function: cells, epithelia, organ systems, the whole organism, reproduction, behavior, pollutant interactions, ecology and population dynamics. Written by experts in the field, many chapters also speculate on the long-term physiological and ecological implications to fish of a 2-4oC global warming scenario over the next half century. ... Read more

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Axelrod..mini atlas of freshwater fish ... Read more

Customer Reviews (23)

Great!
Quick shipping!I bought the book used and it was great.Thanks! I would buy from here again!

I love it
I now have this book in English and in Spanish. This is a great book for identifying freshwater fish. The pictures are amazing. I really love this book. I am a newspaper reporter...when meetings I cover get boring this book provides hours of entertainment for me. I love both of them.
The book in Spanish allows me to brush up on my Spanish. I am so happy that I have them. They are my favorite books of all time. Dr. Axelrod's knowledge of fish is tremendous. I highly recommend Dr. Axelrod's Mini-Atlas of Freshwater Aquarium Fishes to everyone who has at least one aquarium and loves fish.
I was able to identify my Synodontis Petricola catfish because of this book. Pet store employees often don't have the knowledge they need to sell fish. Now that I have this book I can identify fish in a pet store before I buy them. I also learnedhow to make my live plants thrive. My 75 gallon aquarium is beautiful...this book will help me keep it that way.

Sincerly,

Kim Lawrence in Pittsburgh Pa.

Axelrod's Mini-Atlas a real find!
This is an amazing catalogue and description of fresh water aquarium fish. I have kept fish--salt water and fresh water--for over 40 years and still found new informative and interesting information in Axelrod's Atlas. It would have been one step better if the sexes of the fish were better identified in the pictures but thats getting pretty picky and all in all the book is a bargain in price and information.

Tropicle Fish
I find this atlas very fine for getting to realy know about your fish tank.

A usefull tool in the aquarist library
The bulk book is just hundreds of photographs of fish fallowed by basic information about the fish therein. It is organized by fish family as many things are in the aquarium hobby. The book has three Indexes, fish alphabetized by scientific name, fish alphabetized by common name, and an index for the text portion of the book, and I think that is brilliant. The photos are a tiny bit grainy however the photos are taken in such a way that the fish in the picture are very detailed, and you could easily use this book to identify an unknown fish. There is information about many common plants, the book also has short basic sections about health, breeding, maintenance, equipment, the stuff that is in most fish books, etc. My one major complaint is I wish there was more information about each individual fish such as sexual dimorphism, water chemistry, and breeding, also the common names are not with the photos only the scientific names are so they must be cross-referenced in the index. I think many people have given this book a bad review simply because it comes so highly recommended that people expect it to be allot more than it is. its no holy grail of the fish books, far from it, but I think for what it is it does good. ... Read more

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An exciting new subject for woodcarvers is shared by one of its foremost artists. James Fliger introduces fish carving by presenting four projects: the rainbow trout, the bluegill sunfish, the black crappie, and channel catfish. A graphic artist by profession, Jim has created beautiful patterns and drawings to help the carver. The book is further illustrated with black-and-white photographs showing the carving techniques in the step-by-step fashion that is so helpful to wood carvers. For the all-important painting steps, color graphics are used with photographs to give the readers an accurate view. Additionally, color photographs from nature and a portfolio of size-winning fish carving is presented. ... Read more

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Freshwater Fish Carving
The book Freshwater fish carving was just as discribed! The book is excellent in providing how to carve fish decoys. ... Read more

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From tiny gobies to the giant barramundi, this book provides in-dept coverage of nearly 300 species- every fish known to inhabit fresh water on the Australian continent.Every species is illustrated in colour with additional hints for rapid identification and a concise summary of biological knowledge.This handsome volume is an essential reference for scientists, aquarists, fishermen , and every person who appreciates Australia's extraordinary natural heritage. ... Read more

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One of the cookbooks I use the most
I own a few hundred cookbooks with a dozen or so being favorites and this is one of my favorites and for a variety of reasons.First because it is so complete and covers frying, poaching and steaming (a favorite),simmering and stewing, oven cooking, grilling,campfire (another favorite), smoke cooking and pickling. This makes it a well rounded fish cookbook.

The photos are excellent and the information on cooking utensils needed is precise and clear cut.Spices and other ingredients are covered so well as are step by step directions.

On page 6 there is a well laid out substitution chart that makes the book worth the price, and here are a few examples.A recipe calls for Whitefish, The chart notes that if Cisco is called for that Tullibee, herring o lake herring can be substituted.Page 7 shows detailed photos and text for preparing fish for cooking.Did you know that by sprinkling salt on the counter and laying the fish on the salt that this helps prevent the fish from slipping when filleting or deboning? Simply rinse fish with water when done. Or on page 11 that draining fried fish on cookie cooling racks placed over paper towels allows for more oil to drain and prevents the fried fish from becoming soggy?

Or on page 71 that pouring 1/4 to 1/2 inch of liquid like fish stock, wine, beer, or vegetable broth into the broiling pan before broiling adds moisture and flavor during cooking?

Some of my favorite recipes from the book are the Sauteed Trout with wild mushrooms, Potato flaked Fillets, the various Buttermilk based coatings, Northwest Salmon Burritos, Salsa stuffed Trout and Smoked Salmon Salad.

This is a cookbook for any serious, healthy eating fisherman/cook.

All-time Favorite Fish Recipes
This book is full of delicious recipes without exotic ingredients nor without exotic fish!It puts a spring in the step of eating fish again. I am now done with the same old recipes I had been using and now use thisbook as my source!My nephew saw this book on the table (he's the bigfisherman in the family) and is ordering this book as well.

Good Cooking
I recently bought this book for my boyfriend for his birthday, and I mustsay, we both love it.He has this new cooking frenzy going on, and I amenjoying every bit of it, because I love to eat.We are both fish lovers,so this book has been very helpful to the both of us.The recipes aretasty and healthy as well.I would recommend it to anyone that likes toeat fish. ... Read more

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Nice general referance.
This was a nice general referance till my brother Hal borrowed it and never gave it back. Hear that Hal!

Great Book
I ordered this book for my husband for Christmas because we love to go fishing. It is a very informative book, we both enjoy it and are going to try out some of the lakes in the book.Also shows all about different kind of fish.Real nice book ... Read more

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Excellent book
A very informative and very beautiful listing of all the many different species of gamefish.This is one of several fishing books in The Hunting and Fishing Library, which is an excellent series with several books offering more in-depth fishing knowledge on a variety of species.The photography in this series is especially good.

Freshwater Gamefish of North America
If you are beggining fishing, or someone that wants information about freshwater gamefish of north america, this book is for you.

Great info about North Americas Fish
This book has great information about some of North America's most popular fish, and even some unpopular fish.The information is good, and the pictures are excellent. ... Read more

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This volume provides entries on all species of North American freshwater game fishes. With 224 profile portraits, this is the comprehensive handbook for freshwater anglers.
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Know your fish!
If you want to see pictures and names of the fish in your area, buy this book.

Complete and Comprehensive
This book is very useful in every facet of fresh water fishing, from fish physiology and habits to tackle selection.A must for every fresh water fisherman.

This book is equally as good as "McClane's Field Guide to Saltwater Fishes of North America." ... Read more

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A totally fresh look at fish.

Focus on Freshwater Aquarium Fish is a valuable reference for fishkeepers at all levels. The book features a wide variety of fish illustrated in a dynamic way and offers practical advice for their care.

The book presents the fish based on their families or fishkeeping groups. These groupings consist of:- American and African Cichlids: bold inhabitants- Characins: from tetras to piranhas- Live-bearers: includes guppies and mollies- Killifish: short-lived beauties- Anabantids: air breathers including Bettas- Danios, Minnows and Rasboras- Catfish: found in tropic and temperate waters- Rainbowfish: tropical fish at home in tap water- Sharks and Loaches: bottomfeeders and efficient algae eaters- Barbs: active and gregarious- Oddballs: pufferfish, low-voltage eels, elegant predators and more- Goldfish: a wide variety of a perennial favorite.

Each section opens with an overview that introduces the range of fish within that group and explores their adaptations. The images and text provide details of the mature size and main characteristics of each fish, its behavior in the aquarium and a brief look at how it breeds.

The bright, colorful photographs display the fish swimming rather than as static side views. This evokes a clearer sense of the personality of each species. Freshwater fishkeepers will be delighted at the beauty and choice available. ... Read more

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Really nice photos of tropical fish
As the title clearly specifies, "Focus on Freshwater Aquarium Fish" it's not a book on setting up an aquarium. I don't understand why anyone would expect to find such information in a book that focus' on the fish.

What you do get is pages on pages of GREAT color photos of various common species of freshwater fish. The pics are superimposed on a white background and really stand out. There is some text describing the fish and it's behavior but not too much.

Every aquarist should have a such a book to show new fish enthusiasts or guests in your home.

Maybe not to much information, but beautifal pics!
I saw this book at borders. I love it . There is virtualy no information on setting up tanks, or filtiration, but the fish set on a stunning white background is incredible.

A beautiful picture book
This book is full of color illustrations derived from photos, which are often bigger than life size. Often the page is full of images of the same fish shot from different angles.Even the common goldfish is shown nicely.It is a good picture book foryoung children and armchair hobbyists.People who want to set up an aquarium should not buy this book.

The focus is on photos
This book is neither an 'encyclopedia' nor an 'atlas'. The title says it all i.e. it's a focus on aquarium fish. It's not about plants or filters or feeding requirements. If you're looking for a book with lots of info about fish keeping, this one is not for you. I bought it for the pleasure of the absolutely fantastic photography. All of the fish are presented with a white background so there is no distraction from the fish itself. This is a stunning,unique,artistic book. For this it has five stars in my opinion.

Buy this only because of the pictures
...because there isn't much more to this book, than a lot of nice and colorful pictures. I was kind of disappointed, because there wasn't anything to learn from reading this book. The different species have just a small, kind of humouristic comment on the side. Nothing about water requirements or food.

The photos are great though, crystal sharp and in detail. My five year old son loves to look in this book, because there is so little text but so many large and colorful pictures. ... Read more

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Mexican fishes
This book is for aquarist or professional ichthyologist. If you are just a beginner in aquarium fish, this book is not for you. If you are a serious aquarist and you are interested by fish from Mexico, buy the book. It's a well of information.

Fishes of Mexico
Excellent book for the experenced and the novice.Great information on Goodeids that is hard to find in the regular aquarium books. ... Read more

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This comprehensive new book replaces and substantially expands upon the landmark Fishes of Arizona, which has been the authoritative source since it was first published in 1973. Inland Fishes of the Greater Southwest is a one-volume guide to native and non-native fishes of the lower Colorado River basin, downstream from the Grand Canyon, and of the northern tributaries of the Sea of Cortez in the United States and Mexico. In all, there are in-depth accounts of more than 165 species representing 30 families. The book is not limited to the fish. It provides insights into their aquatic world with information on topography, drainage relations, climate, geology, vegetational history, aquatic habitats, human-made water systems, and conservation. A section of the book is devoted to fish identification, with keys to native and non-native families as well as family keys to species. The book is illustrated with more than 120 black-and-white illustrations, 47 full-color plates of native fishes, and nearly 40 maps and figures.

Many native fish species are unique to the Southwest. They posess interesting and unusual adaptations to the challenges of the region, able to survive silt-laden floods as well as extreme water temperatures and highly fluctuating water flows ranging from very low levels to flash floods. However, in spite of being well-adapted, many of the fish described here are threatened or endangered, often due to the acts of humans who have altered the natural habitat. For that reason, Inland Fishes of the Greater Southwest presents a vast amount of information about the ecological relationships between the fishes it describes and their environments, paying particular attention to the ways in which human interactions have modified aquatic ecosystems—and to how humans might work to ensure the survival of rapidly disappearing native species. ... Read more

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Don’t Let the Big One Get Away

Ken Schultz’s Essentials of Fishing is the new authority on the sport you love, whether you’re an expert or a beginner.

Organized by topic, this information-packed reference offers fast and easy access to all of the fishing facts, instructions, and tips you need to get more bites, land more big ones, and have a lot more fun every time you dip a line in the water. Whether you’re heading for a trout stream, the Gulf Stream, or points in between, you’ll find everything you need to know about the fish species you’ll be hunting, the fishing rods, tackle, and other gear you should pack, and the basic skills and advanced techniques that will boost your chances of success.

You’ll discover the latest advances in conventional, spinning, and fly rods and reels, and you’ll learn the essentials of knot tying, hook sharpening, and more. Schultz helps you perfect your flycasting, surfcasting, flipping, and pitching skills, and he shows you how to figure out where the fish are in streams, lakes, bays, and even the ocean. You’ll also learn a variety of retrieval methods, find tips on playing and landing fish, and get advice on measuring, weighing, storing, and cleaning your catch.

Whether you prefer wading in a rushing brook or fording pounding surf, casting from a jetty or trolling from a boat, chumming in freshwater or drifting in saltwater, you’ll find completely up-to-date information on species and tactics, special techniques, preferred rigs, lures, and bait, picking your spot, angling etiquette, and safety. You’ll learn how to approach schooling fish, angle in brush and timber, night fish, ice fish, and much more.

More than 450 exquisite drawings illustrate everything from mending fly fishing line to fishing around buoys and tuning lures, while more than fifty full-color photos depict some of the most exciting and satisfying moments in fishing. ... Read more

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A classic!
Great illustrations, interesting photos and an informative text on all anadromous and freshwater fishes of Alaska. Ideal book for fish enthusiasts and fisherman. Very strong on taxonomy and description of species. My most used reference for whitefish and ciscoes. ... Read more

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This book provides a synthesis of taxonomic and ecological information on New Zealand’s freshwater fish fauna. New Zealand has been isolated in thesouthwestern Pacific Ocean since it separated from Gondwana during the Cretaceous period, some 80 million years ago. This prolonged geological isolation, combined with the islands’ very vigorous geological history, impacted by oceanic submergence, tectonic activity, mountain building extreme volcanism, and great climatic variability, create a dynamic scenario within which the New Zealand biota, including its freshwater fishes, have evolved over millions of years. These impacts have contributed to a highly dynamic biological history with undoubted though little understood extinction and vigorous colonisation of the islands’ fresh water. One of the key elements for understanding the origins and derivations of this fish fauna is that in all groups some or all of the species are diadromous, customarily spending a significant phase of their lives at sea. This has no doubt contributed in an important way the fauna’s origins As well, there has been frequent loss of diadromous behaviours leading, to species that have abandoned their sea-migratory behaviours and which now complete their entire lives in fresh water. The distribution patternsreflect these changinghabits, with diadromous species being broadly distributed but tending to be lowland in range, whereas the derived, non-diadromous species have narrower ranges, but are often found further inland and at high elevations. This book provides an ecological and historical synthesis of these divergent patterns across New Zealand’s geography and history. ... Read more

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A guide to the freshwater fish of the Southern African subregion. Species descriptions include: a colour painting; a distribution map; symbols indicating uses and conservation status as well as a detailed description of the fish, its habits and habitat. Keys to families, genera and species aid identification. Introductory chapters deal with biology, ecology, conservation, aquaculture and classification. ... Read more

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A fantastic, practical field guide and reference book.
Covering not only specifics on species,distribution and family keys, but information on the regions studied, its biogeography and a guide to collection preservation and measurment of fish specimens.This book also looks at conservation, classification, relationships between fish and man, fish biology and a bit on the geographical influences on the fishes looked at.

A fantastic guide for both the layman (amateur or general interest)and the scientificaly minded. A "Robert's Birds" of Freshwater Fishes of Southern Africa ... Read more

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Impress your fishing buddies with the Freshwater Fish of Texas Field Guide. The fact-filled book includes detailed, accurate illustrations and quick comparisons for easily identifying the freshwater fish you catch. State-specific data on range and habitat supplement the fascinating information presented for each species of fish. Plus, the convenient size and the waterproof pages make this field guide safe to take with you on shore, in the boat or on the dock. ... Read more

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Literally hundreds of different tropical freshwater fish are shown in vivid color photos and described for aquarium hobbyists. Readers will also find information on general aquarium maintenance. More than 300 color photos. Titles in the Compass Guides series are handsome and practical quick-reference sources for pet owners, pet fanciers, and aquarium and terrarium hobbyists. Books feature brief descriptive profiles of their subject animals, each profile consisting of a color photo, the animal’s place of origin, its basic housing and feeding needs, and its physical traits and temperament. In addition to the profiles, each Compass Guide also contains general information on animal species and their families. 200-to-300 color photos and index. ... Read more

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Sweet Book Indeed!

This is a superb freshwater aquarium book to have; every freshwater aquarium keeper owes it to himself or herself to get this one. It's packed with a lot of pertinent information on water temperature ranges, water types, care, habits, compatibility, etc.There are a lot of superb photographs that are a joy to explore. Walt Whitman once stated that he liked the feel of a good compact book that one could really get close to; well this is the one for freshwater aquarium buffs. Plenty of good reading with excellent photos! The plastic book cover is a nice touch to this fine paperback!

Contra View but now tempered
OK, OK, maybe I am eating a bit of crow here!I'll let the review I first wrote stand (see below), but I have felt compelled to edit it with this addition.I have had the book for several weeks now, and when I saw that I was using it daily, and more than any other book I have on tropicals, I had to come back here and set the record straighter.

Yes the book is still irritating in its choice of index organization.But on the positive side, it has many more species in it than I ever thought I'd be interested in.As I get further into the hobby and become more curious and more exposed to new species of fish, I find that this book usually has them in it.It is actually a pretty good quick reference guide for taking to the aquarium store and for doing some arm-chair study.Not in depth study, as the blurbs are just that, blurbs.But it is quite useful and deserves more than I gave it previously.

(First review) After reading all of the previous reviews, I got the impression that this was a book I needed. Somehow, somewhere all the way I got the wrong impression. I have had the book less than a day and already I am irritated with it. For one thing, it is organized by English common names. And not even "pencilfish, brown"! No! "Brown Pencilfish"!! It makes no sense.I don't know alot of these fish by their common name. Pencilfish maybe, but not BROWN pencilfish! Sheesh. If I wanted to find all the pencilfish I'd need to roam thru the index. This way of indexing also separates species of the same genus from each other. You have the various rasboras all over the place! It is a very good book for looking up various species that might not be in the shorter books, but the manner in which the editor chose to set it up is just plain awkward.

Mini-dictionary of Freshwater Fishes - Recommeded!
This book is small in size and light in weight. I think this book is good for you to carry outward, especially for you to shop around the aquarium shops. But don't think that small in size or light in weight is "EQUAL" to "thin content", at least I don't think so. This book have RICH CONTENTS and give me a fast guide for most of freshwater fishes, which may be useful for you to determine which fishes you can bought to your home. Price is also acceptable. Overall I recommened this book for leisure purpose.

Aquarium Fish Clearly Defined
This book is very descriptive on the many kinds of aquarium fish. It is greatly illustrated and a book I would recommend for anyone who is ready to make an aquarium their hobby.

Great Basic Fish Info
Exactly what I was looking for. A book with lots of photos of fish and brief descriptions and basic info on each. Easy to use, colorful, nice protective cover. High quality. ... Read more