Inland Fishes of California

Inland Fishes of California

By Peter B. Moyle


517 pages, 37 color illustrations, 148 b/w line illustrations, 120 maps, 12 tables

ISBN: 9780520227545, 2002

This is an authoritative and broad survey on the fishes inhabiting California's inland waters. Professionals and amateurs will find valuable information on the ecology of California's six major drainages and the 132 fish species, both native and exotic, that call them home. Population distributions, life histories, social behavior, and feeding habits are all meticulously examined.

CONTENTS:

Conversion factors

Distribution patterns

Ecology

Change

A conservation strategy

Key to the Inland Fishes of California

Lampreys,Petromyzontidae

Herrings,Clupeidae

Minnows,Cyprinidae

Suckers,Catostomidae

Bullhead catfishes,Ictaluridae

Smelts,Osmeridae

Salmon and trout,Salmonidae

Pupfishes,Cyprinodontidae

Livebearers,Poeciliidae

Color plates follow page

Killifishes,Fundulidae

Silversides,Atherinidae

Sculpins,Cottidae

Sticklebacks,Gasterosteidae

Surfperches,Embiotocidae

Striped basses,Moronidae

Sunfishes,Centrarchidae

Cichlids,Cichlidae

Mullets,Mugilidae

Perches,Percidae

Gobies,Gobiidae

References

Index