Reproductive Biology and Early Life History of Fishes in the Ohio River Drainage: Elassomatidae and Centrarchidae, Volume 6

Published:
July 09, 2008 by CRC Press - 472 Pages
Author(s):
Robert Wallus, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA; Thomas P. Simon, Bloomington, Indiana, USA

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ISBN 9780849319228
Cat# 1922
 

Features

  • Provides critical information on how to identify larval fishes collected in sampling programs
  • Presents information on the spawning habitat requirement, reproductive behavior, and ecological relationships during the first few months of life for most species in North America
  • Includes a wealth of original illustrations
  • Contains distinguishing characteristics and a pictorial guide to the families of fishes in the Ohio River drainage

    • Summary

    This seven-volume series is the most extensive treatise on early life histories of the freshwater fishes of North America. It represents the state-of-the-art in fishery biology and provides a systematic approach to the study of early life histories of all the fishes in this region. Each volume contains distinguishing characteristics and a pictorial guide to the families of fishes in the OR Drainage, followed by chapters on the families. This series fills a gap in the literature, providing information on the spawning habitat requirements, reproductive behavior, and ecological relationships during the first few months of life for most species. This fifth volume examines the family Centrarchidae.

    Table of Contents

    Distinguishing Characteristics and Pictorial Guide to the Families of Fishes in the Ohio River Drainage, R. Wallus and T.P. Simon
    Reproductive Biology and Early Life History Accounts for Ohio River Drainage Fishes of the Families Elassomatidae and Centrarchidae: An Introduction to the Volume
    Taxonomic Diagnosis of Young Pygmy Sunfishes (Elassomatidae) and Sunfishes (Centrarchidae) in the Ohio River Drainage, T.P. Simon and R. Wallus
    Preliminary Introduction to Phylogeny of the Families Centrarchidae and Elassomatidae
    Ontogeny
    Notes on Characters Useful in Distinguishing Elassomatid and Centrarchid Genera
    Taxonomy
    Provisional Key to Genera of Young Centrarchids and Elassomatids Present in the Ohio River Drainage
    Literature Cited
    Family Elassomatidae: Pygmy Sunfishes, M.F. Mettee
    Genus Elassoma Jordan
    Spring Pygmy Sunfish
    Banded Pygmy Sunfish
    Family Centrarchidae: Sunfishes, R. Wallus
    Genus Ambloplites Rafinesque
    Rock Bass
    Genus Centrarchus Cuvier
    Flier
    Genus Lepomis Rafinesque
    Redbreast Sunfish
    Green Sunfish
    Pumpkinseed
    Warmouth
    Orangespotted Sunfish
    Bluegill
    Dollar Sunfish
    Longear Sunfish
    Redear Sunfish
    Redspotted Sunfish
    Bantam Sunfish
    Genus Micropterus Lacepede
    Redeye Bass
    Smallmouth Bass
    Spotted Bass
    Largemouth Bass
    Genus Pomoxis Rafinesque
    White Crappie
    Black Crappie
    Bibliography
    Appendix
    Index

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