References
Selected References
Bond, C. E. 1996. Biology of fishes, ed. 2. Fort Worth, Harcourt College Publishers. Although somewhat less readable than other ichthyology texts, it has a superior treatment of fish biology, anatomy, and genetics.
Bone, Q., and N. B. Marshall. 1982. Biology of fishes. New York, Chapman & Hall. Concise, well-written, and well-illustrated primer on the functional process of fishes.
Conniff, R. 1991. The most disgusting fish in the sea. Audubon 93(2):100–108 (March). Recent discoveries shed light on the life history of the enigmatic hagfish that fishermen loathe.
Helfman, G. J., B. B. Collette, and D. E. Facey. 1997. The diversity of fishes. Malden, Massachusetts, Blackwell Science. This delightful and information-packed textbook focuses on adaptation and diversity and is particularly strong in evolution, systematics, and history of fishes.
Horn, M. H., and R. N. Gibson. 1988. Intertidal fishes. Sci. Am. 258:64–70 (Jan.). Describes the special adaptations of fishes living in a demanding environment.
Long, J. A. 1995. The rise of fishes: 500 million years of evolution. Baltimore, The Johns Hopkins University Press. A lavishly illustrated evolutionary history of fishes.
Moyle, P. B., and J. J. Cech, Jr. 1996. Fishes: an introduction to ichthyology, ed. 3. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, Prentice-Hall, Inc. Textbook written in a lively style and stressing ecology rather than morphology.
Nelson, J. S. 1994. Fishes of the world, ed. 3. New York, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Authoritative classification of all major groups of fishes.
Page, L. M., and B. M. Burr. 1991. A field guide to freshwater fishes: North America north of Mexico. Boston, Houghton Mifflin. Range maps and color illustrations for most species.
Paxton, J. R., and W. N. Eschmeyer. 1998. Encyclopedia of fishes, ed. 2. San Diego, Academic Press. Excellent authoritative reference that focuses on diversity and is spectacularly illustrated.
Stevens, J. D. (ed.) 1987. Sharks. New York, Facts on File Publications. Evolution, biology, and behavior of sharks, handsomely illustrated.
Thomson, K. S. 1991. Living fossil. The story of the coelacanth. New York, W.W. Norton.
Webb, P. W. 1984. Form and function in fish swimming. Sci. Am. 251:72–82 (July). Specializations of fish for swimming and analysis of thrust generation.
Bond, C. E. 1996. Biology of fishes, ed. 2. Fort Worth, Harcourt College Publishers. Although somewhat less readable than other ichthyology texts, it has a superior treatment of fish biology, anatomy, and genetics.
Bone, Q., and N. B. Marshall. 1982. Biology of fishes. New York, Chapman & Hall. Concise, well-written, and well-illustrated primer on the functional process of fishes.
Conniff, R. 1991. The most disgusting fish in the sea. Audubon 93(2):100–108 (March). Recent discoveries shed light on the life history of the enigmatic hagfish that fishermen loathe.
Helfman, G. J., B. B. Collette, and D. E. Facey. 1997. The diversity of fishes. Malden, Massachusetts, Blackwell Science. This delightful and information-packed textbook focuses on adaptation and diversity and is particularly strong in evolution, systematics, and history of fishes.
Horn, M. H., and R. N. Gibson. 1988. Intertidal fishes. Sci. Am. 258:64–70 (Jan.). Describes the special adaptations of fishes living in a demanding environment.
Long, J. A. 1995. The rise of fishes: 500 million years of evolution. Baltimore, The Johns Hopkins University Press. A lavishly illustrated evolutionary history of fishes.
Moyle, P. B., and J. J. Cech, Jr. 1996. Fishes: an introduction to ichthyology, ed. 3. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, Prentice-Hall, Inc. Textbook written in a lively style and stressing ecology rather than morphology.
Nelson, J. S. 1994. Fishes of the world, ed. 3. New York, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Authoritative classification of all major groups of fishes.
Page, L. M., and B. M. Burr. 1991. A field guide to freshwater fishes: North America north of Mexico. Boston, Houghton Mifflin. Range maps and color illustrations for most species.
Paxton, J. R., and W. N. Eschmeyer. 1998. Encyclopedia of fishes, ed. 2. San Diego, Academic Press. Excellent authoritative reference that focuses on diversity and is spectacularly illustrated.
Stevens, J. D. (ed.) 1987. Sharks. New York, Facts on File Publications. Evolution, biology, and behavior of sharks, handsomely illustrated.
Thomson, K. S. 1991. Living fossil. The story of the coelacanth. New York, W.W. Norton.
Webb, P. W. 1984. Form and function in fish swimming. Sci. Am. 251:72–82 (July). Specializations of fish for swimming and analysis of thrust generation.
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