Britain"s Freshwater Fishes (ebook)

Argumento de Britain"s Freshwater Fishes (ebook)

"This book encourages fish-watching explicitly and also through providing the information to make it fun. I like it a lot."--Mark Avery blog

"As an in-depth reference book on native fish species, this one's hard to beat. As a comprehensive guide to our native fish species, Britain's Freshwater Fishes is spot on."--CliveBradleyFishing.com

"[A]n ideal source of background information for those fly anglers keen to broaden their customary range from time to time and flyfish for coarse fish, or for anyone simply wanting a broader appreciation of our rivers."--Jeffrey Prest, Trout Fisherman

"Mark Everard has added to his already impressive tally of books with his latest release, Britain's Freshwater Fishes. Measuring in at 144 pages featuring 53 species and fully illustrated, it's a full-blown encyclopedia of fishy facts. . . . All in all we are impressed--it's perfect for any angler who wants to know more about fish."--Angler's Mail

"Whether angler or naturalist, this book should be on your bookshelves."--Highland News

"This well illustrated guide features high quality in-the-water or on-the bank photos throughout. . . . Written in an accessible style, the book also contains introductory sections on fish biology, fish habitats and how to identify fishes, plus conservation and legislation."--Wildlife

"It is a beautiful photographic ID guide. . . . Attractively designed and easy to use."--Dan Kinney, Farming Life

"I was immediately attracted to this book because it has an air of quality about it. . . . This book fills a gap and is highly recommended."--Bryan Sage, Country-Side

"[T]his book lives up to the billing: it tells you everything the non-angler could reasonably want to know, concisely and with authority. It is in most respects the concise fish book we have been waiting for."--Peter Marren, British Wildlife0Introduction 5
Life-cycles of British freshwater fishes 10
Habitats for freshwater fishes 12
How to identify fishes 22
The types of fishes 26
Glossary and technical terms 42
Salmon watching 50

THE SPECIES ACCOUNTS
Introduction to the species accounts 51
Carp and minnow family (Cyprinidae) 52
Rudd Scardinius erythrophthalmus 54
Roach Rutilus rutilus 55
Orfe Leuciscus idus 57
Chub Squalius cephalus 58
Dace Leuciscus leuciscus 59
Common Bream Abramis brama 60
Silver Bream Blicca bjoerkna 62
Barbel Barbus barbus 63
Tench Tinca tinca 64
Crucian Carp Carassius carassius 66
Goldfish Carassius auratus 67
Common Carp Cyprinus carpio 70
Grass Carp Ctenopharygodon idella 72
Gudgeon Gobio gobio 73
Minnow Phoxinus phoxinus 74
Bleak Alburnus alburnus 76
Sunbleak Leucaspius delineatus 77
Topmouth Gudgeon Pseudorasbora parva 78
Bitterling Rhodeus sericeus 79
Salmon, trout, charr, freshwater whitefish and grayling family (Salmonidae) 80
Atlantic Salmon Salmo salar 80
Brown Trout / Sea Trout Salmo trutta 84
Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss 86
Grayling Thymallus thymallus 88
Arctic Charr Salvelinus alpinus 89
European Whitefish (Pollan/Powan/Schelly/Gwyniad) Coregonus lavaretus 91
Vendace Coregonus albula 93
Pike family (Esocidae) 94
Pike Esox lucius 94
Perch family (Percidae) 96
Perch Perca fluviatilis 96
Ruffe Gymnocephalus cernua 98
Zander Sander lucioperca 99
Sheatfish catfish family (Siluridae) 100
Wels Catfish Siluris glanis 100
North American freshwater catfish family (Ictaluridae) 102
Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas 102
Sunfish family (Centrarchidae) 103
Pumpkinseed Sunfish Lepomis gibbosus 103
River loach (or hillstream loach) family (Balitoridae) 104
Stone Loach Nemacheilus barbatulus 104
Loach family (Cobitidae) 105
Spined Loach Cobitis taenia 105
Sculpin family (Cottidae) 106
Bullhead Cottus gobio 106
Sturgeon family (Acipenseridae) 108
Common Sturgeon Acipenser sturio 108
Hake and burbot family (Lotidae) 109
Burbot Lota lota 109
Herring, shad, sardine and menhaden family (Clupeidae) 111
Allis Shad Alosa alosa 111
Twaite Shad Alosa fallax 112
Stickleback and tubesnout family (Gasterosteidae) 114
Three-spined Stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus 114
Ten-spined Stickleback Pungitius pungitius 116
Freshwater eel family (Anguillidae) 117
European Eel Anguilla anguilla 117
Lamprey family (Petromyzontidae) 119
Brook Lamprey Lampetra planeri 119
River Lamprey Lampetra fluviatilis 120
Sea Lamprey Petromyzon marinus 122
Marine visitors 124
Silversides family (Atherinidae) 124
Sand-smelt Atherina presbyter 124
Smelt family (Osmeridae) 125
Smelt Osmerus eperlanus 125
Righteye flounder family (Pleuronectidae) 126
Flounder Platichthys flesus 126
Temperate bass family (Moronidae) 127
European Seabass Dicentrarchus labrax 127
Mullet family (Mugilidae) 128
Golden Grey Mullet Liza aurata 128
Thin-lipped Grey Mullet Liza ramada 128
Thick-lipped Grey Mullet Chelon labrosus 128

Fishy fantasies 130
Conservation and legislation 132
Further reading and useful contacts 139
Acknowledgements and photographic credits 140
Index 142