Northern Fishes
With special reference to the upper Mississippi valley
- 435 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Northern Fishes was first published in 1974. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions.
With the greatly increased interest in fishes and fishing since the earlier editions of this work were published, there has been need for a revised version of this indispensable book on the fishes of the Upper Mississippi Valley. This, the third edition, revised, of Northern Fishes by Samuel Eddy and Thaddeus Surber, contains much new material and up-to-date information based on current knowledge about fishes, their environment, and fishing techniques.
The book covers more than 160 species with descriptions and line drawings to illustrate almost all of them. The authors discuss recently introduced species and their importance to sportsmen and provide current data on the distribution of northern fishes. There are keys for the identification of the species and information about where they are found and their habits. This edition also contains a number of additions to the species list which result from rather extensive collecting of specimens since the earlier editions were compiled.
Before presenting the data on individual species, the authors provide basic information about fishes in general—their structure, classification and origin, their food, and their parasites. The revised, updated section on fishing techniques includes information about spin casting. There are important chapters on lake dynamics, fish population dynamics, management of Minnesota and northern waters for fish production, and improvement of lakes and streams. The detailed information about species is arranged according to families. For further reading or reference there is a bibliography.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Success in Fishing — Skill or Luck?
- Fishing Techniques
- Lake Dynamics
- Population Dynamics
- Management of Waters for Fish Production
- Improvement of Lakes and Streams
- The Natural Diet of Fish
- Parasites and Infections of Fish
- Anatomy and Physiology of Fish
- Factors in the Aquatic Environment
- Classification and Origin of the Fishes
- Artificial Key to Families of Northern Fishes
- Class Cyclostomata
- Family Petromyzonidae
- Class Osteichthyes
- Family Polyodontidae
- Family Acipenseridae
- Family Lepisosteidae
- Family Amiidae
- Family Hiodontidae
- Family Clupeidae
- Family Salmonidae
- Family Osmeridae
- Family Umbridae
- Family Esocidae
- Family Cyprinidae
- Family Catostomidae
- Family Ictaluridae
- Family Anguillidae
- Family Percopsidae
- Family Aphredoderidae
- Family Gadidae
- Family Cyprinodontidae
- Family Poeciliidae
- Family Gasterosteidae
- Family Atherinidae
- Family Sciaenidae
- Family Percichthyidae
- Family Centrarchidae
- Family Percidae
- Family Cottidae
- References
- Index