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Fishes, the animal answer guide, Gene Helfman and Bruce Collette

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Fishes, the animal answer guide, Gene Helfman and Bruce Collette

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Fishes

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

708647911

Responsibility statement

Gene Helfman and Bruce Collette

Sub title

the animal answer guide

Summary

Provides accurate, entertaining, and sometimes surprising answers to over 100 questions about these water dwellers, such as 'How many kinds of fishes are there?' 'Can fishes breathe air?' 'How smart are fishes?' and 'Do fishes feel pain?'

Table Of Contents

Introducing fishes -- Form and function of fishes -- Fish colors -- Fish behavior -- Fish ecology -- Reproduction and development of fishes -- Fish foods and feeding -- Fishes and humans -- Fish problems (from a human viewpoint) -- Human problems (from a fish's viewpoint) -- Fishes in stories and literature -- "Fishology" -- Appendix A: the classification of fishes -- Appendix B: some organizations that promote ichthyology and the conservation of fishes

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