Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico

This authoritative reference provides an accurate, up-to-date checklist of common and scientific names for all described and taxonomically valid fish species living in fresh and marine waters of North America. This edition contains 1,271 additional species and reflects numerous taxonomic changes that have occurred since 1991.This book includes: * 3,700 species * 262 families * 52 established exotics * 13 named hybrids * the rationale and methodology for common name allocation * history of changes from previous edition * extensive references * Spanish and French names * a companion CD-ROMNelson, Joseph S. is the author of 'Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico ' with ISBN 9781888569612 and ISBN 1888569611.