fishes

Presents an introduction to fish, discussing how they breathe, what their scales are for, how they swim and sleep, and how to set up your own aquarium.

Photos and text describe weird and unusual fishes including a lamprey, shark, grouper, and sohers.

Identifies the characteristics of fish and provides specific examples, including the ray, guppy, eel, and seahorse.

Contains various information on fish, including zebrafish, stingrays, puffers, hammerhead sharks, and flounders.

Offers information about piranhas and advice on how to care for them as pets, looking at different types of piranhas, and discussing tanks, heaters and filters, decorations and lighting, aquarium set-up, how to buy and feed a piranha, tank cleaning, aquarium care, and piranha health.

Discusses the physical characteristics of fish and examines different kinds, including sharks, eels, and catfish.

Contains illustrations and information about the different fish that live near the coral reefs of the world, arranged alphabetically from Angelfish to Zebrafish.

Describes the life and career of ichthyologist Eugenie Clark, who began her research observing fresh-water aquarium fishes and moved on to the underwater study of sharks and other marine animals. Includes observation tips and related activities.

An illustrated anthology of animal poems from around the world.

A simplified field guide to the common fishes of North America.