When the first volume of Freshwater Fishes of North America was published, it was immediately hailed as the definitive reference in the field. Readers have been fervently awaiting the next volume in this encompassing three-book set ever since. Now complete, volume 2, covering families Characidae to Poeciliidae, is the result of decades of analysis by leading fish experts from universities and research laboratories across North America.
Each volume in this authoritative synthesis covers the ecology, morphology, reproduction, distribution, behavior, taxonomy, conservation, and the fossil record of the included North American fish families. The encyclopedic reviews of each family are accompanied by color photographs (nearly 250 in this volume alone), range maps, and artwork created by noted fish illustrator Joseph R. Tomelleri. The result is a rich textual and visual experience that covers everything known about the diversity, natural history, ecology, and biology of North American freshwater fishes.
Volume 2 covers the following North American families of fishes:
Characidae (Characins)Ictaluridae (North American Catfishes)Ariidae (Sea Catfishes)Heptapteridae (Three-barbeled Catfishes)Osmeridae (Smelts)Esociformes (Esocidae, Pikes and Umbridae, Mudminnows)Percopsidae (Trout-perches)Amblyopsidae (Cavefishes)Aphredoderidae (Pirate Perches)Gadidae (Cods and Cuskfishes)Mugilidae (Mullets)Atherinopsidae (New World Silversides)Beloniformes (Needlefishes and Halfbeaks)Rivulidae (New World Rivulines)Profundulidae (Middle American Killifishes)Goodeidae (Goodeids)Fundulidae (Topminnows)Cyprinodontidae (Pupfishes)Poeciliidae (Livebearers)
The chapter authors of Volume 2 are:
Gianetta AdamsClyde BarbourMicah BennettRicardo Bentancur-R.Peter B. Z. BerendzenBrooks M. BurrMollie CashnerRobert C. CashnerBruce B. ColletteMatthew DavisAlice F. EchelleAnthony A. EchelleFernando GalvezMichael GhedottiNicholas GidmarkTerry GrandeRobert L. HopkinsLauren M. KuehneFrank McCormickNorman Mercado-SilvaAnn U. O'ConnellMartin T. O'ConnellJulian D. OldhamClaudia Patricia Ornelas-GarciaMark Sabaj PerezKyle R. PillerSteven PowersJacob SchaeferJuan J. Schmitter-SotoAndrew M. SimonsRoger A. TaborCheryl ThieleMatthew ThomasMelvin L. Warren, Jr.Mark V. H. Wilson
List of ContributorsPreface Melvin L. Warren, Jr., and Brooks M. BurrAcknowledgmentsChapter 14 Characidae: Characins Norman Mercado-Silva, Claudia P. Ornelas-García, Juan Jacobo Schmitter-Soto, Nicholas J. Gidmark, and Andrew M. SimonsChapter 15 Ictaluridae: North American Catfishes Brooks M. Burr, Melvin L. Warren, Jr., and Micah G. BennettChapter 16 Ariidae: Sea Catfishes Matthew R. Thomas and Ricardo Betancur-R.Chapter 17 Heptapteridae: Seven-finned Catfishes Matthew R. Thomas and Mark Henry SabajChapter 18 Osmeridae: Smelts Robert L. Hopkins II and Melvin L. Warren, Jr.Chapter 19 Esociformes: Esocidae, Pikes, and Umbridae (Mudminnows) Frank H. McCormick, Terry Grande, Cheryl Theile, Melvin L. Warren, Jr., J. Andrés López, Mark V. H. Wilson, Roger A. Tabor, Julian D. Olden, and Lauren M. KuehneChapter 20 Percopsidae: Trout-perches Brooks M. Burr and Melvin L. Warren, Jr.Chapter 21 Amblyopsidae: Cavefishes Ginny L. Adams, Brooks M. Burr, and Melvin L. Warren, Jr.Chapter 22 Aphredoderidae: Pirate Perches Brooks M. Burr and Melvin L. Warren, Jr.Chapter 23 Gadidae (Gadinae and Lotinae): Cods and Cuskfishes Peter B. BerendzenChapter 24 Mugilidae: Mullets Steven L. PowersChapter 25 Atherinopsidae: New World Silversides Kyle R. Piller and Clyde D. BarbourChapter 26 Beloniformes: Belonidae (Needlefishes) and Hemiramphidae (Halfbeaks) Bruce B. Collette and Stephen J. WalshChapter 27 Rivulidae: New World Rivulines Ann M. Uzee O'Connell, Martin T. O'Connell, and Anthony A. EchelleChapter 28 Profundulidae: Middle American Killifishes Mollie F. Cashner and Anthony A. EchelleChapter 29 Goodeidae: Goodeids Shane A. WebbChapter 30 Fundulidae: Topminnows Robert C. Cashner, Jacob Schaefer, Melvin L. Warren, Jr., Anthony A. Echelle, Fernando Galvez, and Michael J. GhedottiChapter 31 Cyprinodontidae: Pupfishes Anthony A. Echelle and Alice F. EchelleChapter 32 Poeciliidae: Livebearers Michael J. Ghedotti, Matthew P. Davis, and Anthony A. EchelleLiterature CitedIndex of Scientific NamesGeneral Index
The icthyological community has eagerly awaited the publication of the second volume of this most important work. This book will make our jobs easier.Tim M. Berra, author of Freshwater Fish Distribution
