Fishes : the animal answer guide / / Gene Helfman and Bruce Collette

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910822363803321
• Autore: Helfman Gene S
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Baltimore : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , 2011
• ISBN: 1-4214-0344-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (197 p.)
• Collana: The Animal Answer Guides: Q&A for the Curious Naturalist
• Altri autori (Persone): ColletteBruce B
• Disciplina: 597
• Soggetti: Fishes; Fishes - Identification
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Introducing Fishes; What are fishes?; What is the plural of fish?; How many kinds of fishes are there?; Why are fishes important?; What is the most important fish in America?; Why should people care about fishes?; Where do fishes live?; What is the current classification of fishes?; Why do we need a system of classification?; What is a species?; How are species arranged in a classification?; What characterizes the major groups of bony fishes?; When did fishes first evolve?; What is the oldest fossil fish?; 2 Form and Function of Fishes; What are the largest and smallest living fishes?What is the shortest-lived fish?; What is the longest-lived fish?; Do all fishes have bones?; Do all fishes have fins?; Do all fishes have teeth?; Do all fishes have scales?; What is the metabolism of a fish?; How do fishes breathe under water?; How long can a fish live out of water?; Can fishes breathe air?; What is a gas bladder?; What are lungfishes?; Why do some fishes live in salt water and others in fresh water?; Do fishes sleep?; Can fishes see color?; Can any fishes fly?; What are electric fishes?; Can any fishes produce light?; 3 Fish ColorsWhy are so many fishes silver?; What causes the different colors of fishes?; Is there a reason for the color patterns of fishes?; What color are a fish's eyes?; Do fishes change colors as they grow?; Do a fish's colors change in different seasons?; Is there much geographic variation in the color of a fish species?; 4 Fish Behavior; Are fishes social?; Why do fishes form schools?; Do fishes fight?; Do fishes bite ; people?; How smart are fishes?; Do fishes play?; Do fishes talk?; How do fishes avoid predators?; 5 Fish Ecology; Do fishes migrate?; How many fish species live in rivers versus lakes?How many fish species live in the ocean?; How far down in the ocean do fishes live?; Which geographic regions have the most species of fishes?; Are there fishes in the desert?; Do fishes live in caves?; How do fishes survive the winter?; Do fishes get sick?; How can you tell if a fish is sick?; Are fishes good for the environment?; 6 Reproduction and Development of Fishes; How do fishes reproduce?; Do all fishes lay eggs?; Why do some fishes lay so many eggs but other fishes lay only a few?; How long do female fishes hold eggs in their body?; Where do fishes lay their eggs?Do fishes lay their eggs at the same time and in the same place every year?; Do fishes breed only one time per year or once in their lives?; What is a baby fish called?; Are all the eggs in the nest full siblings?; How is the sex of a fish determined?; Do fishes care for their young?; How fast do fishes grow?; How can you tell the age of a fish?; 7 Fish Foods and Feeding; What do fishes eat?; Do fishes chew their food?; How do fishes find food?; Are any fishes scavengers?; How do fishes eat hard-shelled animals?; Do fishes store their food?; Do fishes use tools to obtain food?