LEADER 04783nam 22006491 450 001 9910822363803321 005 20230725045323.0 010 $a1-4214-0344-7 035 $a(CKB)3240000000065037 035 $a(EBL)3318743 035 $a(OCoLC)923196771 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000606362 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11413801 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000606362 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10580944 035 $a(PQKB)11294731 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3318743 035 $a(OCoLC)798295711 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse1520 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3318743 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10790456 035 $a(EXLCZ)993240000000065037 100 $a20131204d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFishes $ethe animal answer guide /$fGene Helfman and Bruce Collette 210 1$aBaltimore :$cJohns Hopkins University Press,$d2011. 215 $a1 online resource (197 p.) 225 1 $aThe Animal Answer Guides: Q&A for the Curious Naturalist 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4214-0222-X 311 $a1-4214-0223-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; 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 327 $aWhat 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? 327 $a3 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? 327 $aHow 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? 327 $aWhere 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? 327 $aDo fishes use tools to obtain food? 410 0$aAnimal Answer Guides: Q&A for the Curious Naturalist 606 $aFishes$vMiscellanea 606 $aFishes$xIdentification 615 0$aFishes 615 0$aFishes$xIdentification. 676 $a597 700 $aHelfman$b Gene S$0893057 701 $aCollette$b Bruce B$01094802 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910822363803321 996 $aFishes$93951139 997 $aUNINA