Freshwater Fishes of the Eastern Himalayas

Presents a comprehensive synthesis on the freshwater fish of the Eastern Himalaya

Waikhom Vishwanath (Author)

9780128233917, Elsevier Science

Paperback, published 27 July 2021

430 pages
23.5 x 19 x 2.7 cm, 0.86 kg

Freshwater Fishes of the Eastern Himalayas provides a guide to describe the internationally accepted methods used in the accurate identification of fishes, morphometry, i.e., body proportions, meristics, i.e., counts of countable characters, viz., scales, fin rays, pores, vertebrae etc., characters of bones wherever necessary, special characters, viz., serrations of fin spines, axillary lobes, lobes, color patterns, etc. All the available taxa of the region are covered, making this an essential reference that provides the original description of genera and species. Diagnostic characters in the book can be easily examined by an unaided eye or by a binocular dissecting microscope with transmitted light.

1. Introduction 2. Methods Adopted 3. Systematic Index 4. Systematic Account 5. Miscellaneous Notes

Subject Areas: Food & beverage technology [TDCT], Medical microbiology & virology [MMFM], Food manufacturing & related industries [KNDF]