A Fish Guide to Freshwater Fishes of Ontario


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The best-selling Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes of Ontario is back as a second edition. It is a beautiful and authoritative full-colour field guide to all species of freshwater fish found in Ontario.







A Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes


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An illustrated identification guide to freshwater fishes found in the United States and Canada.







Thompson's Guide to Freshwater Fishes


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This is a field guide with a plus: It not only tells how to identify the common freshwater fishes of North America, it also tells how to collect them and keep them in a home aquarium. It includes the fishes you are most likely to see or catch in any lake or stream in North America, from the Longnose Gar and Northern Pike to the Rosyside Dace and Ninespine Stickleback. Important features are: 113 species in 22 families -- trouts, minnows, sunfishes, perches, catfishes, killifishes, and many othrs, with an emphasis on fishes that are suitable for aquarium life. 119 beautiful four-color illustratoins by Peter Thompson -- at least one illustration for each species. Clear, lively descriptions of each species and family, telling how to recognize them, where and when to find them, how to collect and keep them in an aquarium or fish pool, what to feed them, how to breed them, and interesting facts about habitat, life cycle, natural history, and local names. Range maps showing the North American distribution of each species.




Field Guide to Freshwater Fish


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There are many species of freshwater fishes in america, and trying to figure them out is a tough task. This book incorporates all of the species and the most common marine fish. In this book Field Guide to Freshwater Fish is offering a complete guide to the fishes of North America. This book provides everything you need to know to identify fish families and species in North America. This system uses arrows on the artwork and italics in the descriptions to make identifying the fish easy. Tony R. Smith's Field Guide to Freshwater Fish Guide is for for beginners.




Nature's Year


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A chronicle of the passing seasons in Central and Eastern Ontario designed to inform cottagers, gardeners, photographers, suburban backyard birders, and nature enthusiasts alike as to the natural events that can be expected each month of the year.




The Baitfish Primer 2022


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"By the end of this Primer, you will: understand the federal and Ontario legislation and regulations pertinent to the use of baitfishes; be able to identify small fish species; be able to distinguish between legal and illegal baitfishes; recognize the importance of baitfish habitat; understand the potential impacts of improper baitfish use; and, understand how to minimize negative impacts to our aquatic ecosystems"--Introduction, page 4.




Ontario Fishes


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At over one million square kilometers and with an intricate patchwork of lakes, streams, and rivers, Ontario has so much to offer fish enthusiasts. The province comprises three major watersheds--Great Lakes-St. Lawrence, Southwestern Hudson Bay, and Nelson River--and borders four of the five Great Lakes. In the various waterways and water bodies, popular species like Brook Trout, Walleye, Yellow Perch, Smallmouth Bass, and Brown Bullhead can be found. To become better acquainted with these and other familiar species, it helps to have a reliable reference. This beautifully illustrated guide features 70 of the province's most common native and introduced freshwater species, as well as descriptions of fish anatomy, a key to field marks, a watershed map, and each species' conservation status. Laminated for durability, this lightweight, 12-panel folding pocket guide is the perfect companion for educators, learners, naturalists, and anglers who wish to sharpen their identification skills and peer more closely into the fascinating lives of Ontario's fishes. Made in the USA.