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Softcover. 94 pages. 8 x4.5 x .25 inches 36 color pictures. 35 B&W drawings. 1 map Published by Alaska Northwest Books. Copyright 1996. ISBN 0-88240-472-5 (From the back cover of the book) Ever wanted a guide to Alaska's fish that is fun as well as factual? Like to see close-up-and-personal photos of the finny creatures you're curious about? Looking for proper fish information but light, engaging reading in a handy, pocket-sized volume? Here you have it, in Alaska's Fish. And it will be enjoyed equally by fisherfolk, the simply nature-curious travelers to Alaska, and the wide world of general readers. In Alaska's Fish, the newest addition to our Alaska Pocket Guide series, you'll find: - Intimate, authoritative portraits of 19 freshwater and anadromous fish and 15 saltwater fish specie
- Color photos and drawings of each featured species
- Recent discoveries about the behavior and natural history of Alaska's fish
- The facts for each species: identifying features, spawning habits, lifespan, food, habitat, and range.
- A discussion of places to watch Alaska's fish, a map, and when to find them
- A helpful glossary of fishy terms
Author Robert H. Armstrong has been a a biologist, naturalist, and nature photographer in Alaska since 1960. A resident of Juneau, he is also the author of the bestselling Guide to the Birds of Alaska and the Alaska Pocket Guide Alaska's Birds, and is co-author of The Nature of Southeast Alaska. Table of Contents
Discovering Alaska's Fish
Freshwater and Anadromous Fish
Alaska Blackfish, Arctic Char, Arctic Grayling, Burbot, Chinook Salmon, Chum Salmon, Coho Salmon, Cutthroat Trout, Dolly Varden, Eulachon, Inconnu or Sheefish, Lake Trout, Northern Pike,Pink Salmon, Rainbow Trout, Sculpins (Freshwater), Sockeye Salmon, Threespine Stickleback, Whitefishes
Saltwater Fish
Cods, Greenlings, Gunnels and Pricklebacks, Pacific Halibut, Pacific Herring, Pacific Sand Lance, Pacific Viperfish, Rockfishes, Sablefish, Sculpins (Saltwater), Skates, Soles and Flounders, Spotted Ratfish, Walleye Pollock, Wolffishes
Watching Alaska's Fish
Map
Suggested Reading
Glossary
Index
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