FISH WATCHING: AN OUTDOOR GUIDE TO FRESHWATER FISHES. By C. Lavett Smith.

.# 1994 1st edition. 8vo (155 x 236mm). Ppxii,216. Colour plates, b/w line illustrations, bibliography. Dark green cloth, spine titled in silver-gilt.

.# "An expert whose passionate interest is fish is contagious, C. Lavett Smith is promoting a whole new outdoor pastime - fish watching. Designed to be used outside, the book opens with tips on where, when, and how to find and watch fishes in their natural habitats". Detailed, scientific, and of great interest to would-be fish watchers, fishermen, biologists, and conservationsists. Chapters include; A land of fishes; Watching fishes; Fish watching by habitat; The fishes - an illustrated thumbnail sketch of the major fish families of North America; The biology of fishes; For more information - general references, regional guies, selected families, keeping fishes, distribution, names of fishes. Appendices deal with the taxonomic classification of fishes and scientific nomenclature. A great book, with few competitors in its field.