Table of Contents

Part I: Introduction to the Fishes. Introduction. General Morphology. Part II: Evolution and Diversity of Fishes. Introduction to Classification. Jawless Fishes. Early Gnathostomes, Elasmobranchs, And Relatives. Teleostomi: Acanthodians and Sacopaterygains. Primitive Actinopterygians. Division Teleostei: Fossil Teleosts, Bonytongues, Tarpons, Eels, And Herrings. Euteleostei: Carps, Catfishes, Gymnotoids. Euteleostei: Pikes, Smelts and Salmons. Euteleostei: Paracanthopterygii. Acanthopterygii: Mugilomorpha and Atherinomorpha. Acanthopterygii: Berygoids Through Snailfishes. Acanthopterygii: Perches and Relatives. Acanthopterygii: Flatfishes Through Molas. Part III: Organismic Biology of Fishes. Nervous and Endocrine Systems. Muscles, Locomotion, And Buoyancy. Color, Light, Sound, And Electricity. Vision. Auditory, Mechanosensory, And Electrosensory Systems. Olfaction, Gustation, And Other Chemical Senses. Circulation, Respiration, And the Gas Bladder. Excretion and Osmoregulation. Feeding, Nutrition, And Growth. Reproduction. The Genetics of Fishes. Behavior: Doing What Fishes Do Best. Part IV: Population, Species, And Communities. Ecology: Environments, Habitats, And Life Styles. Distribution, Zoogeography, And Migrations. Fishes and Human Endeavour.