The Freshwater Fishes Of China In Coloured Illustrations(3-Volume set)
 
  中国淡水鱼类原色图鉴 in Chinese
  Author Institute of Hydrobiology , Academia Sinica and Shanghai Natural Museum 
  and  Ministry of Agriculture of .China



The Freshwater Fishes Of China In Coloured Illustrations VOLUME 1.

  ISBN: 13119·1013
  Published in 1982
  Size: 27x19 cm, HB
  Page: 180 pages, 224 coloured photos
  Priec: US$50

The Volume 1 selects the fishes from Changjiang river . 169 species belonging to 28 families are compiled in this volume, representing all species of economic importance in the drainage basin, species of common occurrence, and the representative species from the different types of physical environments in the upper, middle and lower reaches of Changjiang river. The book reflects the general features of fishes in the drainage basin of the Changjiang river and provides some scientific information for exploring and utilizing the fish resources

(28 families): Acipenseridae, Clupeidae, Engraulidae, Salangidae, Anguillidae, Catostomidae, Cobitidae, Cyprinidae, Homalopteridae, Bagridae, Siluridae, Amblycipitidae, Sisoridae, Hemirhampidae, Cyprinodontidae, Ophiocephalidae, Symbranchidae, Mastacembelidae, Cottidae, Serranidae, Mugilidae, Eleotridae, Gobiidae, Periophthalmidae, Anabantidae, Tetrodontidae, Cynoglossidae.


The Freshwater Fishes Of China In Coloured Illustrations VOLUME 2.

 ISBN:7-5323-0630-5
 Published in 1988
 Page:184pages Hardback, 214 Coloured photos
 Price: US$50

The main contents of the second volumes are the fishes from the Zhujiang river (pearl river) system, including some endemic species from Fujian province,Yuannan province and Hainan Island. Them mirror the features of the fresh water fish-fauna of the South China subregion on the whole. This region is situated in the tropical-subtropical region and the Tropic of Cancer runs across its central section. The weather is warm and humid, and in most part of this area is no frost throughout the year. There is a scarcity of natural lakes in this region except the Yunnan Plateau. Most rivers run through hilly land and take meandering course, with limpid and rapid current. Therefore, the proportion of the warm-water fishes adapted to rapid stream such as Barbinae, Labioninae of Cyprinidae, Homalopteridae, and Sisoridae is Quite large in the composition of the fish-fauna. Moreover, the river system is distributed over tropical Karst region, where numerous ridges, peaks, caverns and subterranean streams are developed. Its complex environment resulted in the rise of many endemic species. Consequently the fish-fauna is more diverse and plentiful in this region. In addition, we also select some endemic fishes from the Hengduan Mountain Range in Northwest of Yunnan and west Shchuan. This mountain range is the eastern border of the Qinghai-Xizang(Chinghai-Tibetan) plateau and its environmental condition are rigorous, with harsh climate. Schizothothoracine and neomachiline fishes constitute the main component of the fish-fauna in this region. These species are included in this volume as an epitome of fish-fauna of the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau. 179 species belonging to 28 families are compiled in this volume. A brief introduction and location of photo taken are given for each species both in Chinese and in English.
(28 families): Dasyatidae, Clupeidae, Engraulidae, Plecoglossidae, Salangidae, Anguillidae,Cobitidae, Cyprinidae, Homalopteridae, Siluridae, Clariidae, Schibeidae, Cranoglanididae, Bagridae, Amblycipitidae, Sisoridae, Poeciliidae, Serridae, Sparidae, Eleotridae, Gobiidae, Anabantidae, Osphronemidae, Channidae, Mastacembelidae, Bothidae, Teraodontidae. English Abstracts, Index on Latin Name


The Freshwater Fishes Of China In Coloured Illustrations VOLUME 3 :

 ISBN:7-5323-2960-7
 Published in 1993
 Page: 166pages, 188 colured photos, Hardback,
 Price: US$58

The content of the third volume describes fishes mainly from the northern part of China. It reflects the status quo of the freshwater fish-fauna and the fih resources in the northeast and the northwest China. Being located in the high latitude and the frigid zone, the northeast of China belongs to the frigid-temperate and temperate region. A great number of cold water fishes distribute in the region, such as the families of petromyzonidae, Acipenseridae, Salmonidae, hymallidae, Osmeridae, Esocidae, Gasterosteidae, Cottidae and the genus Phoxinus, Leuciscus of Cyprinidae. Among them some are anadromous fishes. However , Leuciscus brandti and L.hakonensis are the only anadromous fishes in Cyprinidae, which are very rare in the world. In the Tumen Tiver, Acipenser medirostris which is endemic. Sachalin is the first record in China. The northwest China is located in the inland of Asia. It has a typical contental climate with arid weather, sufficient sunshine and great change of temperature between day and night. Within its boundary, there are high mountains,meadows,deserts and Gobis. Besides the Huanghe River and the E-erqisi river, there are some other rivers and many mineralized lakes such as the Talimu River, Yili river, Qinghaihu Lake, Bositenghu Lake and Wulungu Lake. In the region neighbouring with northern border of Qinghai-Xizang(Chinghai-Tibetan) Plateau, the fish-fauna mainly consists of Schizothoracinae and Triplophysa of Cobitidae. But in the Gansu Corridor and its western area, the fish-fauna is relatively poor, a few saline-alkali-resistant and cold-resistant fishes of Cobitidae and Cyprinidae distribute in this region. The E-erqisi River, located in the northern Xinjiang, is the only drainage in China which empties itself into the Arctic Ocean. Its fish-fauna is characterized by possessing Thymallus arcticus arcticus, Esox lucius, Tinca tinca, Rutilus rutilus lacustris, Leuciscus idus, L.leuciscus baicalensis, Aspius aspius, Perca fluviatilis, Acerina cernua and Cottus sibiricus altaicus. In addition, fish-fauna is very abundant in Yunnan Province which is located in the southwest of China and, some species were described in the second volume. Here we add the others in this volume. 142 species belonging to 17 families are compiled in this volume. A brief introduction and location of photo taken are given for each species both in Chinese and in English.

(17 families)： Petromyzonidae, Acipenseridae, Salmonidae, Thymallidae, Esocidae, Cyprinidae, Cobitidae, Homalopteridae, Sileridae, Bagridae, Sisoridae, Gadidae, Gasterosteidae, Percidae, Eleotridae, Gobiidae, Cottidae. English Abstracts, Index on Latin Name