Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- Origins of the Surinamese Freshwater Fish Fauna -- Faunal Composition -- Ecology -- Human Impacts and Threats to the Fishes -- Names and Classification of Fishes -- Preserving Fishes -- Dangerous Fishes -- Fish Colors -- External Anatomy -- Key to the (Sub)families -- Systematic Account of the Species -- Glossary of Technical Terms -- Bibliography -- Subject Index -- English Names Index -- Common Names Index -- Systematic Index
Summary
Suriname is undoubtedly the site of origin of the oldest extant preserved specimens of South American fishes and 19 Surinamese fish species were described and figured by Linnaeus. This book offers the first comprehensive introduction to the 480 currently known fresh- and brackish-water fishes of Suriname, including identification keys, short descriptions and photographs of the species and descriptions of their habitats.--Publisher description
