Peterson Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes, Second Edition

Non ammissibile che una guida da campo contenga solo all'inizio un ristretto numero di disegni (con tutti i limiti degli stessi) e nessuna foto. Dove vi sono le descrizioni delle specie nessuna foto e nessun disegno. Interessanti invece le mappe delle distribuzioni delle singole specie ed è per questo che gli do la seconda stella.

Un petit ouvrage maniable pour connaître un peu mieux le monde des poissons

I have several Peterson Guides from my childhood in the 1960s and 70s that I continue to use to this day, and this book is a wonderful addition to my collection of reference books. Highly recommended.

Bought used through Amazon. Book arrived in excellent condition and in a timely manner. The Peterson Guide is the gold standard of Field Guides. I'll be using this for my new hobby of micro fishing in rivers, streams, and creeks on the east coast. The plates and descriptions of the fish in the book are superb and easy to understand. Beautiful pictures. The book is compact but weighty. Will fit in a small day pack nicely.

There are 4 problems with this book. 1. The plates are separate from the text, and it is annoying to flip between the two. 2. Of the 57 plates, 15 (26%) are black and white. Included in the black and white plates is a plate featuring Cichlids; one of the most colourful groups of fish. 3. The quality of the colour plates is only average, and this is not helped by the small size of each illustration. This is particularly noticeable on the plate of Cutthroat Trout, where 19 tiny illustrations have been crammed onto one page. 4. The book advises that fish identification is achieved by first using the plates, and then the text for confirmation. However, although 909 species are featured in the book, 227 (25%) are not illustrated. The "not illustrated" species include the Atlantic Stingray and the Tench. Both of these fish have a unique appearance, therefore you would be unable to narrow down an identification by looking at the plates for similar species. The format and quality of this book reminds me of field guides from the 1960's and 1970's. Comparable European field guides now achieve a much higher standard.