World ornamental fish

Author: Zhang Bin
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Publish Date: 2003-02-01
Features: A comprehensive illustrated guide to large ornamental fish, featuring over 500 species from around the world and more than 760 color illustrations. A treasured resource for fishkeeping enthusiasts, it introduces the natural distribution, habits, characteristics, and key care points of ornamental fish. This book presents 500+ ornamental fish in a visually engaging format, catering to a broad audience of fish enthusiasts. These species are not only common in domestic aquariums and ornamental fish markets but also include newly introduced, renowned, or even rare varieties from both domestic and international sources. Over a decade of effort was invested in traveling across the country to visit aquariums and ornamental fish markets, capturing numerous images. From these, over 700 high-quality photographs were selected and compiled into this book. Each ornamental fish is accompanied by concise textual descriptions that provide an easy-to-understand introduction to the fish's classification, body length, features, habits, native region, care and breeding tips, and includes the Latin name (in italics) and English name for professional use. We believe this book will bring you endless joy and aesthetic pleasure.