Ecology of estuarine fishes: temperate waters of the western north Atlantic.

Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010.
Quarto, dustwrapper, 496 pp. black and white photographs, line drawings.

This comprehensive reference details the life history and ecology of the fish species that occupy the estuarine and coastal habitats along the eastern United States and Canada. Kenneth W. Able and Michael P. Fahay draw on their own studies and previously published research to summarize and synthesize all the known facts about the ecology of 93 species of fish that inhabit the temperate waters of the Western Atlantic. Presented in individual chapters, the species accounts include complete information about each fish's distribution, habitat use, reproduction, development, migratory patterns, prey, and predators and other natural enemies. The species accounts are illustrated and include life-cycle calendars, tables, and charts highlighting key information. Introductory chapters provide the general characteristics of the temperate ichthyofuana and explain the authors' methodology. Featuring new information based on more than 76,000 samples, novel long-term data, and an exhaustive analysis of more than 1,800 references, this invaluable resource is the most complete compendium on estuarine fishes of the Western North Atlantic.