A few personal words at the outset

Chapters in this book

1. Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia i
2. Contents v
3. The authors vi
4. Summary vii
5. Foreword viii
6. Foreword ix
7. Preface x
8. Acknowledgments xi
9. A few personal words at the outset xiii
10. Introduction: About this book 1
11. Family Petromyzontidae 37
12. Family Carcharhinidae 44
13. Family Acipenseridae 46
14. Family Anguillidae 56
15. Order Clupeiformes 61
16. Family Alosidae 62
17. Family Dorosomatidae 69
18. Family Ehiravidae 71
19. Family Engraulidae 73
20. Family Chanidae 76
21. Order Cypriniformes 79
22. Family Acheilognathidae 82
23. Family Cyprinidae 87
24. Family Danionidae 248
25. Family Gobionidae 250
26. Family Leuciscidae 269
27. Family Tincidae 423
28. Family Xenocyprididae 425
29. Family Cobitidae 432
30. Family Nemacheilidae 468
31. Order Siluriformes 585
32. Family Loricariidae 587
33. Family Bagridae 589
34. Family Clariidae 592
35. Family Ictaluridae 597
36. Family Siluridae 599
37. Family Sisoridae 601
38. Family Esocidae 617
39. Family Coregonidae 619
40. Family Salmonidae 621
41. Family Lotidae 652
42. Order Gobiiformes 653
43. Family Gobiidae 657
44. Family Oxudercidae 680
45. Family Syngnathidae 693
46. Family Atherinidae 695
47. Family Aphaniidae 697
48. Family Poeciliidae 763
49. Family Blenniidae 773
50. Family Cichlidae 778
51. Family Mugilidae 801
52. Family Pleuronectidae 812
53. Family Channidae 814
54. Family Mastacembelidae 816
55. Family Percidae 818
56. Family Gasterosteidae 824
57. Family Centrarchidae 826
58. Family Terapontidae 828
59. Family Moronidae 830
60. Family Sparidae 832
61. Appendix 836
62. Glossary
63. Literature