More than just a coloring-and-activity book for upper-elementary-school-age children, this book includes detailed information about the anatomy of fish, ancient fishes, and the 174 species of freshwater fishes found in Texas today. Grouped by type (jawless, bony, etc.), the fish are illustrated with black-and-white line drawings, and each fish's distinguishing features and marks are described.
Contents:
What, exactly, is a Fish? 1
The Place of Fishes in the Animal Kingdom 2
The Relationships of the Different Groups of Fishes 3
Taxonomy, or How Fishes Get Their Scientific Names 4
The External Parts of Fishes 5
The Internal Parts of Fishes 7
Fish Senses 10
How Fishes Swim 14
How and What Fishes Eat 14
How Fishes Reproduce 16
How Fishes Develop 18
The Origin of Fishes 19
Ancient Jawless Fishes — Ostracoderms 20
Modern Jawless Fishes — Lampreys and Hagfishes 21
First Fishes with Jaws — Acanthodians and Placoderms 22
Cartilaginous Fishes — Sharks, Rabbitfishes and Rays 24
Bony Fishes — Masters of the Water — Lungfishes, Lobe-finned Fishes and Ray-finned Fishes 26
Fish Families 30 - 80

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