A translation of certain extracts from "Les genres des poissons d'eau douce de l'Afrique" (The genera of freshwater fish from Africa) by M. Poll (1957)
At present there is no convenient key in English for the identification of the species of freshwater fish from the East African political region which includes Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. Whilst Boulenger (1909-16), Lockley (1949), Copley (1952 and 1958) and Greenwood (1953-1958 and 1966) give keys on descriptive data relevant to this fauna, their accounts do not give complete coverage for the region. Norman's (c 1944) draft synopsis of the orders, families and genera of recent fishes unfortunately excludes the Ostariophysi and the Cichlidae, thus does not cover 12 of the most important families of African freshwater fish. Moreover Norman's key employs, for the remaining families and genera, detailed anatomical characters which are not convenient to use in the field.
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| Format: | monograph biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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East African Freshwater Fisheries Research Organization
1967
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| Subjects: | Fisheries, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/34947 |
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