This seven-volume series is the most extensive treatise on early life histories of the freshwater fishes of North America. It represents the state-of-the-art in fishery biology and provides a systematic approach to the study of early life histories of all the fishes in this region. Each volume contains distinguishing characteristics and a pictorial guide to the families of fishes in the OR Drainage, followed by chapters on the families. This series fills a gap in the literature by providing information on the spawning habitat requirements, reproductive behavior, and ecological relationships during the first few months of life for most species.
Introduction. Distinguishing Characteristics and Pictorial Guide to the Families of Fishes in the Ohio Drainage. Provisional Key to the Catfishes of the Ohio River Drainage Including the Yolk-sac, Post-Yolk-sac, and Juvenile Stages and Intergenericand Intrageneric Diagnosis of Catfish Species Occurring in the Ohio River Drainage. Species Accounts.