The Catfish Connection: Ecology, Migration, and Conservation of Amazon Predators

by Michael Goulding and Ronaldo Barthem

In The Catfish Connection, two leading scientific offer a groundbreaking ecological view of the Amazon as seen through some of its most curious and widespread animals: the large predatory catfish that dominate the river channels and estuary. While focusing primarily on two species of giant catfish - known locally as dourada and piramutaba - Ronaldo Barthem and Michael Goulding also present natural history summaries of thirteen large predatory fish...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 023110832X
• ISBN13: 9780231108324
• Release Date: May 1997
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.3" x 10.3"