7601

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 7601
• Author: Minckley, W. L.
• Title: Native Fishes of Arid Lands
• USFW Year: 1991.
• USFW - Doc Type: A Dwindling Resource of the Desert Southwest.
• Copyright Material: NO

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Includes color photos of 44 species of fishes, many published
for the first time. Text describes aquatic systems in the mountains
and deserts of the Southwest, the unique fishes they support, and
habitats the fishes need.

Rinne, John N.; Minckley, W. 1. 1991. Native fishes of arid
lands: a dwindling resource of the desert Southwest. Gen. Tech.
Rep. RM-206. Ft. Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment
Station. 45 p.

Front cover: Roundtail chub.
Back cover: Aravaipa Creek, one of the best examples of native fish habitat remaining in Arizona.