Project Gutenberg 2016-04-09 Public domain in the USA. 358 Jordan, David Starr 1851 1931 Jordan, D. S. (David Starr) A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 2 (of 2) Produced by Richard Tonsing, Chris Curnow, Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 2" by David Starr Jordan is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This comprehensive work serves as a detailed reference on ichthyology, exploring various fish classifications, structures, and characteristics. It delves deeply into the taxonomy and anatomical features of numerous fish families, particularly focusing on Ganoid and Bony fishes, providing insights into their evolutionary significance. The opening of the book begins with a discussion on the classification of fishes, especially focusing on the Ganoids and the Actinopteri subclass. It highlights the evolutionary context of fish, detailing the ancestor lineages and the transformations that led to modern fish. The text elaborates on the peculiarities of various prehistoric fish structures, such as the Ganoids, and their differences from contemporary bony fish. This section sets a solid foundation for the reader to understand the broader themes of ichthyology presented throughout the volume. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 57.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Zoology -- History Fishes Fishes -- Bibliography QL Text Category: Science - Biology 1777385 2025-07-20T14:49:44.582211 text/html 1685793 2024-10-23T00:19:11 text/html 23184053 2025-07-20T14:50:23.817550 application/epub+zip 23183879 2025-07-20T14:49:53.451229 application/epub+zip 604728 2025-07-20T14:49:48.963215 application/epub+zip 23629016 2025-07-20T14:50:41.667516 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 23326830 2025-07-20T14:50:18.508560 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1009790 2022-09-23T14:30:27.449477 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1183198 2025-07-20T14:49:36.368321 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1163369 2024-10-23T00:19:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16895 2025-07-20T14:50:41.911455 application/rdf+xml 12467 2025-07-20T14:49:49.425216 image/jpeg 1929 2025-07-20T14:49:49.203191 image/jpeg 22747830 2025-07-20T14:49:45.893204 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia