Abstract
This chapter is an authoritative synthesis covering the ecology, morphology, reproduction, distribution, behavior, taxonomy, conservation, and the fossil record of the Pirate Perches, family Aphredoderidae. The encyclopedic review is accompanied by color photographs, detailed illustrations, and figures creating a rich textual and visual experience that covers everything known about the diversity, natural history, ecology, and biology of this interesting family.
Keywords
Pirate Perch,
Aphredoderidae,
Aphredoderus sayanus
Citation
Burr, B. M.; Warren, M. L., Jr. 2020. Aphredoderidae: Pirate Perches. P. 322-339 in Freshwater Fishes of North America. M.L. Warren, Jr., B. M. Burr, A. A. Echelle, B. R. Kuhajda, and S. T. Ross, eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD. 911 p.