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Book/Printed Material Freshwater Fish of Canada. Les poissons d'eau douce du Canada

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Title

  • Freshwater Fish of Canada.

Other Title

  • Les poissons d'eau douce du Canada

Summary

  • André-Napoléon Montpetit (1840--98) was an author, a journalist, and the father of economist and professor Édouard Montpetit. An avid angling enthusiast, Montpetit showed exceptional talent for observing fish, their behaviors, and their habitats. This work, which is specific to Quebec, illustrates the author's rich empirical knowledge as well as his familiarity with the works about fish of European and North American naturalists. Elegantly written, the book was praised both by fishermen and naturalists alike. It includes fine prints, several of which are in color, and an index. The book begins with an introductory chapter that discusses such topics as size and shape, spawning and reproduction, the different parts of the body, respiration and circulation of the blood, and even such topics as whether fish can make sounds and their level of intelligence. This is followed by chapters on the various freshwater fishes of Canada, including bream, carp, eel, perch, sturgeon, salmon, trout, and many others. Throughout, the book provides advice on how to catch the various types of fish, including the bait, lures, lines, hooks, nets, and methods to be used.

Names

  • Montpetit, A.-N. (André-Napoléon), 1840-1898 Author.

Created / Published

  • Montréal : C.O. Beauchemin and Son, 1897.

Headings

  • -  Canada
  • -  1897
  • -  Fish
  • -  Fishing
  • -  Freshwater fish

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: 552 pages : illustrations, color plates ; 27 centimeters.
  • -  Original resource at: National Library and Archives of Quebec.
  • -  Content in French.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021667025

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Montpetit, A.-N. , Author. Freshwater Fish of Canada. Montréal: C.O. Beauchemin and Son, 1897. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667025/.

APA citation style:

Montpetit, A. (1897) Freshwater Fish of Canada. Montréal: C.O. Beauchemin and Son. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667025/.

MLA citation style:

Montpetit, A.-N. , Author. Freshwater Fish of Canada. Montréal: C.O. Beauchemin and Son, 1897. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021667025/>.