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Presented as a catalogue, the authors provide complete and true information about endangered Mexican Freshwater fishes. A physical and ethological description, the reason of its involvement in the book, preservation state, natural history and ecology, as well as a map with its geographical location in Mexico, and a picture of the specie is provided for each fish. This book is a start point for the knowledge and preservation of the richness of this biological group.

En los sótanos del museo de Ciencia e Industria de Manchester hay una caja de cristal con unas pequeñas virutas que parecen fragmentos de piel seca. Estos restos son lo que queda de los globos oculares de John Dalton, el padre de la teoría atómica y el primer científico en describir la ceguera al color. Dalton dejó encargado a su médico personal que tras su muerte le extrajera los ojos y los «desnudara» para aclarar un misterio que no pudo resolver en vida: ¿por qué él veía el mundo de manera distinta a los demás? A partir de esta anécdota, y con la vida de Dalton como hilo...

Biographies and bibliographies of members are included in many of the volumes. Lists of members are usually given on covers of the numbers.

Biographies and bibliographies of members are included in many of the volumes. Lists of members are usually given on covers of the numbers.