China's Red List of Biodiversity: Vertebrates, Volume 5: Freshwater Fishes (2-Volume Set)

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Language: Bilingual in English and Chinese

This red data book is divided into two parts: the general theory and the individual entries. The general introduction introduces the background and methods of the Red List evaluation; it analyzes the diversity status of freshwater fish in China in detail, such as the number of species, the proportion of families and genera, and the geographical distribution; it analyzes the results of the Red List evaluation in detail and summarizes the number and proportion of threatened species; and the classification, distribution and threat factors of each species. The monographs are the main body of this book. The relevant information of 358 Chinese freshwater fishes is evaluated in detail, including classification status, assessment information, geographic distribution, population status, habitat, ecology and ecosystem, threat factors, protection level, and the protection actions and related documents. The appendix gives the species list and assessment information of 1,591 freshwater fish species (excluding alien species) in China.

Summary in Chinese:
本书是“中国生物多样性红色名录：脊椎动物”的“第五卷淡水鱼类”，分为总论和各论两部分。总论介绍了红色名录评估的背景和评估方法；详细分析了中国淡水鱼类的多样性现状，如物种数目、科属比例、地理分布等；详细分析了红色名录评估的结果，概述了各受威胁等级的物种数目、比例，对灭绝、受威胁等各等级物种的分类、分布和受威胁因素等进行了阐述。各论是本书的主体，对此次详细评价的358种中国淡水鱼类的相关信息，即分类地位，评估信息，地理分布，种群状况，生境、生态与生态系统，威胁因子，保护级别与保护行动及相关文献进行了详细叙述。附录给出了中国1,591种(不含外来种)淡水鱼类的物种清单和评估依据信息。

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