Averett, AdrienneBandolin, LarryBugas, Paul E., Jr.Copeland, John R.Devlin, GeorgeDuncan, Michael BennettGowan, CharlesHerrmann, ScottKirk, DawnMurphy, Brian R.2015-07-282015-07-282013-03-21http://hdl.handle.net/10919/54894Describes the diversity and distribution of fishes in Virginia and their role in Virginia ecosystems, key characteristics used to identify fish and basic fish taxonomy, the biology and natural history of fishes, threats and issues relating to fish in Virginia, rare of special species that indicate habitat quality, appropriate methods for studying fish, and basic principles of fisheries management.24 pagesapplication/pdfen-USVirginia Cooperative Extension materials are available for public use, re-print, or citation without further permission, provided the use includes credit to the author and to Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, and Virginia State University.FisheriesExtension publicationhttp://pubs.ext.vt.edu/465/465-312/465-312.pdfFishesEcologyFisheries management