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NEW BOOKS FROM NCSM 
ATLAS OF NORTH AMERICAN FRESHWATER FISHES 
by 
D. S. Lee, C. R. Gilbert, C. H. Hocutt, R. E. Jenkins, 
D. E. McAllister, J. R. Stauffer, Jr., and many collaborators 
This timely book provides accounts for all 777 species of fish known to 
occur in fresh waters in the United States and Canada. Each account 
gives a distribution map and illustration of the species, along with 
information on systematics, distribution, habitat, abundance, size, and 
general biology. 
“. . . represents the most important contribution to freshwater fishes of 
this continent since Jordan and Evermann’s 'Fishes of North and Middle 
America' over 80 years ago.” — Southeastern Fishes Council Pro- 
ceedings. 
1980 825 pages ISBN 0-917134-03-6 
Price: $25. North Carolina residents add 4% sales tax. Please make checks 
payable in U. S. currency to NCDA Museum Extension Fund. 
Send to FISH ATLAS, N. C. State Museum of Natural History, P. O. Box 27647, 
Raleigh, NC 27611. 
SEACOAST LIFE 
by 
Judith M. Spitsbergen 
Ecology of natural seashore communities of the Middle Atlantic States, 
with emphasis on North Carolina, is the subject of this field study guide. 
It also can be used as a classroom text and overall resource book. A 
general discussion of coastal habitats and their occupants is followed by 
sections on communities of the Ocean Beach, Sand Dune, Salt Marsh, 
Tidal Flat, and Rock Jetty and Piling. Each section includes a description 
of the habitat and its special features, plant and animal adaptations, the 
community, and typical organisms. The sections are profusely illustrated. 
Includes glossary and indexes to scientific and common names. 
1980 114 pages Price $5.95, plus $1.00 postage and handling ($6.95). 
North Carolina residents add 4% sales tax. Make checks payable to NCDA 
Museum Extension Fund. Send to SEACOAST LIFE, N. C. State Museum of 
Natural History, P. O. Box 27647, Raleigh, NC 27611. 
