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Voigt, Emily.
Subjects
Scleropages formosus.
Aquarium fish collecting.
Rare fishes.
Freshwater fishes.
Tropical fish.
Aquariums.
Endangered species -- Asia.
Wildlife conservation -- Asia.
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Voigt, Emily.
Scleropages formosus.
Aquarium fish collecting.
Rare fishes.
Freshwater fishes.
Tropical fish.
Aquariums.
Endangered species -- Asia.
Wildlife conservation -- Asia.
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The
dragon
behind the glass : a true story of power, obsession, and the world's most coveted
fish
/ Emily Voigt.
by
Voigt, Emily.
Scribner, c2016.
Call #:
597.176 V891d
Subjects
Scleropages formosus.
Aquarium
fish
collecting.
Rare fishes.
Freshwater fishes.
Tropical
fish
.
Aquariums.
Endangered species -- Asia.
Wildlife conservation -- Asia.
ISBN:
9781451678949 (hardcover)
1451678940 (hardcover)
9781451678956 (alk. paper)
1451678959 (alk. paper)
Edition:
1st. Scribner hardcover ed.
Description:
xi, 319 pages : maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-319) and index.
Contents:
Part I: "Dragons in their pleasant palaces". The pet detective ; The
fish
; The arowana cartel ; Aquarama ; The
dragon
's den -- Part II: The edge of the known world. The living
fish
; The explorers ; Naming rights ; Part III: The super red. In the age of aquariums ; Ghost
fish
; Part IV:
Fish
#32,107. Monsters of our making ; "The authorities will be watching you" ; Beard of the crocodile -- Part V: Into the lair. The paradox of value ;
Fish
meets world ; Plan C ; Here be dragons.
Summary:
A journalist's quest to find a wild Asian arowana--the world's most expensive aquarium fish--takes her on a global tour through the bizarre realm of ornamental
fish
hobbyists to some of the most remote jungles on the planet.
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