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| Author | Ivan Mikolji |
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| Language | English |
| Genres | Ichthyological literature |
| Published | October 2020 |
| Publisher | TJ International |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Hardback |
| Pages | 392pp |
| ISBN | 978-1-83853-883-5 |
| OCLC | 1201655786 |
| Website | mikolji.com |
Fishes of the Orinoco in the Wild is a book written by photographer, artist and aquatic explorer Ivan Mikolji from Caracas, Venezuela. about aquatic fishes found in the Venezuelan and Colombian Amazon rainforest. [1] [2] In the book, Mikolji documents the underwater fishes in the Orinoco River catchment. [3] The book was designed by Joshua Pickett, author of The Bichir Handbook. [4]
The book features over 150 species [5] of freshwater fish. The work encompasses the fishes of the Orinoquia [6] in Venezuela, Colombia, the Amazonas inselbergs, and other areas in the tropical rainforests of the Guiana Shield. [7]
The author describes the behavior of fish species in their natural habitats and information of their localities, water temperature, pH, and other fish and plant species that share their biotopes. [8] The book also includes the etymology of their scientific names, and tips for underwater photography. [9] [10]
The book won the Honorable Mention Prize in the 2022 Next Generation Indie Book Awards. [11]