My wife and I ,or mostly me, have become interested in keeping native fish in an aquarium. She is great about supporting my wild ideas about all the stuff I bring home. I felt like it would be a great way to get the grand kids interested in learning the different species of native Texas fish. I ordered a little field guide that has impressed me with the pictures and how well they actually show the fish. We have been able to identify every fish we have caught in our nets with this little book. Many of the minnows, chubs and shiners are hard to identify but this little guide shows the differences well. It has a lot of information on each species and where they are found along with great color illustrations of each fish and sometimes both sexes if they are colored differently. The pages are coated with some kind of waterproof substance that performed very well on the creek this last weekend. As no one gives me books to recommend I only recommend what I buy and like. This is one of those you should have. Have a great time on the water, Wild Ed