
What a Fish Knows: The Inner Lives of Our Underwater Cousins
Jonathan P. Balcombe
Scientific American/Farrar, Straus, and Giroux
2016
What a Fish Knows draws on the latest science to present a fresh look at these remarkable creatures in all their breathtaking diversity and beauty. Highlighting breakthrough discoveries from fish enthusiasts and scientists around the world and pondering his own encounters with fishes, Balcombe examines the fascinating means by which fishes gain knowledge of the places they inhabit, from shallow tide pools to the deepest reaches of the ocean. Teeming with insights and exciting discoveries, What a Fish Knows offers a thoughtful appraisal of human relationships with fishes and inspires readers to take a more enlightened view of the planet’s increasingly imperiled marine life.