Fish are one of the most fascinating and important components of Kenya’s biodiversity. One of the great challenges facing understanding and appreciating the diversity of fish in Kenya has been the lack of an accessible guidebook. As many of us who occasionally bother playing around fish with rods and lures can attest, often one pulls something out of the water that one doesn’t immediately recognise and this can be very frustrating.

The publication of this delightful little book fills a large gap in our knowledge and ability to identify fish in Kenya. Dr Nyingi has put together a compact publication that will prove useful to anyone interested in identifying the fish that they catch or observe in rivers, lakes and wetlands across the country. 

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