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How long does it take to read Fishes of the World?

Joseph S. Nelson, Terry C. Grande, Mark V. H. Wilson

Fishes of the World by Joseph S. Nelson, Terry C. Grande, Mark V. H. Wilson takes about 11 hours 7 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 11 hours 7 minutes

A week or two of reading

First published 1976. 606 pages, about 166,650 words.

23 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 18 hours 31 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 11 hours 7 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 6 hours 57 minutes

The page count is the median across 14 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

This third edition presents a modern introductory systematic treatment of all major fish groups. This edition also includes a revision of the classifications, gives more references to recent systematic works, lists more genera under the families, enlarges many family descriptions and much more.

Subjects: Classification, Fishes

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