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Voigt, Emily, author.
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Scleropages formosus.
Aquarium fish collecting.
Rare fishes.
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The dragon behind th...
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The dragon behind the glass : a true story of power, obsession, and the world's most coveted fish / Emily Voigt.
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Voigt, Emily, author.
New York, NY : Scribner, 2016.
Subjects
Scleropages formosus.
Aquarium fish collecting.
Rare fishes.
ISBN:
9781451678949 (hardcover) :
1451678940 (hardcover)
Description:
xi, 319 pages : maps ; 24 cm
Edition:
First Scribner hardcover edition.
Contents:
Part I: "Dragons in their pleasant palaces". The pet detective ; The fish ; The arowana cartel ; Aquarama ; The dragon's den -- Part II: The edge of the known world. The living fish ; The explorers ; Naming rights ; Part III: The super red. In the age of aquariums ; Ghost fish ; Part IV: Fish #32,107. Monsters of our making ; "The authorities will be watching you" ; Beard of the crocodile -- Part V: Into the lair. The paradox of value ; Fish meets world ; Plan C ; Here be dragons.
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"A journalist's quest to find a wild Asian arowana--the world's most expensive aquarium fish--takes her on a global tour through the bizarre realm of ornamental fish hobbyists to some of the most remote jungles on the planet."--Dust jacket.
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Hawaii State Library
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597.176 Vo
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06/01/2024
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