Coral Reef Fishes: Indo-Pacific and Caribbean

Somehow this book manages to cover just about every species of reef fish you can encounter in both Atlantic and Pacific reefs. In my opinion the incredibly detailed color illustrations actually work better for identification than photos. I also love that you can compare so many similar species on a single page. Concise descriptions stick to the main details and include the species range and ecology. Definitely worth the money!

i bought it used, it was very good buy....the marine biology 1st chapter is very good...the reference pictures and location glossary are 1st rate

Good book. Very comprehensive.

I bought this book since I am a volunteer at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, Georgia. This book is a tremendous resouce especially in the Tropical Diver Exhibit which has many species of tropical fish. It is helpful in identification and lists the fish by scientific as well as common names. I would highly recommend this guide for fish identification, and many of the volunteers use this guide as their resource as well.

I love this compact and helpful little book. I shopped around a BUNCH before buying, and I feel confident I landed on the right book. I could easily spot my fish from the Maldives and the Red Sea!

I liked how the pictures were vibrant and the text was very informative!

A great complement to the Paul Humann/Ned DeLoach books. Highly recommended. Covers many varieties and variants. Compact enough to take with on dive excursions.

This is an excellent field guide for identification purposes. However there is one major way I would like to see this book improved. I would like to see more detailed information about the fish rather than just identification, maybe more facts about ecology and behavior. Even though I have given the book three stars I would say that if you need a book for strictly identification purposes this book covers a numerous amount of fish, and the pictures provided do point out crucial identification characteristics.

Very handy for identifying fish when vacationing by the sea.

o livro é excelente pois me auxilia rapidamente a identificar os peixes e outros seres marinhos que fotografo quando em megulho ou mesmo em aquários

The drawings of the fishes are approximative, not very useful to try and identify a fish. Colours not very faithful either.

Bought this for a holiday in the Maldives, as I knew I'd be doing lots of snorkelling. It's easy to use, and quite portable. Images and descriptions are very good. I can't really comment on the range of species covered - suffice to say that every 'interesting' fish I saw was in there.

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