Reef Fish Identification: Tropical Pacific

An excellent guide to efficiently identifying the fish of the area. I used it to help identify hundreds of photos I took off New Britain. The quick reference index in the back is especially helpful, and the grouping of fish that look similar is useful also – though in a couple of cases the fish are grouped by how they swim, i.e. with pectoral fins, and that isn't something that can be determined from static photos. There is good information for each species, including ID characteristics, range, habitat and depth information. The introductory family accounts are also quite informative. Sometimes my fish didn't really look quite like the photos, e.g. because it was in a life stage not illustrated. But that is going to be a limitation in any compact photo ID guide–a book that includes all the variation among fish would stretch multiple volumes.

Great book! Used this in all my dives and the photos are great which makes it easy for identification and the text info are great help as well. Most of the reef fish that I saw are available on the book. As expected, the book is a bit heavy but I do not mind at all since I know it has a lot of information that I need. If you are a frequent traveler and want to travel light you might have some issues with the weight.

Very thorough guide. I bought it specifically to cover Fiji. Did not disappoint.

Best fish ID books on the market. These are very well organized and it's easy to find the fish you are trying to ID. The photography is excellent, best I've ever seen in a book. Can't say enough how nice these books are, just the best.

I bought this book before a trip to Zanzibar. It was helpful for identifying the different versions of fish that we saw while there however it was missing a few so I ended up getting another book that our dive shop had available. Overall though it is fairly thorough and the pictures are great. We have several from this series and they are all very helpful.

This is the book that all the snorkeling and dive resorts have -- because it's the best.

I've waited years to buy this as an ebook, but the authors don't seem interested. It is a definitive reference book for the greater Indo-Pacific Ocean, beautifully photographed and with excellent descriptions of more fish than you may ever see, in all phases. The only complaint anyone make is that it is NOT a field guide in the sense of carrying it around on trips - far too heavy - hence the desire fore an e-version. Thankfully, most dive boats/resorts have a copy!

Thorough with beautiful color plates and helpful descriptions. Rather heavy for my suitcase, though.

Tras sesión de diving a buscar lo visto

Permet d’identifier des poissons que l’on n’a pas l’habitude de voir en Europe. Ce serait bien d’avoir une édition Française …

Clear and informative - perfect for our dive holidays as a reference manual - as its substantial and comprehensive, I 'carry on' to read on the plane rather than put in my case or hand luggage, until I get through check in. Then put in my hand luggage! Great series of books - we have collected all of them over the years...

Ein schönes Geschenk für Taucher und Fischliebhaber. Die Auswahl und die Infos sind enorm. Es gibt Infos zu Größe, Form, außergewöhnliche Merkmale, viele tolle farbige Abbildungen, Vorkommen, Haie, Rochen, Aale, Seepferdchen... Das Buch ist komplett auf Englisch aber allein durch die hunderte von Abbildungen kann man auch mit wenig Sprachkenntnissen viel lernen.

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