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Finally, a comprehensive fish identification guide covering the fish-rich reefs of the Pacific. It contains 2,500 underwater photographs of 2,000 species from four of the best marine life authors/photographers in the business. Their collaboration makes it possible for underwater naturalists to identify fishes from Thailand to Tahiti with a single, compact, easy-to-use, no-nonsense reference. 108 fish families are presented in one of 20 Identification groups based on a family's related visual or behavioural characteristics, such as Large Oval / Colourful or Sand/Burrow Dwellers. Likewise, every effort has been made to group similar appearing species together.
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Trying to identify a specific fish from the more than 2,000 tropical Pacific species included in this book can be a perplexing task. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Been waiting for this one!,
By "mdriscoll_hk" (Bali, Indonesia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Reef Fish Identification: Tropical Pacific (Paperback)
If the previous "Reef Fish Identification" edition (Florida, Caribbean, Bahamas) is an indicator of this book's quality, I'm all for it! I used to dive in the south Atlantic and used that edition exclusively (after checking out several others) because of the quality of photographs, information, and species coverage. I now dive the south Pacific and have not been satisfied with the current coverage. This book provides a great addition to the Tropical Pacific diver!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Reef Fish Identification Tropical Pacific,
This review is from: Reef Fish Identification: Tropical Pacific (Paperback)
This book was recommended to me as a reference guide for an expedition that I will be participating on in the Seychelles Islands. It is excellent, easy to read and understand.
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4.6 out of 5 stars (34 customer reviews) 10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
One of the best out there!,
By Mr. Stuart N. Gow "StuartinFiji" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Reef Fish Identification: Tropical Pacific (Paperback)
This book revolutionised fish ID in the tropical South Pacific when it first came out. We live and work in Fiji in the marine environment and have 4 of these on our shelf (for use of staff in the field as well as office)The only drawback we find is the bizarre choice of common names. There are already a plethora of other books out there with common names fairly well established in Fiji by Lieske&Meyers. Seems to follow more of an Australian theme for these than the prevous Paul Humman books which use the American common names. But overal a MUST for any diver who visits the Tropical Pacific. If you use it in conjunction with Lieske&Meyers then if you don;t find the fish you're looking at, prepare to be published! 8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Essential reef guide for the Asian Pacific region.,
By hupo "nereus" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Reef Fish Identification: Tropical Pacific (Paperback)
This is an outstanding fish ID manual for the Pacific and Indian ocean region. It beats out others books of a similar nature with the number of photos (6 on every page for a total of over 2,500 pics) and the helpful identification notes below each pic along with the average size of the fish, localised habitat(if any)and pictures of the juvenile fish alongside the adult as well distinguishing feature between male and female forms and arrows pointing to distinguishing marks between similar fish of the same species. Fish are easily found from a photo you took or memory, as it places them into 20 identification groups according to body shape. The pictures are not quite the same quality as The Asia Pacific Reef Guide by Helmut Debelius but they are good enough. Unlike most books of this type it is fish specific so does not include any pics of molluscs, crustaceans, cephalopods, nudibranches, corals or other denizens of the ocean. You have to go to his Reef Creatures ID book for that in the excellent 3 volume Reef Set. Great book, highly recommended.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent reference for identification of my species in Pacific area,
By Ruthann P. Sturtevant "Patty Sturtevant" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Reef Fish Identification: Tropical Pacific (Paperback)
Easy to use and identify your photographs, particularly for an experienced diver used to identifying many types of fishes
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