Media:Paperback Pages:378 Shipping Weight (lbs):1.5 Dimensions (in):8.6 x 6.1 x 0.8
ISBN:9810056877 EAN:9789810056872 ASIN:9810056877
Publication Date:December 1994 Availability:Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days Shipping:International shipping available Condition:Satisfaction Guaranteed! Delivery in 1-2 weeks.
Very outdatedOctober 12, 2007 2 out of 19 found this review helpful
I bought this book a long time ago, and while I still find it occasionally useful, I must also add it is quite superficial - granted, several Indo-Pacific species are illustrated, but the accompanying texts are minimal, severely outdated or simply non-existent. Most images are also quite disappointing. To put it simply, it has been superseded by several more recent titles devoted to the same area. Divers, underwater photographers and reef aquarium keepers should consider instead the more recent, complete, updated and infinitely better illustrated Reef Fish Identification Tropical Pacific by the same author, A Diver's Guide to Reef Life by Andrea and Antonella Ferrari and A Divers Guide to Underwater Malaysia Macrolife by Andrea and Antonella Ferrari - the latter, despite its misleading title, representing in my opinion the final word on Indo-Pacific critters.
Simply the best...January 20, 2007 0 out of 16 found this review helpful
If you buy only one book for this part of the world, buy this one.
We've dived Borneo, Bali, Fiji and Thailand and only on a handful of occasions have we seen stuff (that interests us) that isn't covered by this book.
One of my favourite bits, is the caption 'Unidentified Octopus' for a Mimic Octopus. Clearly,when this book was written, a practically unknown species. But that doesn't detract from the usefulness of this book.
Highly recommended.
The book for fish ID by recreational diversNovember 20, 2001 20 out of 29 found this review helpful
This book is trully all the recreational diver will ever need to ID all reef fish, inverts and corals. It is also useful to people doing surveys, especially students and people working on basic transects. The photography and descriptions are excellent and comprehensive for all but the Carribean. Buy it. I have.
Comprehensive visual guide from seaweeds to dolphinsApril 16, 2001 19 out of 28 found this review helpful
This paperback book provides a quick & easy identification of commonly encountered coral reef organisms (by 1800 colour photographs) from seaweeds to dolphins in 25 biological classification sections. It is very compact book but provides in-depth coverage that your average layperson (such as myself) finds easy to use and fascinating to read.
