Expanded and updated to include an additional 44 species, this is a
handy guide to those fishes that are likely to be observed by anybody
visiting or diving on the coral reefs of the Caribbean, the Indian
Ocean, and the Pacific to a depth of sixty meters. Accessible to amateur
marine life enthusiasts, this book is the first comprehensive guide of
its kind. It enables the reader to quickly identify 2,118 species of
fish and includes over 2,500 color illustrations depicting the major
forms of each species--male, female, immature, or geographical
varieties. The text proceeds according to region, depicting each species
and its varieties, and offering information on its geographic range and
where on the coral reef itself the fish may be found. Important
identification characteristics are highlighted on every color plate.