Meet the world's most fascinating sea creatures--see the lives and
curiosities of colorful fish and coral reefs--this spectacular volume
has more than 300 color photos and extraordinary text from a leading
marine biologist and underwater photographer, and the international
expert on seahorses.
In this richly informative volume, brimming with new discoveries and
more than three hundred colorful images of jaw-dropping fish and coral
reefs, you'll swim in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans; you'll
be dazzled in the Coral Triangle and amazed in Triton Bay. Up close
you'll meet the Cenderawasih fairy wrasse, with its florescent yellow
streak; the polka-dot longnose filefish; and the multicolored seadragon.
There are scarlet-colored corals, baby-blue sponges, daffodil crinoids,
and all sorts of mystifying creatures that change color at the drop of a
hat. The whale shark is almost larger than life and the author's beloved
pygmy seahorse, unless photographed, is almost too tiny to see.
The wondrous creatures inside are charmers and tricksters and excel in
the arts of seduction and deception, and you'll have the rare chance to
see and delight in their antics. You'll also learn what they eat, how
they play, and how they care for one another, live on one another, and
mimic others when they're afraid. There is also compelling insight into
the naming process, which sea creatures are facing extinction, and how
we can help them before it's too late.
