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PublisherPrinceton University Press

ISBN-100691026599

ISBN-139780691026596

eBay Product ID (ePID)161438

Product Key Features

Number of Pages400 Pages

Publication NameCoral Reef Fishes : Caribbean, Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean Including the Red Sea - Revised Edition

LanguageEnglish

SubjectAnimals / Fish, Ecosystems & Habitats / Oceans & Seas

Publication Year1997

TypeTextbook

AuthorEwald Lieske, Robert Myers

Subject AreaNature

SeriesPrinceton Pocket Guides

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Weight25 Oz

Item Length7 in

Item Width4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN96-010786

Dewey Edition20

ReviewsScuba divers, naturalists, and anyone fascinated with the wonder of coral reef fishes will welcome this book with great enthusiasm., "An excellent field guide to coral reef fishes anywhere in the world.... [It] fills a niche for amateur and professional visitors to reefs, combining in one compact volume what has previously required several, usually expensive, works."-- Naturalist, "Skin divers, here is the capital 'D' Definitive guide to all the fishes you're ever apt to see on reefs down to 60 meters."-- John Balzar, Los Angeles Times, An excellent field guide to coral reef fishes anywhere in the world.... [It] fills a niche for amateur and professional visitors to reefs, combining in one compact volume what has previously required several, usually expensive, works., "An excellent and handy reference source and would be an asset to any diver's library." --Doug Pemberton, Diver Magazine, "I have used this book for identifying fishes I have seen underwater. It is one of the best for this purpose since it is handy and comprehensive, containing all likely coral reef fishes in the Caribbean and Indo-Pacific. Most other books contain only a subset. In addition, this guide provides clues for quick and proper identification." --Rainer Froese, Senior Scientist, International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM), Philippines, "An excellent field guide to coral reef fishes anywhere in the world.... [It] fills a niche for amateur and professional visitors to reefs, combining in one compact volume what has previously required several, usually expensive, works." -- Naturalist, "Skin divers, here is the capital 'D' Definitive guide to all the fishes you're ever apt to see on reefs down to 60 meters." ---John Balzar, Los Angeles Times, "An excellent and handy reference source and would be an asset to any diver's library."-- Doug Pemberton, Diver Magazine, "Scuba divers, naturalists, and anyone fascinated with the wonder of coral reef fishes will welcome this book with great enthusiasm."-- Wildlife Activist, "Scuba divers, naturalists, and anyone fascinated with the wonder of coral reef fishes will welcome this book with great enthusiasm." -- Wildlife Activist, Skin divers, here is the capital 'D' Definitive guide to all the fishes you're ever apt to see on reefs down to 60 meters. ---John Balzar, Los Angeles Times, "Skin divers, here is the capital 'D' Definitive guide to all the fishes you're ever apt to see on reefs down to 60 meters." --John Balzar, Los Angeles Times, "An excellent and handy reference source and would be an asset to any diver's library." ---Doug Pemberton, Diver Magazine, An excellent and handy reference source and would be an asset to any diver's library. ---Doug Pemberton, Diver Magazine

Series Volume Number1

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal597.092

Edition DescriptionReprint,Revised edition

SynopsisExpanded 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.

LC Classification NumberQL621.58.L54 1996