Reef Fish Identification Travel Edition - 2nd Edition: Caribbean Bahamas South Florida
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2023 Printing - The digital age is here, but divers still want a book in their hands when they return from a dive, or even on the plane to review what they will encounter. Don’t just learn about a few fish - our guide has more than 400 species with 560 photographs! At 3/4 of a pound this is the perfect travel guide to take with you. Information on each species including their common name, scientific name, description, identification markings, habitat and range. Identify species in Florida, the Bahamas, Turks & Caicos, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Cancun, Cozumel, Virgin Islands, Anguilla, St. Martin, Antigua, Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Barbados, Grenada, Tobago, Trinidad, Bonaire, Curacao, Aruba and more! The easy-to-use, quick reference format makes it a snap to identify the fish and invertebrates sighted on the reefs, sand flats, grass beds, surf zones and walls of the region. Review: Perfect for travel! Makes snorkeling fun! - This is a perfect book for a beginner. I went snorkeling in Roatan for the first time last year and I was thankful to meet up with some very experienced people who had a much larger reference book. That book was about an inch bigger than this book. But that book is for someone who knows what they are looking at or looking for. That’s not me. What makes this book great is that it has a general shape section up front and if you know the name of the fish, you can find it in the index. I would always be stuck trying to explain to my new found friends what a particular fish looked like and many times we were just stumped because I lacked the knowledge to ID the fish. I’d be like, ‘it’s silver. Looked clear when it turned in the water. Had these pointy fins that stick out.’ In all fairness, they were pretty good at figuring out what I was talking about, but what if you don’t have experts around? Then you are stuck looking at pretty fish and not having any idea what they are called. This books solves that major problem! It’s not an extensive reference manual, but it gives the most common things you’ll encounter. There are sections for everything from odd shaped, to reddish/big eyes to large lips! It’s awesome! It’s also helpful in explaining the different stages of the fish as the same kind can look very different as a ‘baby’ or juvenile. My friend got different colored stickers to mark the fish she encountered and had them organized by year. Overall, it makes snorkeling more fun when you know what you’re looking at! I also purchased the pocket guides (fish and creatures) as well as the reference book because it’s just so cool! If you go once, maybe get the pocket guides and carry them with you when you snorkel as you will likely forget what you saw by the time you exit the water as there will be so many interesting things. Review: Love this book - Very good book for identifying fish in the Caribbean, and Puerto Rico. Worth every penny.
| Best Sellers Rank | #506,187 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #12 in Coral Reefs Ecosystems #29 in Bahamas Travel Guides #152 in Marine Biology (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 86 Reviews |
M**S
Perfect for travel! Makes snorkeling fun!
This is a perfect book for a beginner. I went snorkeling in Roatan for the first time last year and I was thankful to meet up with some very experienced people who had a much larger reference book. That book was about an inch bigger than this book. But that book is for someone who knows what they are looking at or looking for. That’s not me. What makes this book great is that it has a general shape section up front and if you know the name of the fish, you can find it in the index. I would always be stuck trying to explain to my new found friends what a particular fish looked like and many times we were just stumped because I lacked the knowledge to ID the fish. I’d be like, ‘it’s silver. Looked clear when it turned in the water. Had these pointy fins that stick out.’ In all fairness, they were pretty good at figuring out what I was talking about, but what if you don’t have experts around? Then you are stuck looking at pretty fish and not having any idea what they are called. This books solves that major problem! It’s not an extensive reference manual, but it gives the most common things you’ll encounter. There are sections for everything from odd shaped, to reddish/big eyes to large lips! It’s awesome! It’s also helpful in explaining the different stages of the fish as the same kind can look very different as a ‘baby’ or juvenile. My friend got different colored stickers to mark the fish she encountered and had them organized by year. Overall, it makes snorkeling more fun when you know what you’re looking at! I also purchased the pocket guides (fish and creatures) as well as the reference book because it’s just so cool! If you go once, maybe get the pocket guides and carry them with you when you snorkel as you will likely forget what you saw by the time you exit the water as there will be so many interesting things.
C**N
Love this book
Very good book for identifying fish in the Caribbean, and Puerto Rico. Worth every penny.
S**.
Must have for Snorkelers and Divers
I highly recommend this book for snorkelers and scuba divers. It is so much fun to peruse and identify the fish you saw after your excursion. Our whole family had a great time looking through this and were impressed by its thoroughness and level of detail.
K**A
Fish do not like misidentification
After diving and improperly identifying species, fish were not having patience with me. If you suggest a “royal parrotfish” ID instead of a “queen parrotfish”; you’re itching for trouble. Don’t do it. Be the life of the party: invest in the best fish identification book; then avoid unnecessary awkwardness during your next dive.
S**N
Reef fish
A great comprehensive book.
N**N
Great Pictures
Bought both Reef Fish Identification and Snorkeling Guide to Marine Life so I could revisit all the amazing fish, corals, and sea creatures I saw on my snorkeling vacation. Pictures are sharp and book includes information regarding identification size, and range.
B**N
Great for traveling!
Great reference guide for traveling! Has majority of the common fish
A**H
Great book!
Nice color pictures.
A**E
Alles oke
Zeer tevreden .
T**T
Great book
Lots of wonderful pictures!
R**E
Tres mauvaise photos aucun detail si il est commestible papier
Pour identification et tres mauvaises photos et presque impossible d,identification
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