Coral Reef Fishes: Caribbean, Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean Including the Red Sea - Revised Edition (Princeton Pocket Guides)

great reference book, beautiful color photos. Easy to find common names and go as detailed as you want to scientific naming.

I have used several books in identifying fishes at the Aquarium of the Pacific and this is by far the most useful one because it contains detailed color drawings which highlight the distinguishing features for each fish and diagnostic characteristics for the family allowing for easy identification.

Overall, its a basic fish book that you could probably find at any discount bookstore or Goodwill in your neighborhood.

I took this book with me on a recent dive trip to Fiji and found it of very limited use for fish identification. The book has no photographs, only drawings (or paintings), and the resolution and accuracy of the images is much too poor to distinguish similar species. I was unable to identify the particular species of anemonefish, lionfish, or scorpion fish that I encountered from the pictures in this book. I also found that including both the South Pacific and the Caribbean in one volume is more of a disadvantage than otherwise, since it is unlikely one would cover both regions in the same trip. It's a little like writing a guide book on New York and Tokyo--it makes the book look more comprehensive, but doesn't add much value. I would recommend almost any book with photographs over this one.

Its a great book for an entire collection, but hard to identify real species from the book. It is a list of all the species with fair illustrations and short description of each. Not what I expected. Probably good for Marine Bio.

Beaucoup d'informations, mais difficile à retrouver. Ne met pas en évidence les poissons les plus fréquents. Quelques poissons des récifs indonésiens manquants.