Detailed descriptive text for 500 species and 93 families
1500 photos and 220 video clips (with full video controls) depicting various life stages, colour phases, habits, and habitats
Annotated sketches for every species pointing out distinguishing features
Resizable and movable image display windows for side-by-side comparisons of photos and/or drawings
Sketches showing general anatomical features and measurement conventions for sharks, rays, and bony fishes
An illustrated glossary of over 150 scientific terms
Etymologies and audio pronunciations of the scientific names
A search interface with over 50 search keys, such as body and tail shapes, colours, size, depth of sighting, markings, habits, habitat, number of dorsal fins, etc.
A customizable sightings log with various sorting and printing options
The ability to sort, browse, and display species by families, similarities, or alphabetically
A slide show designer and player with many options, such as choice of species, random or sequential display, display duration per image, once-through or cycling presentation, music, image captions, etc.
Printable text, drawings, and images; many useful shortcuts, real-time hints, and extensive on-line help; a 64-page printed user manual.
Minimum system requirements: 486 or better running Windows 95, 98, or NT; 16 MB RAM; at least 8 MB free hard disk space.
Recommended system requirements: Pentium processor w/32 MB RAM; 30+ MB free hard disk space; true colour display and sound card
