This handy reference book enables the diver to identify about 350 of the most colorful and most commonly encountered species. It provides a compact, comprehensive introduction to the region's coral reef inhabitants-sponges, corals, jellyfish, shellfish, sea slugs, starfish, fishes, and many other organisms-everything from seaweed to mammals.
Marine Life of the Pacific and Indian Oceans includes more than 350 photographs by some of the world's finest underwater photographers. Author Dr. Gerald Allen, renowned international expert on coral reef fishes provides essential reading for the avid diver.
