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Title: National Audubon Society Field Guide to Tropical Marine Fishes : Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, Florida, Bahamas, Bermuda by NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY ISBN: 0-679-44601-X Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 16 September, 1997 Format: Turtleback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The best one out there
Comment: This is the best book I've seen for identifying fish in this region when snorkeling, diving, or tide-pooling. I own & use several, but if you're only going to buy one guide, this is the one to get.
The illustrations alone would make this better than anything else on the market. Most guides rely on artists' renderings or studio photographs of dead fish. This book illustrates each of over 400 species with a close-up color photograph of a live fish in the water. Incredible.
The lay-out is good for identification; fish are grouped together by shape. That means you don't have to know much about fish to quickly look up something you saw. You can then cross-reference it to a complete description.
The physical manufacture of the book is also a plus. Its small size and flexibility make it almost unnoticable in luggage or a beach bag. It's also a little water-resistant: my copy has seen more than its fare share of dunkings, and still acts like a book instead of a soggy mess.
Of the few criticisms I have of this book, one would be that the index isn't too good (if Rainbow Runner isn't listed under "R", then where is it?). This isn't too much of a shortcoming, though, given that a field guide is usually used to identify species by appearence, not the other way around.
If you plan on observing fish in this region, I highly recommend this book.
Rating: 4
Summary: Pretty Good
Comment: This book contains wonderful photographs of many tropical marine species. Some of the descriptions of the species, though, use complicated terminology and can be confusing. Other than that, all the features are excellent. After the description of each family of fish, there is a list of genera in that family and information on those genera. Also, each species has its own range map. Species that do not have a photograph are also described briefly. A pretty good book, especially since it has information on so many fish including sharks, rays, eels, and others.
Rating: 4
Summary: divingnut
Comment: I did find this book very useful, however it is slightly cumbersome to use if you are in a hurry (on the dive boat between sites) so be sure to write down your description of what you saw and look it up later in your hotel. The photos are fairly good (some are a little dark for my taste) and really useful for a beginning diver or snorkler. I would buy it again and plan on getting the campanion Coral Reefs.
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Title: Snorkeling Guide to Marine Life: Florida Caribbean Bahamas by Paul Humann, Ned Deloach ISBN: 1878348108 Publisher: New World Publications Pub. Date: April, 1995 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: National Audubon Society Field Guide to Seashore Creatures by Norman A. Meinkoth ISBN: 0394519930 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 12 December, 1981 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: A Field Guide to Coral Reefs : Caribbean and Florida by Eugene H. Kaplan, Roger Tory Peterson, Susan L. Kaplan ISBN: 0618002111 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 01 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $21.00 |
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Title: National Audubon Society Field Guide to Seashells by NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY ISBN: 0394519132 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 12 August, 1981 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: National Audubon Society Field Guide to Fishes, Whales and Dolphins by NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY ISBN: 0394534050 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 12 October, 1983 List Price(USD): $19.00 |
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