A Diver's Guide to Reef Life

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A Diver's Guide to Reef Life

If you need ONE book, this is the one!

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One of the better guides to marine life

Wonderful photo guide to reef life

A Diver's Guide to Reef Life
Andrea Ferrari , and Antonella Ferrari
Manufacturer: Nautilus Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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Product Description

This colorful photographic field guide describes about 1,200 species of common invertebrates, fishes, reptiles and mammals that occur on and around the world's coral reefs and mangroves. 6-1/2" x 7", 478 pages, 1,300 color photos.

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A Diver's Guide to Reef Life.......2007-09-17

A Diver's Guide to Reef Life

Comment by Stephen Wong, Marine Wildlife Photojournalist

I used to believe that biologists (or people who knew much of science) did not make the prettiest images, while dedicated photographers were merely trying to paint aesthetic pictures but didn't know a lot about the scientific part of their subjects. I am sure the biologists could shoot extremely well but they just didn't have the time to create the pretty photos, as their time spent would be doing much research in lab and field. At the same time, wildlife photographers could be stellar ecologist but simply lack the proper background training to discuss seriously the scientific side, or the photographers could know in-depth biology on only a few subjects but not many. Gee, am I wrong! "A Diver's Guide to Reef Life" by Andrea & Antonella Ferrari has changed my steretypic perception.

This 480-page 16cm X 18cm book delivers a wealth of scientific knowledge plus a full load of exquisite images. There must be at least 828 species (I counted) of the more encountered and diver-interested marine creatures' discussed and over 1,200 species of animals deftly composed in the book. Not only the general distribution and sizing of the subjects are talked about, the animals' individual habitats and their intrigue life habits are discussed. The ID shots for the `science' section are more than adequate as the pictures clearly show the species' colors, shapes and unique features so that viewers can immediately locate and relate to. The life habits section and the galleries (many beautiful images) are my most favorite. I am learning a lot from these two areas, plus from the underwater photo-tips that the Ferraris stated in each family introduction.

Besides the more popular diver-quested subjects, such as sharks to the jeweled pygmy seahorses, the book also covers subjects that may be of less interest to most divers, like the corals, sponges and sea squirts. Though these are not talked in-depth, the authors have used ample images to let the readers compare to what they see in their dives - a criteria for a good guide book. The Ferraris also have dedicated a small section on the dangers that the ecosystem now faces and suggested a list of `Don'ts' for everyone to help to preserve the fragile reef.

"A Diver's Guide to Reef Life" is a book that makes nature lovers learn more about the denizens of the seas and the relationships with each other. With interesting marine science balances eye-savvy images, be the book placed on the shelf for educational purposes or bringing it on dive locations for reference, I highly recommend the book for everyone and all resorts.

If you need ONE book, this is the one!.......2007-06-27

This book is the most used book in the library at Raja Ampat's Sorido Bay. It seemed that whatever we were looking for, was in this book. Now I have to resolve the spelling quirk for Thysanozoon. Who is correct? The Ferrari's or the others? Also, a big plus for this book...it stays open wherever you put it, while you are researching all your finds. The construction is ingenious.

Top Guide.......2007-06-18

ANDREA AND ANTONELLA FERRARI have spent years amassing the photographs and information contained in A Diver's Guide to Reef Life, and it shows.
With 1200 tropical species, ranging from coral polyps, gorgonians, sea squirts, sponges, nudibranchs and all of the main fish groups, this is a truly comprehensive work, and probably the only reef guide most divers will need to take with them on a trip.
Covering the Red Sea, Indo-Pacific and many Caribbean species, the book comes in a handy, almost square format with just three species per page, allowing good-sized images of high quality.
The authors describe each species carefully, and where possible give information on behaviour to assist with identification. For example, the reader learns that the orangeband surgeonfish (Acanthurus olivaceus) "can switch its main body colour from dark olive to tan to dark blue in seconds" and that there are 40 different species of triggerfish. One section shows juvenile specimens of some of the commonest fish, demonstrating how unlike their adult forms they can be.
Photographically, Reef Life is excellent, with every shot a genuinely representative view of the animal or fish described. The book also contains a good general introduction to coral-reef ecology, and titbits of information are spread throughout the text: "94 million tonnes of fish are now taken globally each year, compared to 19 million tonnes in 1950."
The Ferraris also produced the Macrolife Guide to Underwater Malaysia, in my opinion the best of its kind. Now they have created an indispensable companion volume that will serve every diver well.
Tim Ecott, author Neutral Buoyancy: Adventures in a Liquid World

One of the better guides to marine life.......2007-06-06

As a marine biologist as well as an author and photographer of marine life books, I am very selective in my choice of those that end up on my shelf. I am particularly critical of books with a global scope as these invariably include only a small fraction of what lives in any particular area. These books usually include only what the photographer happens to have good photographs of rather than what is important. This book is an exception as the authors have included many excellent photographs taken by others. In doing so the authors have managed to pull together 1200 of the most important and interesting species, all with concise information on distribution, habitat and behavior. No book of this kind is immune from misidentification, but this one has fewer than most. It's a keeper. For those in the w. Pacific who want to dig deeper, please also check the following: Micronesian Reef Fishes: A Field Guide for Divers and Aquarists

Wonderful photo guide to reef life.......2007-06-04

I have A DIVER'S GUIDE TO UNDERWATER MALAYSIA MACROLIFE and was pleased to see this additional book by the Andrea & Antonella Ferrari. I find this book just beautiful and well researched. This book is superior to some other field guides seem slapped together without much substance. I see this as a great addition to my library. You may also be interested in the following book: Coral Reef Guide Red Sea (Coral Reef)

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Excellent comprehensive guide

Red Sea Reef Guide
Helmut Debelius
Manufacturer: Circle Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Jemen, Arabian Peninsula: This book is perfectly illustrated with over 1170 full color photos from the natural environment of the animals on 320 pages. The relation price/achievement is unbeatable!

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Excellent comprehensive guide.......1999-12-04

I bought this book while diving in the Red Sea last week and found it by far the best fish-spotters guide. Other divers were always borrowing it. It also lists likely depths and locations for each fish/coral.

The Snorkeller's Guide to the Coral Reef: From the Red Sea to the Pacific Ocean

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Great Book, But.....
A valuable acquisition for the South Pacific diver

The Snorkeller's Guide to the Coral Reef: From the Red Sea to the Pacific Ocean
Paddy Ryan
Manufacturer: University of Hawaii Press
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Binding: Paperback

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Great Book, But............2000-07-29

Great book if you are doing a reef study and need to identify the correct names for all the creaters. Great photo's and helpful hints on purchasing equipment, but for the average weekend or resort snorkeller it can get boring to read. However, the book is worth having.

A valuable acquisition for the South Pacific diver.......1998-07-25

Before my recent dive trip to Fiji I looked for a good fish ID book for the area (one with photos, not paintings) and came up short. It doesn't seem like anyone has done a comprehensive reference for this area comparable to Humann's works on the Caribbean.

However, I did find Paddy Ryan's fine volume in the lending library at the resort where I was staying. To my surprise, I find it to be much more than the typical, superficial "snorkeler's guide." It's a small but beautifully produced volume with excellent photography and a well-written text. It's a good balance of photos to help identify the most common South Pacific reef fish combined with informative text on the behavior and biology of reef fish, other vertebrates, and invertebrates.

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Visited by more than a quarter of a million divers each year, the Red Sea is home to many of the world’s most popular dive sites. With no coral bleaching and little pollution, there is both abundant coral growth and fantastic underwater visibility. This beautifully photographed guide covers all the species of underwater life in the Red Sea region that you are likely to encounter while diving or snorkeling. It includes descriptions and photos of more than 1,200 species—fishes, turtles, whales, dolphins, invertebrates and corals, nudibranchs and marine plants—with information on range, behavior, and habitat, a quick-find map of good dive sites, and hundreds of clear color photos taken in natural surroundings.

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Best Red Sea marine life guide ever.......2007-06-07

Simply put, this is the best guide to the marine life of the Red Sea available today. Great images, reliable identification, clear and interesting texts, enormous scope, handy size, reasonable price - what more could one ask? Divers and u/w photographers planning to visit this specific area cannot do without it - one of its authors, Robert Myers, has also produced another landmark in area-specific marine life guidebooks, the incredibly complete Micronesian Reef Fishes.

The Diver's Guide to Red Sea Reef Fishes

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The most useful of books.
Simply the best guide to the fish of the Red Sea available

The Diver's Guide to Red Sea Reef Fishes
John E. Randall
Manufacturer: Hyperion Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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The most useful of books........2004-09-19

Throughout my many visits to the Red Sea, this is the one book which I have seen produced by divers more than once on each and every trip. Printed on special plastic pages with waterproof inks, the book can be taken into he sea or handled with dripping wet hands. After so many trips, my own book still looks like new.

The five pages of index at the back reveals each fish to be listed alphabetically under both it's common and Latin names. There should be no trouble in finding your fish, therefore, if you have that much information. For those who have seen something for the first time (and "that" is always happening) the book is set out with all similar fishes grouped together. Each fish is numbered to correspond with the index, is depicted by profile giving both the common and Latin names. There are anything from 3 to 11 fishes per page with 325 species being included.

Basically, if you have seen something that, say, looks like a Butterflyfish - but isn't, then all the Butterflyfish are shown in full colour profile together and then those fish which are similar to Butterflyfish are then found right next door. Altogether, if your fish is in this book (and it will be!) then there should be trouble in finding it and making the appropriate correct entry in you logbook.

John Randall has been producing books of this type for a good many years and has the highest reputation in his field.

NM

Simply the best guide to the fish of the Red Sea available.......1999-08-03

For years those of us diving in the Red Sea and Arabian Gulf have used this book as the standard for fish identification. One of the real advantages of this book is that photos are used rather than drawn pictures. The information about each species is delivered in an easily digestible format making the book accessable to the non specialist. If you are going to dive in the Red Sea you have to have this book !

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Reef Fishes of the Red Sea: A Guide to Identification

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Reef Fishes of the Red Sea is not a coffee table book, but the definitive reference handbook for scuba divers and underwater photographs who visit and dive in the Red Sea from dive and leisure resorts in Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Israel where diving and photography are becoming inceasingly popular pastimes. The Red Sea is reported to contain somewhere in the region of 1000 species of fish and new species are being identified regularly. This is a comprehensive guide to identifying the Reef Fishes of the Red Sea, lavishly illustrated in colour.

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Reef Fishes of the Red Sea.......2000-12-29

This text was a great disappointment in a number of respects. It covers only the most common of reef fishes in the Red Sea, with many omissions. The photos are small. Most are about 3"x2", with some as small as 1 1/2"x1". The photo quality varies, and a number of them are taken against backgrounds or in light conditions which obscure the fish. Some of the pictures are a frank embarrassment. For example, the Blackfin Barracuda on page 177 & Red Sea Houndfish on page 179 are nearly indecipherable. Which particular fish are given any meaningful description appears capricious, are few & far between, and the detail provided is generally very scanty. Fish with multiple possible names are often identifed using only one.

In my opinion, the text by Helmut Debelius, "Red Sea Reef Guide," with 321 pages (compared to only 192) & over 1000 (compared to only perhaps 350)large, high quality photos, and costing just $2.49 more, is a far superior value.

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