An Essential Guide to Coral Reef Fishes and Invertebrates

By Michael Aw with Sara Baggott

'An Essential Guide to Coral Reef Fishes & Invertebrates' takes you beyond other reference books of marine invertebrates, translating scientific jargon into an easy to understand language and associating these amazing inhabitants with our everyday life. This book probes into their lifestyles, from their choice of homes, to their favourite items on their menu. It also takes a whimsical look at their sometimes bizarre sexual preferences, habits, and explores the intricate network of life within the hierarchy of the coral reef kingdom. All species are illustrated with high quality photographs.

A handy discovery guide for nature lovers, scuba divers, snorkellers, students and underwater photographers - Illustrated with over 860 new pictures.

Colour coded for easy reference

Covers reef life from the Indian and Pacific oceans, with special emphasis on Australia, Indonesia, Maldives, Micronesia, Thailand, Malaysia, PNG and the Philippines.

Paperback - 236 pages - full colour - printed on 150gsm matt art paper - Published by Ocean Geographic Society