The Reef Set: Reef Fish, Reef Creature and Reef Coral (3 Volumes) | 
| Authors: Paul Humann, Ned Deloach
Brand: New World Publications
List Price: $120.00
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Rating:  32 reviews
Sales Rank: 150145
Format: Box Set, Illustrated
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 2nd
Pages: 1250
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 7.5
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.5 x 3.6
ISBN: 1878348337
Dewey Decimal Number: 917
EAN: 9781878348333
ASIN: 1878348337
Publication Date: February 2002
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Product Description
Reef Fish Identification "3rd Edition" The standard fish ID reference for underwater naturalists and marine scientists since 1989 just got better! The enlarged 3rd edition has grown by 20 percent including the addition of more than 100 exciting new fish species. The scientifically up-dated text now boasts 825 classic marine life photographs of 600 common and rare reef fish species. The easy to use, quick-reference format designed for divers makes it a snap to identify the myriad fishes that inhabit the waters of Florida, the Caribbean, Bahamas and now Brazil! Featuring a new durable, cloth-stitched flexi-binding that folds flat for easy use and water-repellent plastic covers.(512 pages 6" x 9" water resistant plastic covers) Reef Creature Identification: Florida, Caribbean, Bahamas "2nd Edition" The book that has been relied on for a decade to identify the weird and wonderful crabs, lobsters, shrimps, jellies, sponges, tunicates and mollusks that inhabit the reefs is now 30 percent larger! Our 2nd edition includes 220 new photos of beautiful shells, outrageously camouflaged crabs, a superb collection of exquisite nudibranchs and the most outrageous octopus ever discovered in the Caribbean! The scientifically up-dated text, illustrated with more than 660 fascinating photos, is the most comprehensive and beautiful visual ID reference published for marine invertebrates of the Florida Caribbean and B
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Absolutely the best set available April 22, 2002
Harold McFarland (Florida)
57 out of 57 found this review helpful
If there is one set of reef identification books to own then this one is it. A set of three of the best books available, it contains Reef Fish Identification, Reef Creature Identification and Reef Coral Identification. Throughout the Florida, Caribbean and Bahamas areas there are no better books available. Each fish, creature, coral, grass or algae has it's own full color picture along with a line drawing that points out the defining characteristics of that particular species. With a plastic cover and the pages treated to resist water, it can be taken to the beach or onto the boat without much concern about the water damaging the book. Each entry has complete information on the fish, creature or coral from size, depth, range and habitat to the level of concern that a diver should have for their safety around it. If you snorkel, dive or just have an interest in identification of the various things that you find on a reef then this set will give you everything you need to identify anything you find. Highly recommended.
Incredibly complete; a diver's encyclopedia. June 11, 1999
cmfmd@aol.com (Salisbury, N.C. USA)
25 out of 27 found this review helpful
We met the trilogy in Little Cayman this year. We could identify everything we saw: coral, fish and creatures. It was our #1 priority for our next dive trip.
Excellent for amature, student, diver and Instructor August 1, 1997
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
While diving and snorkeling, in Jamaica, for a Marine Biology class, this set of books helped me work out the identification of many critters we were looking for and at. Because of the colour prints, descriptions and layout of the books, I was able to find the most difficult of species we were trying to learn about in a very short period of time. I recommend this set to aument the Eugene H. Kaplan's (Peterson Field Guides) books on " Coral Reefs" and the "Southeastern and Caribbean Seashores."
The Bible of Caribbean Underwater Identification March 8, 1999
14 out of 16 found this review helpful
The definitive bible of underwater fish, creature, and coral identification in the Caribbean. A staple in all Carib resorts, and liveaboard dive boats. A MUST for Carib divers.
The Reef Set February 21, 2002
14 out of 16 found this review helpful
We have used the Reef Identification series for years and this new update is a great addition -- many more fish are identified. The writeups about each fish are very detailed and explain behaviours and various color shadings well. The photos are excellent, and we have always been impressed by the amount of work and care that have gone into the series. This is the first time we have had the Reef Coral book and are as pleased with it as with the quality of the other two books.
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