Tropical Reef Fishes With its compact size this is the perfect ?getting to know? book on reef fishes for nature lovers, snorkellers, students and divers. The three colour-coded segments separate the free swimming fish from the benthic dwellers and those that hide in the nooks and crannies in between. Free from academic jargon the guide contains concise, informative descriptions on the domain, eating habits and even the lucid secrets behind the sex lives of fish as we jump into bed with them! Identification is made straightforward with more than 500 sharp pictures accompanied by a special how-to-shoot guide for photographers. With images captured from reefs in East Africa, Red Sea, Hawaii, Indo-Pacific and South Pacific this book will ensure you are never again left asking ? what was that fish we saw, you know the one with the?

Staghorn Corals : Acropora of the Indo Pacific Some of the most beautiful reef scenes across the world owe their splendor to staghorn corals. These widespread and incredible reef building corals come in a variety of shapes and sizes from blue-tipped stumpy fingers, elegant pink tables, feathery spirals and giant plates. Broken down into three, jargon-less sections aimed at making identification easy there are abundant photos accompanied by information on over 100 species including colony organization, life-cycles, corallite shapes, distribution, points of interest and threats. This 168 page complete reference guide by Dr Carden Wallace and Michael Aw is a pictorial testimony to the appreciation and beauty that can be gleaned from knowing about these animals.