Reef Creature Identification - Tropical Pacific

Paul Humann and Ned Deloch - ©2010

The long-awaited, 500-page reference detailing 1,600 animals with 2,000 photographs and descriptive text is not only the most comprehensive visual field guide to marine invertebrate life inhabiting the waters from Thailand to Tahiti, but also a pictorial tour de force skillfully bridging science and the aesthetic.

The November 2010 release of Reef Creature Identification - Tropical Pacific marks the ninth marine life field guide co-authored by Paul Humann and Ned DeLoach. Although the partners of 20 years have been documenting wildlife in the Pacific for three decades, they have concentrated their underwater efforts for the past five years on marine invertebrates - a rich fauna whose species count outnumbers the region's fishes by a factor of ten.

For the past five years the two authors/photographers have delved deep into uncharted waters, not only visually documenting numerous species for the first time, but also incorporating the most recent taxonomic research of more than 40 scientific specialists. The text focuses on mobile species, highlighting crustaceans, mollusks, worms and echinoderms, however the pages include an overview of attached marine animals, and also explore facets of marine invertebrate behavior.

The guide provides a boon of information for diving photographers and underwater naturalists, known as critter hunters, who enjoy one of the most challenging games in the sea - searching for charismatic mini-fauna of the reef. And for the armchair adventurers, the brilliant gallery of images brings an unseen, unimagined world to the surface like never before.

In a true sense, this is a well-crafted tool for sorting among the beautiful, colorful and exotic kaleidoscope of fishes that you swim with on every Pacific dive. Whether heading for the Pacific, celebrating the diversity of nature or simply trying to identify Nemo, this is a book to enjoy for a lifetime.

Soft cover, 150 mm x 230 mm, 500 pages. Published by New World Publications

Pre-release special price - expires in November 2010 - Delivery in November 2010

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