Fish ID

[phrixus]

Just been to Turks & Caicos & have lots of photo's of fish that I need to identify. Can anyone recommend any good fish ID books for the Caribbean.

 

[nipi]

Paul Humann's books are hard to beat - http://www.fishid.com/

 

[J75]

I am a big fan of the Audubon field guides, which can be found at most any bookstore. There are several that deal with tropical fish. The pictures can't be beat.

 

[CoyKoi]

Ditto on Paul Humann and Ned DeLoach's book. I also recommend you check out www.reef.org and sign up for one of their Field Fish Survey trips. We did our first one in Utila in July and it was honestly the best dive trip I've ever taken. Remember your music appreciation class from school? Well, this is a fish appreciation course. You have informal classes after each days' diving where you learn the names of the fish and how to find them and lots of other cool stuff about them. Can you tell the difference between a French Grunt and a Bluestriped Grunt? How big to Harlequin Bass get and where's the best place to find them? You'll find out on a REEF trip. Plus you get to participate in important volunteer field research and have fun diving at the same time. Its diving with a purpose. Hey, its all tax deductable, too! (I'm not a REEF employee, just an enthusiastic REEF supporter)

 

[devilfish]

Caribbean Reef Encounters DVD.

 

[caymancase]

I agree with Nipi and CoyKoi. Paul Humann and Ned DeLoach's Reef Fish, Creature and Coral ID books are the best. Casey

 

[sdwho]

I can second the recommendation for the REEF fish ID trips. We did one in July 2004 in Key Largo and it was fascinating. Paul Humann led the course and it was very informative.

sdwho

 

[phrixus]

I also recommend you check out www.reef.org and sign up for one of their Field Fish Survey trips.

Now that sounds like something worth while, will definitely look into doing one before too long. rofile:

 

[phrixus]

Paul Humann's books are hard to beat - http://www.fishid.com/

Thanks for that - those were the books I was after - had a look through one out there but forgot to take down the details. :11doh: