Marine Life of the Pacific and Indian Oceans

by Allen, Gerald; Steene, Roger; Kuiter, Rudie; Strickland, Mark; Jones, Burt; Shimlock, Maurine

• ISBN13: 9789625939483
• ISBN10: 9625939482
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-02-01
• Publisher: Tuttle Pub

Summary

This handy reference book enables the diver to identify about 350 of the most colorful and most commonly encountered species. It provides a compact, comprehensive introduction to the region's coral reef inhabitants -- sponges, corals, jellyfish, shellfish, sea slugs, starfish, fishes, and many other organisms -- everything from seaweed to mammals.

Marine Life of the Pacific and Indian Oceans includes more than 350 photographs by some of the world's finest underwater photographers. Author Dr. Gerald Allen, renowned international expert on coral reef fishes provides essential reading for the avid diver.

Table of Contents

Introduction	5	(8)
Site of The World's Greatest Biological Diversity
Marine Plants	8	(2)
Fundamental to the Reef
Sponges	10	(3)
One of Nature's Simplest and Most Ancient Organisms
Corals	13	(10)
The Reef Builders
Anemones and Jellyfish	23	(5)
Coral Cousins
Worms	28	(3)
Small but Important Reef Inhabitants
Crustaceans	31	(10)
One of the Reef's Most Dominant Groups
Bryozoans	41	(1)
Often Overlooked ``Moss Animals''
Molluscs	42	(9)
From Tiny Crawlers to Gigantic Clams
Echinoderms	51	(10)
Amazing Animals with Weird Habits
Sea Squirts	61	(4)
Ascidians in all Shapes, Colours and Sizes
Fishes	65	(22)
A Kaleidoscope of Colour
Sharks and Rays	87	(3)
Maligned Veterans of the Deep
Mammals	90	(1)
Animals in Need of Conservation
Marine Reptiles	91	(2)
Air-breathing Sea Snakes and Turtles
Index	93