Groupers are an important family of fishes which taste delicious but also make up the apex predator of many marine ecosystems. Being part of the family Serranidae groupers are closely related to Anthias, hawkfish and a multitude of little basslets.…
New version of Kuiter’s wrasse bible ‘Labridae Fishes’ now available for a whole lot less
Despite its original $300+ price tag Rudie Kuiter managed to sell quite a few copies of his fabulous compendium on wrasses, Labridae Fishes. The hardbound work of devotion to wrasses has over 400 A4 pages covering more than 500 species…
Mark Laita’s “Sea” book is filled with incredible fish reflection images
In his own artistic way, photographer Mark Laita knows fish from a playful angle that should appeal to all fish lovers. With a new book entitled simply “Sea” Mark Laita explores the beautiful side of our finned fiends in reflections of the…
Pseudanthias micah, candy striper clingfish and other new species pictured
Reef Fishes of the East Indies brought with it 25 new species of previously unknown reef fish, several of which have had their mugshots released by Conservation International. Anthias, clingfish, butterflyfish, gobies and a cornucopia of other new piscine reef…
Coral Finder V2 is new and improved and a little bit cheaper
More than a year ago, we reviewed the Coral Finder waterproof field guide which is arguably one of the best field guides for Indo Pacific Coral identification. Now, the same folks have release Version 2 of the Coral Finder guide with more features…
Biology of Gobies is the ultimate compendium on this popular group of aquarium fish
The Biology of Gobies is a new book on Amazon which is more less an anthology on all aspects of fishes in the family Gobiidae. The Biology of Gobies follows up on the Biology of Blennies released in 2009 with so much information…
John Randall working on Fishes of the Red Sea, a new book with 1500 images
Fishes of the Red Sea is a new forthcoming book by Jack Randall which will become the ultimate guide to all fishes found living between the shores of Egypt and Saudi Arabia. Fishes of the Red Sea is part of…
The Coral Reef Aquarium by Tony Vargas is a balanced union of reference and inspiration
We’ve said it once and we’ll say it again, Tony’s The Coral Reef Aquarium is the next great book of reefing, and we foresee a whole new generation of reef builders looking to this great volume for reference and inspiration.…
Shore Fishes of Easter Island book will taunt us with a bunch of fish we can’t have
Shore Fishes of Easter Island is a new guidebook of marine fish written by John Randall and Alfredo Cea and published by University of Hawaii Press. When most people think of Easter Island they invariably think of Moai, the monolithic…
BIG Banggai Cardinalfish Book for the scholar of Pterapogon kauderni
Dr. Alejandro A. Vagelli’s 224 page tome, “The Banggai Cardinalfish : Natural History, Conservation and Culture of Pterapogon kauderni” is on presale now through Amazon for the discounted price of $154.11. Obviously this is no ordinary fish book; Dr. Vagelli…
