Divers identification fish Books,Books on fish for divers,

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This page lists some identification sheets and guides used by divers, snorkelling holidaymakers and underwater visitors. There are many other titles within our site where similar books may be found. Laminated books and identification sheets are designed for underwater use and consultation and are waterproof. Please check the individual AREA guides pages for more titles

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Price Groups: A = 1p to £5 B = £5.01 to £10 C = £10.01-15 D = £15.01 to £25 E = £25 to £30. F = £31 to £50 G £51 to £99. H = Over £100

We are currently grouping the diving titles into area groups to make selection easier. General identification titles are lower down this page.

PHOTOMALDIVES	ISBN No: 1 87641018 3 PRICE GROUP: G READING LEVEL All Ages	Cheaper than PHOTO GUIDE TO THE FISHES OF THE MALDIVES Rudie H. Kuiter A photographic guide to almost every fish that divers are likely to see in the Maldives. Basic fish science, behaviour and evolution are explained and detailed drawings of fish features, shapes and colours are included. 260 pages and over 1250 illustrations £10 plus £7 UK Recorded postage
TIDE TABLES 2020	1. South Wales and Bristol Channel 2.. Sussex 3. North and South ( Dual ) Cornwall	TIDE TABLES FOR A SAFE BEACHCOMBING OR DIVE (2020 guides now being supplied) £1.95 ea Post Paid

AREAS:

1. Mediterranean 2. UK and Britain 3. Maldives and Indian Ocean 4. Red Sea and Arabia 5. Galapagos 6. Australia 7. Caribbean and the West Indies

followed by all other areas

1. The MEDITERRANEAN
	ISBN: Price Group: B Reading Category:	Guide to Mediterranean Fish A high quality fish laminated Identification card printed onto a plastic core which is then laminated, these cards are totally waterproof .Printed on both sides with over 60 high quality images of the most common marine species to be found in this area. £5.99 plus £2 UK Postage
SEA FISHES MEDITERRANEAN	ISBN: Price Group: C Reading Category:	Sea Fishes of the Mediterranean Including Marine Invertebrates Author: Wood, Publisher: New Holland Publishers Ltd Published: 5 Aug 2011 Pages: 128 A superbly colour illustrated guide to the fishes and invertebrates of the area £10.90 plus £2.90 postage
All Mediterranean sea-life, the Marine Pictolife describes more than 250 marine species. With its completely waterproof, plasticized pages, it easily fits into a diving vest pocket or a beachbag. Marine Pictolife 1 The readily accesssible species information is provided through original and simple pictograms,	ISBN: ISBN number 978-2-9527809-1-9 Price Group: D Reading Category:	Marine Pictolife 1 Multilingual (5 languages) More than 250 species packed into 56 pages Paper captions in all 5 languages Format: 12.5 X 16.3 cm ; all names translated into 5 languages (English, German, Dutch, French and Spanish). Totally waterproof £25.99 includes Recorded post paid in the UK
2. UK and BRITAIN
FRESHWATER FOLD OUT	ISBN: Price Group: B Reading Category:	FRESHWATER FISH OF GREAT BRITAIN Pocketable. Laminated Chart An Illustrated Fold out Guide to the Coastal Fishes of Britain £7.90 including postage
	£5.99 plus £2 UK Postage Price Group: B	Guide to British Fish This is a high quality fish Identification card for the British Isles and Northern Europe. Printed onto a plastic core which is then laminated, these cards are totally waterproof and more robust than paper laminated versions. Printed on both sides with over 60 high quality images of the most common fish to be found in this area.
SEA FISHES NORTH	ISBN: 978184773 125 8	SEA FISHES AND INVERTEBRATES OF THE NORTH SEA AND ENGLISH CHANNEL Lawson Wood 2008 pp 128 NEW A superbly colour illustrated guide to the fishes and invertebrates of the area Our Price £9.90 plus £3.00 Recorded delivery postage in the UK
	ISBN: Price Group A Reading Category:	sea shore and rock pool guide Pocketable. Laminated fold-out guide. An Illustrated Guide to the Sea Shore and Rock Pool animals of Britain £5.99
All Eastern Atlantic sea-life, the Marine Pictolife describes more than 250 marine species. With its completely waterproof, plasticized pages, it easily fits into a diving vest pocket or a beachbag. Marine Pictolife 2 The readily accesssible species information is provided through original and simple pictograms,	ISBN: ISBN 978-2-9527809-2-6 Price Group: D Reading Category:	Marine Pictolife Multilingual (5 languages) More than 250 species packed into 56 pages Paper captions in all 5 languages A Low Tide section and 2 indexes including 5 and 6 phyla (mobile and stationary species) Format: 12.5 X 16.3 cm ; all names translated into 5 languages (English, German, Dutch, French and Spanish). Totally waterproof £25.99 includes Recorded post paid in the UK
GUIDE	ISBN: Price Group: B Reading Category:	British Inshore Fish Guide. Pocketable. Laminated. An Illustrated Guide to the Coastal Fishes of Britain £5.99 plus £1 postage
3. Maldives and Indian Ocean
REEFMALDIVES	ISBN No: PRICE GROUP: D READING LEVEL All Ages	Cheaper than REEF FISHES OF THE MALDIVES by Dr Charles Anderson Hardback Version 130pp £10.00 plus £4 UK postage
MALDIVES DIVING GUIDE	ISBN No: 9781853109423 PRICE GROUP: B READING LEVEL All Ages	Cruising IN the Maldives: DIVING GUIDE ISBN:9781853109423 Publisher:Swan-Hill Press Publication Date:1998 Pages:167 p. £8.99 Post paid in the UK
SEYCHELLES GUIDE	NEW PRODUCT	FISHES OF THE SEYCHELLES LAMINATED CARD Pocket-sized water-resistant laminated fish Identification card for beach or outdoor use ( not fully dive-proof) £3.99 plus £1.90 Recorded UK postage
	ISBN No: 9781868259816 PRICE GROUP: B READING LEVEL All Ages	Cheaper than Reef Fishes and Corals: East Coast of Southern Africa: Seychelles, Mauritius, Comores, Madagascar & East Africa: by Dennis King Paperback.Most species photo-illustrated £7.99 post paid in the UK (More books on this area HERE)
Double sided laminated water resistant card. 18 x 26cm REEFFISHCARD	All Ages	Fishes of the Maldives Identification Chart (water resistant double-sided-printed on card then laminated) £3.99 plus £2 UK Postage
Double sided laminated diving card. REEFFISHCARD	ISBN : None Price Group: B All Ages	*** GUIDE TO THE REEF FISH OF THE INDIAN OCEAN £7.99** post paid in the UK.
MALDIVE1	ISBN No: PRICE GROUP: READING LEVEL All Ages	Common Reef Fishes of the Maldives. Part ONE. Maldives 1 by Charles Anderson and Ahmed Hafiz HB 1991 Published in Male. Maldives in full colour. All fish in 6 Languages Cover Price varies with issues US10-$20. Our Price £8 plus £2 postage COMPLETE SET OF PARTS ONE TO THREE £22 POST PAID IN THE UK
MALDIVE2	ISBN No: PRICE GROUP: READING LEVEL All Ages	Common Reef Fishes of the Maldives. Part Two. Maldives 2 by Charles Anderson and Ahmed Hafiz HB 1991 Published in Male. Maldives in full colour. All fish in 6 Languages Cover Price varies with issues US10-$20. Our Price £8plus £2 postage COMPLETE SET OF PARTS ONE TO THREE £22 POST PAID IN THE UK
MALDIVE3	ISBN No: PRICE GROUP: READING LEVEL All Ages	Common Reef Fishes of the Maldives. Part Three. Maldives 3 by Charles Anderson and Ahmed Hafiz HB 1991 Published in Male. Maldives in full colour. All fish in 6 Languages Cover Price varies with issues US10-$20. Our Price £8 plus £2 postage COMPLETE SET OF PARTS ONE TO THREE £22 POST PAID IN THE UK
KENYAN1	ISBN No: PRICE GROUP: C READING LEVEL All ages	A Guide to the Common reef Fishes of the Western Indian Ocean and Kenya Coast by K. Bock pp.122 MacMillan Our Price £10.99 post paid in UK
FISHMALDIVE	ISBN No: PRICE GROUP: B READING LEVEL All Ages	FISH OF THE MALDIVES by Andrea Ghisotti Our Price £8.00 plus £3.80 postage
4. Red Sea and Arabia
WATERPROOF GUIDE	ISBN No: 0 932200 05 2 PRICE GROUP: C READING LEVEL All ages	The Red Sea Diver's Fish Guide. Waterproof Edition Shlomo Cohen Printed on Tyvek not paper laminate. A used but still very good copy. Little staining to front cover. Our price £12.90 plus £3 UK postage
Ghisotti Red SEa Fishes	ISBN No: PRICE GROUP: B READING LEVEL All Ages	FISH OF THE RED SEA by Andrea Ghisotti A Guide to almost every fish that divers are likely to see in the Red SEa, most in full colour Our Price £5.00 plus £3.80 postage
RED SEA	ISBN No: 965 222 800 1 PRICE GROUP: B READING LEVEL All ages	FISHES OF THE RED SEA by Muki Shpiegel pp160. Beautifully Crafted and lavishly photo illustrated handbook for anyone contemplating a visit Red Sea magazine Press 1997. B £8.30 plus £3.20 UK postage
RED SEA FISH GUIDE	ISBN No: PRICE GROUP: C READING LEVEL All ages	RED SEA FISH GUIDE by Roupen Deuvletian A fully colour illustrated 80 page guide £12 post paid in the UK
RED SEA SHARKS	ISBN No: PRICE GROUP: C READING LEVEL All ages	RED SEA SHARKS - A Divers' Guide in Full Colour by Jeremy Stafford Deitch. Just in Details to follow Our Price £11 plus £3.90 UK postage
SaudiCom	ISBN No: PRICE GROUP: B READING LEVEL	Commercial Fishes of Saudi Arabia by the Saudi Fisheries Company. Fully Colour illustrated 120 pages Our Price £6.99 plus £2 postage in UK
Red Sea Fold-out Guide	ISBN: Price Group: B Reading Category:	Complete Coral Reef Guide - Red Sea 8 - Fold Laminated guide to Red Sea Species. Over 250 species accurately illustrated. Folds down to n16 cm x 24 cm. Water resistant material £8.90. Post Paid
REEFFISHCARD Red Sea	Price Group: B READING LEVEL All ages	Weatherproof Laminated Field Sheet. RED SEA FISHES - An identification Guide £7.99 post paid
REEFS	ISBN No: 0 7103 007 7 PRICE GROUP: READING LEVEL All ages	Red Sea Coral Reefs by Bemart and Ormond. HB. pp 192 Kegan Paul. Lavishly photographed A superb large-paged photo reference book to coral reefs and their inhabitants also packed with data and information Our Price £7.99 plus £4.90 UK postage (Its very heavy!)
5. Galapagos
GALAPAGOS	ISBN No: 1 878348-06-X PRICE GROUP: B READING LEVEL	Lower price than: REEF FISH IDENTIFICATION - GALAPAGOS Paul Humann. pp 204 New World Publications Inc., Florida USA Hundreds of species all illustrated in full colour. A "must have" book for anyone diving or visiting the Galapagos One copy only. Our price £9.50 plus £3 UK postage
6. Australia (plus Lots of Australian area dive slates on this link)
NZ FJORDLAND GUIDE		FJORDLAND - NEW ZEALAND MARINE LIFE This is a high quality fish Identification card for the area. Printed onto a plastic core which is then laminated, these cards are totally waterproof and more robust than paper laminated versions. Printed on both sides with over 60 high quality images of the most common fish to be found in this area. £11.00 post paid
	£5.99 plus £2 UK Postage Price Group: B (plus Lots MORE Australian area dive slates on this link)	Guide to Reef Fish of Australia This is a high quality fish Identification card for Australian Fish. Printed onto a plastic core which is then laminated, these cards are totally waterproof and more robust than paper laminated versions. Printed on both sides with over 60 high quality images of the most common fish to be found in this area.
FIELDGUIDE	ISBN No: PRICE GROUP: A READING LEVEL	FIRST FIELD GUIDE TO AUSTRALIAN FISH An amazing compact little pocketbook ideal for rapid identification of species by visitors or newcomers One copy only Our Price £2.75 plus £1.05p UK postage
		TASMANIAN SEA FISH IDENTIFIER Chart Very difficult to obtain. Laminated One Only. Our Price £12.00 plus £1.50 UK postage
Carcasson	ISBN No: PRICE GROUP: E READING LEVEL	A Field Guide to the Reef Fishes of Tropical Australia and the Indo-Pacific Region by R. H. Carcasson. A Superb hardback pocketbook in full colour in the Collons series of field guides. (All other books in this series are also in stock for other areas). Copy shows some staining on external edges. Ships from Australia This was originally only available in Australia Our Price £ 18.90 post paid in the UK
7. Caribbean and the West Indies (plus Lots of OTHER CARIBBEAN area dive slates on this link)
Two editions in stock. CARIBS	ISBN No: 0 333 26969 1 0 33326969 1 PRICE GROUP: A READING LEVEL	Fishes of the Caribbean Reefs , The Bahamas and bermuda by Ian F. Took pp.92 PB MacMillan Superb handbook for divers or the casual visitor. Great photographs of all the most common species. Two editions in stock. Covers vary Our Price £3.99 plus £1.20 UK postage
	£5.99 plus £2 UK Postage Price Group: B	Guide to Caribbean Reef Fish This is a high quality fish Identification card for the Caribbean. Printed onto a plastic core which is then laminated, these cards are totally waterproof and more robust than paper laminated versions. Printed on both sides with over 60 high quality images of the most common fish to be found in this area.
	£5.99 plus £2 UK Postage Price Group: B	Guide to Reef Fish of Florida This is a high quality fish Identification card for Florida. Printed onto a plastic core which is then laminated, these cards are totally waterproof and more robust than paper laminated versions. Printed on both sides with over 60 high quality images of the most common fish to be found in this area.
	£5.99 plus £2 UK Postage Price Group: B	Guide to Reef Fish of the Bahamas This is a high quality fish Identification card for Bahamas reefs. Printed onto a plastic core which is then laminated, these cards are totally waterproof and more robust than paper laminated versions. Printed on both sides with over 60 high quality images of the most common fish to be found in this area.
VERY RARE BOOK VERYRARE	ISBN No: PRICE GROUP: D READING LEVEL All ages	Coral Reef Fishes of Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao This book is BILINGUAL in English and Papiamentu--published by the Island Territory of Curacao. by Dr. Wil Nagelkerken. At 125 pp. it has light wear, solid binding an lots of colour photos of wildlife as seen in the ocean. Great reference for children, scuba divers, and snorkelers or those--wishing to be in the ocean. Sized 8 3/4" by 5 3/4". Our Price £20 including worldwide postage
	£5.99 plus £2 UK Postage Price Group: B	Guide to Reef Fish of Cozumel, Belize, and Honduras This is a high quality fish Identification card for Cozumel, Belize, and Honduras Reef Fish. Printed onto a plastic core which is then laminated, these cards are totally waterproof and more robust than paper laminated versions. Printed on both sides with over 60 high quality images of the most common fish to be found in this area.
	£5.99 plus £2 UK Postage Price Group: B	Guide to Reef Fish of the Cayman Islands This is a high quality fish Identification card for Cayman reef fish. Printed onto a plastic core which is then laminated, these cards are totally waterproof and more robust than paper laminated versions. Printed on both sides with over 60 high quality images of the most common fish to be found in this area.
	£5.99 plus £2 UK Postage Price Group: B	Guide to Reef Fish of the Virgin Islands This is a high quality fish Identification card for the Virgin Islands. Printed onto a plastic core which is then laminated, these cards are totally waterproof and more robust than paper laminated versions. Printed on both sides with over 60 high quality images of the most common fish to be found in this area.
All Tropical Atlantic sea-life, the Marine Pictolife describes more than 250 marine species. With its completely waterproof, plasticized pages, it easily fits into a diving vest pocket or a beachbag. Marine Pictolife 3 The readily accesssible species information is provided through original and simple pictograms,	From the Bahamas to the Caribbean, without neglecting the Gulf of Mexico, More than 280 marine species. With its completely waterproof, plasticized pages ISBN: 978-2-9527809-0-2 Price Group: D Reading Category:	Marine Pictolife 3 Multilingual (5 languages) More than 250 species packed into 56 pages Paper captions in all 5 languages Format: 12.5 X 16.3 cm ; all names translated into 5 languages (English, German, Dutch, French and Spanish). Totally waterproof £25.99 post paid in the UK
	£5.99 plus £2 UK Postage Price Group: B	Guide to Atlantic Game Fish This is a high quality fish Identification card for Atlantic Game fish. Printed onto a plastic core which is then laminated, these cards are totally waterproof and more robust than paper laminated versions. Printed on both sides with over 60 high quality images of the most common fish to be found in this area.
CaribCoralOrd CaribWaterproof	ISBN No: PRICE GROUP: B READING LEVEL	Guide to Corals and Fishes of Florida, the Bahamas, and the Caribbean - By Idaz Greenberg. Softcover, staple-bound, measuring 6" x 9" with 64 pages. Seahawk Press, Miami, Florida, c. 1977. The book is in very good condition with very light wear and no aging. Hand illustrated Price £6.50 plus postage WATERPROOF VERSION Price £7.50 plus postage
ANTILLES	ISBN No: PRICE GROUP: C READING LEVEL	Antillean Fish Guide Stinapa No. 7 by Bart De Boer , Dick Hoogerwerf , Ingvar Kristensen and Jankees Post. Covers fishes and turtles. Illustrated with 183 drawing engravings. Published 1973 , no other printings Caribbean Marine Biological Institute. 110 pages. Measures 9.5 x 6.25 inches. Covers a bit scuffed. In otherwise very good condition Our Price £12.90 including Postage
CARIB 10	ISBN No: PRICE GROUP: A READING LEVEL	Caribbean Reef Fishes by John Randall.1968 pp 320 Hardback definitive guide to the area £4.00 plus £3.00 UK postage
PACIFIC OCEAN
	(For online download please enquire)	MATURITY SIZE CHART FOR SOME COMMERCIAL PHILLIPINE FISHES Size A3 Laminated Chart is Free but Postage is £4.90 in UK
	£5.99 plus £2 UK Postage Price Group: B	Guide to Hawaiian Reef Fish This is a high quality fish Identification card for Hawaiian reef fish. Printed onto a plastic core which is then laminated, these cards are totally waterproof and more robust than paper laminated versions. Printed on both sides with over 60 high quality images of the most common fish to be found in this area.
HAWAII SHORE	ISBN No: PRICE GROUP: D READING LEVEL All ages	The Shore Fishes of Hawaii Charles E. Tuttle, 1973. New edition. Laminated wraps. 392pp. Illustrated with b/w plates in text, plus 63 colour and 65 b/w plates at rear of book. Large 8vo (slightly larger than standard sized book).Authors David Starr Jordan was then President of Stanford University, and Barton Warren Evermann was an inthyologist with the US Fish Commission. £13.99 plus £6 UK Postage
	£5.99 plus £2 UK Postage Price Group: B	Guide to Reef Fish of Micronesia and Guam This is a high quality fish Identification card for Micronesia and Guam. Printed onto a plastic core which is then laminated, these cards are totally waterproof and more robust than paper laminated versions. Printed on both sides with over 60 high quality images of the most common fish to be found in this area.
SULAWESI	ISBN No: PRICE GROUP: C READING LEVEL	Sulawesi Seas by Mike Severns. A Superbly photographed 160 page large format hardback book with slightly damaged dust cover. Hundreds of large photographic plates ISBN 0964226 90 1 Our Price £11.90 plus £4 part UK postage
ALL OTHER AREAS
TROPCOR	ISBN No: PRICE GROUP: B READING LEVEL All ages	Handy Pocket Guide to Tropical Coral Reef Fishes. A periplus nature guide. Text by Gerald R. Allen. Superbly illustrated little guide. Our Price £5.99 post paid
STRAUGHAN SHARKS HF1	ISBN: Price Group: C Reading Category:	sHARKS, MORAYS AND TREASURE R.P.L.(Bob) Straughan HB pp.209. DJ Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and has library markings on the inside. A really great read for divers and budding collectors Our price for this very rare title £11 including UK Recorded postage
	£5.99 plus £2 UK Postage Price Group: B	Guide to Fishes of Baja California This is a high quality fish Identification card for Baja California fish. Printed onto a plastic core which is then laminated, these cards are totally waterproof and more robust than paper laminated versions. Printed on both sides with over 60 high quality images of the most common fish to be found in this area.
	£5.99 plus £2 UK Postage Price Group: B	Guide to Atlantic Game Fish This is a high quality fish Identification card for Atlantic Game fish. Printed onto a plastic core which is then laminated, these cards are totally waterproof and more robust than paper laminated versions. Printed on both sides with over 60 high quality images of the most common fish to be found in this area.
CORAL REEF	ISBN No: ISBN 9780007111114 PRICE GROUP: B READING LEVEL All Ages	CORAL REEF FISHES by Ewald Lieske, Robert Myers Publisher Harper Collins .pp400 Date of Publication 2001 Paperback RRP £15 Our Price £9.99 plus £4 postage
	£5.99 plus £2 UK Postage Price Group: B	Guide to Reef Fish of Indonesia and Borneo This is a high quality fish Identification card for Indonesia and Borneo. Printed onto a plastic core which is then laminated, these cards are totally waterproof and more robust than paper laminated versions. Printed on both sides with over 60 high quality images of the most common fish to be found in this area.
SAGUIDE	ISBN No: 1 86872 288 0 PRICE GROUP: C READING LEVEL All Ages	FIRST FIELD GUIDE TO FISHES OF SOUTHERN AFRICA Rudy Van Der Elst. New Holland 1999 Handy little pocket guide for the area - both fresh and saltwater common species are covered £15.50 including UK Postage
TROPCOR	ISBN No: PRICE GROUP: B READING LEVEL All ages	Handy Pocket Guide to Tropical Coral Reef Fishes. A periplus nature guide. Text by Gerald R. Allen. Superbly illustrated little guide. Our Price £5.99 post paid
ReefSharks	ISBN No: 1-57785-538 -8 PRICE GROUP: B READING LEVEL	Reef Sharks and Rays of the World . A superb fully colour illustrated accurate identification guide to these species by Scott W. Michael 108 pages. Our Price £19.00 including postage in UK
	£5.99 plus £2 UK Postage Price Group: B	Guide to Reef Fish of Micronesia and Guam This is a high quality fish Identification card for Micronesia and Guam. Printed onto a plastic core which is then laminated, these cards are totally waterproof and more robust than paper laminated versions. Printed on both sides with over 60 high quality images of the most common fish to be found in this area.

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