Fishes of the Maldives: Indian Ocean, With Sharks & Rays (2019‪)‬

The only ebook you need for snorkeling and diving in the Maldives. Over 300 pages of stunning fish photography, concise expert information, diagrams and easy to reference icons. Written by a Marine Biologist Tim Godfrey and a Marine Expert, Rudi Kuiter. This new edition now features Sharks and Rays.


Applicable to Central and Western Indian Ocean East Africa, Seychelles, Mauritius, Reunion, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Chagos, Laccadives, Cocos Keeling Islands.

A REFERENCE FOR RESEARCHERS, DIVERS AND SNORKELERS
With almost every fish, shark and ray likely to be seen by divers and snorkelers in the Maldives and Central/Western Indian Ocean,this reference book is the perfect guide to check on those mystery fishes seen during dives.


Illustrated with superb underwater photographs, with most photographs taken in the Maldives, the pages are packed with information relevant
to the Maldives marine environment. The species that vary in color, or between sexes, are all illustrated with additional photographs.


The introduction explains the basics of fish science, behavior and evolution, and a brief text for each species describes points of interest and differences between similar species. There are detailed drawings on fish-features, shapes and color patterns. To assist in identifying the family, small, diagnostic silhouettes from the contents page are distributed as thumbprints throughout the book. Fishes of the Maldives Indian Ocean is easy to use, and will hopefully encourage researchers, divers and snorkelers to take greater interest in the smaller species, as well as the large.