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Download or read book Fishes of the Maldives: Indian Ocean, With Sharks & Rays (2019) written by Rudie Kuiter and published by Atoll Editions. This book was released on 2019-04-15 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The only ebook you need for snorkelling 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 and 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 SNORKELLERS With almost every fish, shark and ray likely to be seen by divers and snorkellers 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 colour, or between sexes, are all illustrated with additional photographs. The introduction explains the basics of fish science, behaviour and evolution and brief text for each species describes points of interest and differences between similar species. There are detailed drawings on fish-features, shapes and colour 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 snorkellers to take greater interest in the smaller species, as well as the large.