The Reef Guide. Fishes, corals, nudibranchs and other invertebrates East and South Coasts of Southern Africa

This reef guide documents some 800 reef fishes and invertebrates found along the east and south coasts of southern Africa and the western Indian Ocean Islands.
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Title: The Reef Guide
Untertitel: Fishes, corals, nudibranchs and other invertebrates East and South Coasts of Southern Africa
Author: Dennis King; Valda Fraser
Publisher: Randomhouse Struik
Imprint: Nature
Cape Town, South Africa 2014
ISBN 9781775840183 / ISBN 978-1-77584-018-3
Softcover, 15 x 21 cm, 360 pages, numerous photos, images and maps

Description: The Reef Guide. Fishes, corals, nudibranchs and other invertebrates East and South Coasts of Southern Africa

The fish and invertebrate species selected for this reef guide to Southern Africa are generally the more common ones encountered along the east and south coast of southern Africa. Each species entry includes the most noteworthy descriptive features, habitat, depth range, diet and, where known, habits, distribution and abundance. The distribution of species includes a general geographical distribution and the distribution in southern Africa, East Africa and the Red Sea. Many of the species described in this book have a wider distribution and may also be encountered in the western Indian Ocean Islands, such as the Seychelles, the Comoros, Mauritius, Reunion, Madagascar and the Maldives.

The guide offers 578 species of marine fish, 228 invertebrate species, including corals, nudibranchs, anemones, starfish, snails, crabs, lobsters, worms and shrimps, full-colour photos for easy identification, detailed introductions for each section, with concise descriptions of each species, illustrations to assist with the identification of fish families. While focusing on southern Africa, the book has relevance way beyond and is applicable also to the entire east coast of Africa, as well as the islands of the western Indian Ocean. It is indispensable for divers, snorkelers and rock-pool enthusiasts, as well as fishermen and marine aquarists.

Content: The Reef Guide. Fishes, corals, nudibranchs and other invertebrates East and South Coasts of Southern Africa

Map: East and south coasts of southern Africa
General introduction
How to use this book
FISHES
External features of fish
Identification groups and pictorial guide to fish families
Cartilaginous fish
Bony fish
SEA ANEMONES AND CORALS
Sea anemones
Disc corals
Tube-dwelling anemones
Hard corals
Black corals
Soft corals
Gorgonian corals
MARINE WORMS
Flatworms
Fan worms
SHRIMPS, LOBSTERS AND CRABS
Mantis shrimps
Shrimps, lobsters and crabs
MOLLUSCS
Bivalves
Gastropods (including nudibranchs)
Cephalopods
STARFISH, SEA URCHINS AND SEA CUCUMBERS
Starfish
Sea urchins
Sea cucumbers
Glossary
Further reading
Index to scientific names
Index to common names

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