Product Description

With more than 500 species described and more than 400 illustrations, this guide provides quick and easy visual identification of fishes, mollusks, sponges, shrimps, lobsters, crabs, and much more of the fauna found on the coral reefs of the Caribbean and Florida.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #46412 in Books
• Published on: 1999-08-04
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .77" h x 4.48" w x 7.25" l, .74 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 320 pages

About the Author
Eugene H. Kaplan is a professor of biology at Hofstra University and the founder and director of the Hofstra University Marine Laboratory, St. Anne's Bay, Jamaica. He is the author of A Field Guide to Coral Reefs in the Peterson Series.

Susan L. Kaplan is a contributor for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt as illustrator titles including: Peterson Field Guides: Southeastern and Caribbean Seashores.

Roger Tory Peterson, one of the world"s greatest naturalists, received every major award for ornithology, natural science, and conservation, as well as numerous honorary degrees, medals, and citations, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Peterson Identification System has been called the greatest invention since binoculars, and the Peterson Field Guides® are credited with helping to set the stage for the environmental movement.