Reef Fishes of the East Indies

Stretching from the Andaman Sea to the Solomon Islands, the East Indies encompasses a vast array of marine habitats and unsurpassed marine biological diversity. It is home to approximately 2,600 species. This presents the first comprehensive treatment of the region's reef fish fauna in nearly a century. The text provides current information on the classification, habitat, and distributional range of each species as well as an overall synopsis for each of the 120 families covered. It is richly illustrated with more than 3,600 colour photographs.