Reef Fish Identification: Baja to Panama

This book really covers all the fish I’ve seen in this area and very informative. A must have for any baja ocean lover

I absolutely love the Reef Fish series and this one was no exception. My husband and I consider them a requirement for a diving vacation to be complete. Our goal is to check off as many of these fish as we can see in our lives. The photos are gorgeous and because the fish our groups by shape, they are very easy to identify. This book is a must for avid wildlife vacationers!

Wonderful resource, as are all the Reef series books. Was diving in Baja California Sur for the first time and it was great to meet “new to me” fish. This book helped me identify all the new varieties!

The REEF FISH series is an excellent quick fish identification resource for divers, anglers, and ichthyology field work. This one focuses on Pacific fish in the tropical band to Panama and Sea of Cortez, with Spanish common names along with the English names. Always good pictures make finding that odd catch easier.

great resource for divers. I was able to identify all the fish I saw in Los Cabos, Mexico. I wish there was one for the reef creatures like there are for other places.

This book helped me identify just about every fish that I saw while diving in the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. It is well illustrated and have concise, accurate discriptions that highlight fish features that help ID.

This book, like all publications from these guys, is a fairly comprehensive field guide for marine species in the region, including some notes about behaviors and ranges of habitation. However, I continue to struggle with its non-scientific arrangement, where species are lumped together according to their morphology (i.e., "large bodies with fat lips"). It may be an easy way for the novice to locate something he/she has seen underwater, based upon physical characteristics, but it doesn't necessarily work well for the more advanced user. Nonetheless, I bought it, knowing what to expect, and it's worth the money.

This is not for instant reference. This is for serious study. I wanted to learn about these fish, & I think the book is wonderful.