This field guide covers 2000 species of reef fish in an area extending from the far eastern Indian Ocean to the southern end of the Great Barrier Reef. To aid identification, fish families with similar or physical or behavioral characteristics are arranged into color-coded and numbered identification groups. The entries describe the fish size, color, markings and anatomy and the species population distribution. The guide contains over 2500 color photographs. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

A comprehensive field guide to tropical Pacific fishes with photographs of fish in their natural habitats; "Includes Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, Micronesia, Papua New Guinea; Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, French Polynesia, and beyond"--Cover p. [4].