This is the most comprehensive guide to the tropical Indo-Pacific crustaceans. Produced by collaboration between experienced diver and photographer and leading scientists, this book covers the region from the Red Sea to Papua New Guinea. This book is a first field guide, an assistant for the identification of shrimps, hermit crabs, lobsters, crabs, and other crustaceans in the region. Small and compact, available as a paperback and in electronic form, it is designed for divers, underwater photographers, and snorkelers. This information will be useful to aquarists who are interested in the crustaceans of the region. The book presents more than 1140 species that can be found and photographed in depths and regions accessible to recreational diving. Inside Coral reef crustaceans from Red Sea to Papua New Guinea:
- Photographs of 1140+ species;
- 500+ species have never before appeared in field guides or popular books;
- Easy access to information;
- Every effort was made to reduce disturbance to sea creatures
- An extensive photo index at the beginning of the book, helps to find the right group of crustaceans, including those readers who have not yet learnt their names;