Can Can Anyone Recommend Good Critter Books?

[pelagos]

Looking for fish/beastie ID books for So. Cal. - any recommendations greatly appreciated!

 

[pelagos]

...sorry for the "Can Can" but I can't edit the title, nor delete and re-post....

 

[walke121]

Peterson Field Guides. In my opinion no other guides come close. He has a guide on Pacific Coast Fishes. I work as a fisheries biologist and if I have a question it is the first place I look.

 

[pir8]

I would ask Dr Bill

 

[pelagos]

I would ask Dr Bill

Forgive me, but who's Dr. Bill?

 

[merxlin]

Forgive me, but who's Dr. Bill?

Blasphemy! ScubaBoard - View Profile: drbill

Dr. Bill knows a thing or two about So.Cal critters. He lives on Catalina and makes educational and informative DVD's.

 

[pelagos]

New to SoCal.... Dr. Bill, if you're out there... recommendations greatly appreciated!!!

 

[diverrex]

Try Coastal Fish Identification California to Alaska by Paul Humann available at all the online places plus most dive shops. Also check out Scott Geitler's excellent (free) online guide (a sticky in the SoCal forum):

Southern california underwater marine life field guide

 

[pelagos]

Try Coastal Fish Identification California to Alaska by Paul Humann available at all the online places plus most dive shops. Also check out Scott Geitler's excellent (free) online guide (a sticky in the SoCal forum):

Southern california underwater marine life field guide

Thanks for all the input everyone! I'll look at the books, meanwhile Scott's online guide is excellent!

 

[UKdreamer]

Looking for fish/beastie ID books for So. Cal. - any recommendations greatly appreciated!

A divers guide to Underwater Malaysia Macrolife by Andrea and Antonella Ferrari is a great book. Although the title refers to Malaysia is contains loads of great critters from across the rich indo pacific area - all with colour photos.