Fish ID Books for Raja Ampat

[Andrea1]

I will be in RA in March and I think about bringing a book for fish ID, I know its heavy to carry on and there are some online options, but still I like very much to bring a ID book and use it in the evenings after diving to look up the fish I have on my gopro. Is there a recomendable book in your opinion? I hope I am in the right forum with this question?!
Thanks for every answer, very appreciated!
Andrea

 

[tursiops]

I will be in RA in March and I think about bringing a book for fish ID, I know its heavy to carry on and there are some online options, but still I like very much to bring a ID book and use it in the evenings after diving to look up the fish I have on my gopro. Is there a recomendable book in your opinion? I hope I am in the right forum with this question?!
Thanks for every answer, very appreciated!
Andrea

One of the better books is available electronically:

Reef Fish Identification – Tropical Pacific – PDF ebook

Reef Fish Identification – Tropical Pacific 2nd Edition (2015 Printing) – Adobe PDF ebook file. Take it on the plane with you and use on your Windows PC, Mac Laptop, iPad, Android Table…

fishid.com

The bible is a three-volume set:

Reef Fishes of the East Indies

Reef Fishes of the East Indies is a 3-volume set.Stretching from the Andaman Sea to the Solomon Islands, the East Indies encompasses a vast array of marine habitats and unsurpassed marine biologica…

uhpress.hawaii.edu

The latter has been availabe electronically:

"Reef Fishes of East Indies" App updated and now available for Android - Bird's Head Seascape

“Reef Fishes of East Indies” App updated and now available for Android In 2012 Drs. Gerald Allen and Mark Erdmann released the long anticipated 3 volume set, “Reef Fishes of the East Indies”, a comprehensive guide to EVERY fish in the region. The book was an overwhelming success but the hefty 3...

birdsheadseascape.com

but your success may vary...

 

[Andrea1]

Thank you so much, I will check this!!
Andrea

 

[tursiops]

Here is a problem: in Raja Ampat there is so much more than fish that you want to ID! So you may need the Creature and Nudibranch books, too.

Reef Creature Identification – Tropical Pacific – PDF ebook

Reef Creature Identification – Tropical Pacific (2014 Printing) – Adobe PDF ebook file. Take it on the plane with you and use on your Windows PC, Mac Laptop, iPad, Android Tablet and m…

fishid.com

Nudibranch Identification – Indo-Pacific 2nd Edition- PDF ebook

Nudibranch and Sea Slug Identification – Indo-Pacific (2018 2nd Edition) – Adobe PDF ebook file. Take it on the plane with you and use on your Windows PC, Mac Laptop, iPad, Android Tabl…

fishid.com

 

[Andrea1]

If I have it like a PDF ebook , I don't need WIFI to use it, right?

 

[tursiops]

If I have it like a PDF ebook , I don't need WIFI to use it, right?

Correct. I find the pdf good for searching for keywords, but difficult to just page through the way you can with a hardcopy. On trips, I take the pdf, my wife takes the book.

 

[Andrea1]

Thats the point, books are maybe better to compare pictures and give a better overview. Combination is probably the best - I might have some books at home and take them with me, and try some online versions to get used to it and try something new. Thank you for the links!!
Greetings from Vienna
Andrea

 

[Cali_diver]

check out these they are great too and not so expensive. Just PDFs and don't need a special app or viewer

Andrey Ryanskiy - Reef ID Books: photo guides about marine animals

reefidbooks.com

 

[Andrea1]

check out these they are great too and not so expensive. Just PDFs and don't need a special app or viewer

Andrey Ryanskiy - Reef ID Books: photo guides about marine animals

reefidbooks.com

Thank you, this looks interresting too,
greetings from cold and snowy Vienna
Andrea