Hey SoCals - what books are in your reference library? | Page 2

OCdiving Deb

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Apr 28, 2006

#11

Frank O:
Lessee ... for fishes I usually start with Humann, then go to Gotshall for anything I can't find in the first (or to compare), and then go to Love for more on species' habits etc. Also sometimes "Guide to the Coastal Marine Fishes of California - California Fish Bulletin Number 157," and occasionally Peterson Field Guides' "Pacific Coast Fishes." I like flatties, so I have a copy of "Northeast Pacific Flatfishes" by Kramer et al. Also Milton Love's big rockfish book. And a few other historical and specialty books.

Nudis -- Behrens. Inverts -- Gotshall, plus Wrobel and Mills' "Pacific Coast Pelagic Inverts," Jensen's "Pacific Coast Crabs and shrimps." Mammals -- "Whales and Other Marine Mammals of California and Baja." Salad fixings -- "Seaweeds of the Pacific Coast" by Mondragon. Tidepooling -- Sept's "Beachcombers Guide to Seashore Life of California," Reish's "Marine Life of Southern California" and Hinton's "Seashore Life of Southern California." (Plus of course "Between Pacific Tides.")

Also other stuff on marine life that's more global than local, ID guides for other parts of the world, dive site guides, history, early Cousteau and Hans Hass, Carlos Eyles on freediving, non-diving-specific stuff like "Natural History of the Islands of California," books on gear and photography ...

Wowza, Frank O!! I'm envious of your library! I have many ID books but not quite as many as you!! :1book: I'll be knockin' on your door next time I need help with a flattie.

One you didn't mention and that I sometimes find useful is National Audubon Society's Field Guide to North American Seashore Creatures. I also have the associated Field Guide to North American Seashells. They cover all coasts so they require lots of filtering but contain more variety than Gotshall's invert book.

And if you go to Hawaii, I can't rave enough about John Hoover's books. They are well worth the $$ if you're an ID geek like me!

OCdiving Deb

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Apr 28, 2006

#12

Mo2vation:
Fishies I recall Debbie Kari had a couple on one of the boats I was with her on. They rocked. Give it up, MC Deb.... what are your favs? (you of the proper name in all your fishy photos.... )

You can see the newest of my oh-so properly named critters from our Mo2vation dive on Saturday.

I especially love the PINK abalone, my first non-green abalone at the beginning and the Sabellid worm toward the end.

divinman

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Apr 28, 2006

#13

Reef Fish Indenification, Baja to Panama (Humann and DeLoach)
Coastal Fish Indentification Paul Humann
Pacific Coast Inshore Fishes Fourth Edition Gotshall
Pacific Coast Crabs and Shrimp Gregory Jensen
Guide to Marine Invertibrates (Gotshall)
Seaweeds of the Pacific Coast (Mondragon)
Pacific Coast Pelagic Invertibrates (Wrobel and Mills)

Nudibranch Behavior Behrens/Pertrinos/Schrurs
Pacific Coast Nudibranchs Second Edition David Behrens
Eastern Pacific Nudibranchs Behrens/Hermodillo

Frank O

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Apr 28, 2006

#14

kelphelper:
One you didn't mention and that I sometimes find useful is National Audubon Society's Field Guide to North American Seashore Creatures. I also have the associated Field Guide to North American Seashells. They cover all coasts so they require lots of filtering but contain more variety than Gotshall's invert book.

And if you go to Hawaii, I can't rave enough about John Hoover's books. They are well worth the $$ if you're an ID geek like me!

I forgot "North American Seashells" ... that's on a different shelf.

However, "Seashore Creatures" is new to me -- thanks for the tip!

Like you, I got directed to Hoover for Hawaiian ID books when I was headed to Kauai a few years back.

Incidentally, Deb, those were great shots from the Sundiver trip last weekend. I remember seeing this on your laptop on the boat and oohing and aahing ...

Debbie K's sabellid picture