A comprehensive marine life identification guide on the Maldives with over 1000 photographs. An easy to use visual reference for reef walkers, snorkelers, and scuba divers. This book covers a wide range of the most commonly seen invertebrates and illustrates the extraordinary diversity and color of the Maldives natural environment.

Beneath the warm, clear waters of the Maldives lies a wonderful world of extraordinary sea creatures.

This truly magnificent spectacle is captured in over 350 pages of vivid photographs with authoritative text by Australia’s leading Marine Naturalist. Although this book is based on scientific classification, its primary function is to encourage greater awareness among divers on a level that everyone can understand.

The text is informative and educational and illustrates almost every major group of marine invertebrates. It is supported by a full Glossary to explain reference to scientific terms.

By using this book as a guide, divers can recognize and understand more about the many creatures seen on the reefs and participate in their discovery. It provides the reader with an opportunity to explore previously unknown life forms and opens a whole new adventure into the world of marine invertebrates.

This 3rd edition has been updated in 2019.