Foreword -- Introduction -- Area of Coverage -- Faunal Composition -- Biology of Reef Fishes -- Ecology of Reef Fishes -- Classification of Fishes -- Preserving Fishes -- Sending Specimens to the Museum -- Fish Photography -- Dangerous Fishes -- Fish or Fishes? -- How to use this Book -- Colour Patterns -- Edibility Ratings -- Acknowledgements -- Guide to Families -- Fish Plates -- PLATE 1: SHARKS -- PLATE 2: SHARKS (FAMILY CARCHARHINIDAE) -- PLATE 3: SHARKS AND RAYS -- PLATE 4: SHARKS AND RAYS -- PLATE 5: RAYS AND GHOST SHARKS -- PLATE 6: HERRINGS AND RELATIVES -- PLATE 7: MORAY EELS (FAMILY MURAENIDAE) -- PLATE 8: MORAY EELS (FAMILY MURAENIDAE) -- PLATE 9: SNAKE-EELS AND CONGER EELS -- PLATE 10: SNAKE-EELS AND GARDEN-EELS -- PLATE 11: CATFISHES AND LIZARDFISHES -- PLATE 12: FROGFISHES, ANGLERFISHES, CLINGFISHES AND CUSKEELS -- PLATE 13: FLYING FISHES, GARFISHES, LONGTOMS AND HARDYHEADS -- PLATE 14: SQUIRRELFISHES(FAMILY HOLOCENTRIDAE) -- PLATE 15: SQUIRRELFISHES(FAMILY HOLOCENTRIDAE) -- PLATE 16: KNIGHT FISHES, DORIES, FLUTEMOUTHS, ETC. -- PLATE 17: SEAHORSES AND PIPEFISHES (FAMILY SYNGNATHIDAE) -- PLATE 18: PIPEFISHES, SCORPIONFISHES AND STONEFISHES -- PLATE 19: SCORPIONFISHES, STONEFISHES AND WASPFISHES -- PLATE 20: SCORPIONFISHES, WASPFISHES AND VELVETFISHES -- PLATE 21: VELVETFISHES, GURNARDS AND FLATHEADS -- PLATE 22: ROCKCODS (FAMILY SERRANIDAE) -- PLATE 23: ROCKCODS (FAMILY SERRANIDAE) -- PLATE 24: ROCKCODS (FAMILY SERRANIDAE) -- PLATE 25: ROCKCODS (FAMILY SERRANIDAE) -- PLATE 26: ROCKCODS (FAMILY SERRANIDAE) -- PLATE 27: BASSLETS(SUBFAMILY ANTHIINAE -- FAMILY SERRANIDAE) -- PLATE 28: LONGFINS, DOTTYBACKS AND RELATIVES -- PLATE 29: ROCKCODS (SERRANIDAE) AND DOTTYBACKS (PSEUDOCHROMIDAE) -- PLATE 30: GLASSFISHES (AMBASSIDAE), GRUNTERS(TERAPONTIDAE) AND WHITINGS (SILLAGINIDAE) -- PLATE 31: BIGEYES AND CARDINALFISHES.

PLATE 32: CARDINALFISHES (FAMILY APOGONIDAE) -- PLATE 33: CARDINALFISHES (FAMILY APOGONIDAE) -- PLATE 34: CARDINALFISHES (FAMILY APOGONIDAE) -- PLATE 35: CARDINALFISHES (FAMILY APOGONIDAE) -- PLATE 36: CARDINALFISHES (FAMILY APOGONIDAE) -- PLATE 37: TREVALLIES (FAMILY CARANGIDAE) -- PLATE 38: TREVALLIES (FAMILY CARANGIDAE) -- PLATE 39: DOLPHINFISHES AND TREVALLIES -- PLATE 40: TREVALLIES, PONYFISHES ANDMISCELLANEOUS FAMILIES -- PLATE 41: TROPICAL SNAPPERS (FAMILY LUTJANIDAE) -- PLATE 42: TROPICAL SNAPPERS (FAMILY LUTJANIDAE) -- PLATE 43: TROPICAL SNAPPERS (FAMILY LUTJANIDAE) -- PLATE 44: TROPICAL SNAPPERS AND SWEETLIPS -- PLATE 45: SWEETLIPS, FUSILIERS AND BANJOFISHES -- PLATE 46: FUSILIERS AND TILEFISHES -- PLATE 47: EMPERORS AND BREAMS -- PLATE 48: EMPERORS (FAMILY LETHRINIDAE) -- PLATE 49: THREADFIN-BREAMS (FAMILY NEMIPTERIDAE) -- PLATE 50: MONOCLE-BREAMS AND SILVER BIDDIES -- PLATE 51: MONOCLE-BREAMS AND GOATFISHES -- PLATE 52: GOATFISHES (FAMILY MULLIDAE) -- PLATE 53: CROAKERS, BULLSEYES AND DRUMMERS -- PLATE 54: ARCHERFISHES AND BATFISHES -- PLATE 55: SCATS AND BUTTERFLYFISHES -- PLATE 56: BUTTERFLYFISHES(FAMILY CHAETODONTIDAE) -- PLATE 57: BUTTERFLYFISHES(FAMILY CHAETODONTIDAE) -- PLATE 58: BUTTERFLYFISHES AND ANGELFISHES -- PLATE 59: ANGELFISHES (FAMILY POMACANTHIDAE) -- PLATE 60: ANGELFISHES (FAMILY POMACANTHIDAE) -- PLATE 61: DAMSELFISHES(FAMILY POMACENTRIDAE) -- PLATE 62: DAMSELFISHES (FAMILYPOMACENTRIDAE) -- PLATE 63: DAMSELFISHES(FAMILY POMACENTRIDAE) -- PLATE 64: DAMSELFISHES(FAMILY POMACENTRIDAE) -- PLATE 65: DAMSELFISHES(FAMILY POMACENTRIDAE) -- PLATE 66: DAMSELFISHES (POMACENTRIDAE) -- PLATE 67: DAMSELFISHES (POMACENTRIDAE) AND HAWKFISHES (CIRRHITIDAE) -- PLATE 68: HAWKFISHES AND EEL BLENNIES -- PLATE 69: MULLETS, THREADFINS AND BARRACUDAS -- PLATE 70: WRASSES (FAMILY LABRIDAE) -- PLATE 71: WRASSES (FAMILY LABRIDAE).

PLATE 72: WRASSES (FAMILY LABRIDAE) -- PLATE 73: WRASSES (LABRIDAE) -- PLATE 74: WRASSES (FAMILY LABRIDAE) -- PLATE 75: WRASSES (FAMILY LABRIDAE) -- PLATE 76: WRASSES (LABRIDAE) -- PLATE 77: WRASSES (FAMILY LABRIDAE) -- PLATE 78: WRASSES (FAMILY LABRIDAE) -- PLATE 79: WRASSES (LABRIDAE) -- PLATE 80: PARROTFISHES (FAMILY SCARIDAE) -- PLATE 81: PARROTFISHES (FAMILY SCARIDAE) -- PLATE 82: PARROTFISHES (FAMILY SCARIDAE) -- PLATE 83: GRUBFISHES, JAWFISHES AND STARGAZERS -- PLATE 84: BLENNIES (FAMILY BLENNIIDAE) -- PLATE 85: BLENNIES (FAMILY BLENNIIDAE) -- PLATE 86: BLENNIES (FAMILY BLENNIIDAE) -- PLATE 87: THREEFINS (TRIPTERYGIIDAE) AND DRAGONETS (CALLIONYMIDAE) -- PLATE 88: DRAGONETS (CALLIONYMIDAE) AND GOBIES (GOBIIDAE) -- PLATE 89: GOBIES (FAMILY GOBIIDAE) -- PLATE 90: GOBIES (FAMILY GOBIIDAE) -- PLATE 91: GOBIES, DARTFISHES, SAND DIVERS AND CONVICT BLENNIES -- PLATE 92: GOBIES, GUDGEONS AND SPINEFEET -- PLATE 93: SURGEONFISHES AND SPINEFEET -- PLATE 94: SURGEONFISHES(FAMILY ACANTHURIDAE) -- PLATE 95: SURGEONFISHES (ACANTHURIDAE) -- PLATE 96: BILLFISHES AND TUNAS -- PLATE 97: MACKERELS AND TUNAS (FAMILY SCOMBRIDAE) -- PLATE 98: FLOUNDERS AND SOLES -- PLATE 99: DUCKBILLS, DRIFTFISHES AND TRIPODFISHES -- PLATE 100: TRIGGERFISHES (FAMILY BALISTIDAE) -- PLATE 101: TRIGGERFISHES AND LEATHERJACKETS(FILEFISHES) -- PLATE 102: LEATHERJACKETS(FAMILY MONACANTHIDAE) -- PLATE 103: BOXFISHES AND PUFFERFISHES -- PLATE 104: BOXFISHES AND PUFFERFISHES -- PLATE 105: PUFFERS AND PORCUPINEFISHES -- Index.