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Maldives’ dazzling underwater world: your essential fish identification guide.

Fishes of the Maldives

Indian Ocean

$107.36

  • Paperback

    308 pages

  • Release Date

    12 May 2026

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Summary

Fishes of the Maldives - Indian Ocean is a comprehensive identification guide with over 1130 colour photographs of sharks, rays and fishes likely to be seen by divers. This book uses an innovative concept to allow easy retrieval and identification of species and is useful for researchers as well as divers and snorkellers. It includes a systematic classification and detailed description for each species and describes points of interest and differences between similar species. The 1st …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781876410155
ISBN-10:1876410159
Author:Rudie H. Kuiter, Tim Godfrey
Publisher:Atoll Editions
Imprint:Atoll Editions
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:308
Edition:3rd
Release Date:12 May 2026
Weight:800g
Dimensions:19mm x 160mm x 240mm
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Fishes of the Maldives by Rudie H. Kuiter - ISBN: 9781876410155
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What They're Saying

Critics Review

‘An indispensable resource for dive tourists, naturalists and marine scientists not only in the Maldives but also several other nations with corals reefs nearby… I would recommend this book to anyone with a keen interest in coral reef fishes in the central and western Indian Ocean’- Nicholas A J Graham Phd, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University

‘The most comprehensive and useful Maldives fish guide I have found that is light enough to take on holiday’- Amazon customer

‘Almost 300 pages of good quality images, ideal for identifying fish’- reefs.com

About The Author

Rudie H. Kuiter

Rudie H. Kuiter, the principal author and photographer, started diving in 1964. He began drawing and photographing the various species, most of which were unknown at the time. He has published scientific papers on biology and descriptions of new taxa, and articles on seahorses, seadragons and other aquatic life have appeared in magazines around the world.

Timothy J. Godfrey has been researching the atolls of the Maldives since 1986 when he started work as a dive instructor and guide on safari boats. He is also the author of the books Dive Maldives, Atlas of the Maldives and the Maldives Divers and Travellers Map. In 2007, he returned to marine studies and completed a Bachelor of Science (Marine Biology) degree at James Cook University, Qld in 2013. In 2014 he co-authored Fishes of the Maldives with Rudie Kuiter, focusing on the sharks and rays. In 2022 he published and co-authored with Sally McPhee: Shore Life of the Great Ocean Road.

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