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The completely revised & up-to-date 5th edition of the book that took the mystery out of coral ID is now available. The Indo Pacific Coral Finder delivers easy genus level coral ID anywhere between the Red Sea and Easter Island.
Over 1730 images & expanded genus coverage Updated to reflect molecular taxonomy as of March 2022 Includes bibliography to molecular literature Twice the visual coverage (80 pages) of Coral Finder 3.0 Not for underwater use!
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"Clearly the best guide out there for understanding how to identify corals in the field. Teaches the process, allowing identification to different taxonomic levels and can adapt to taxonomic changes in future."
Thomas Bridge, Senior Curator – Corals, Queensland Museum
1 minute with the CORAL FINDER
What does the CORAL FINDER do?
How does the CORAL FINDER do it?
The Look-alike page
The Coral Finder creates a choice matrix for easy, at-a-glance decision making. Just scan the page and “see” the answer!
How it works
The answer to the question “What coral is that?” is in your head – literally. Your eyes and brain are the world’s most powerful supercomputer capable of solving complex visual problems instantly. Traditional field guides put text between you and the answer – and text needs to be interpreted. The Coral Finder reduces the problem of identifying corals to a series of simple visual choices. Read on… it’s as simple as 1,2,3!! “Watch the movie!”
The Coral Finder takes the confusion out of learning coral identification with a simplified glossary of terms. Culled from the hundreds in use by professional taxonomists the Coral Finder only tells what you need to know to get the job done.
Reverse engineering
The Coral Finder is designed to solve problems. Say you have a coral that doesn’t quite fit what you see on your chosen Look-Alike page. Crisis? What crisis? Just reverse engineer the problem using the genus index to track down your coral among the Coral Finder’s other growth forms.
Nothing shows the difference between two similar corals better than perfect side-by-side field photos. The Coral Finder includes exquisite two-shots that take the guess work out of separating problem groups of corals.
"Clearly the best guide out there for understanding how to identify corals in the field. Teaches the process, allowing identification to different taxonomic levels and can adapt to taxonomic changes in future."
Tom Bridge
Senior Curator
Corals, Queensland Museum
"I made a point of using the Coral Finder for taxa that I already knew, just to test how it worked, and it holds up extremely well. Well done on making something so complicated, relatively easy!"
Deborah Burn
Master of Philosophy Candidate
ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
"Difficulties in identifying corals underwater have been hampering coral enthusiasts and researchers alike for decades. I feel that the Coral Finder is a huge leap ahead. It is exceptionally well designed and easy to master. It is also timely, as the need for accurate survey has never been so pressing. I strongly endorse it for use anywhere in the Indo-Pacific."
Prof. J.E.N. Veron
Author Corals of the World, former Chief Scientist of the Australian Institute of Marine Science
"An extraordinary tool for coral identification!! My research wouldn't be the same without it!"
Chancey MacDonald
California Academy of Sciences
"We use the Coral Finder across our entire aquarium business and our collectors, aquarists and facility staff find it very easy to use. There is no other tool for quick and easy coral identification."
Lyle Squire Junior
Director, Cairns Marine, Australia’s largest aquarium exporter
"I highly recommend the “Indo Pacific Coral Finder”. I field tested it this summer in Palawan. It is very accurate and does a great job of covering the major genera and some dominant species. Every dive operation in the Indo-Pacific should have at least one (I could hardly keep it away from the resort staff), and it will help alleviate the ‘overwhelmed head-aches’ experienced by many Caribbean researchers when they first visit these high-diversity areas."
Prof. John McManus, PhD
Director, National Center for Coral Reef Research (NCORE) Professor, Marine Biology and Fisheries University of Miami, USA
"It is by far the best coral identification survey tool I have seen…"
Dr Clive Wilkinson
Global Coordinator Global, Coral Reef Monitoring Network
"When I need to get my head around coral ID quickly I use the Coral Finder. It just works."
Richard Fitzpatrick
Underwater Cinematographer and Shark Researcher
"The Coral Finder is an excellent piece of kit and a very useful tool as it provides people with an intuitive (given the human brain is a fairly remarkable pattern recognition machine) and rapid means to begin the process of indo-pacific coral ID."
Ivan Steward, BCom, BSc, MEnv.
Senior Environmental Scientist - Coffey Consulting
"I don’t get to the tropics enough which is why your rather wonderful key is such a boon. Easy to use, very simple, but with enough detail to make it very useful to amateurs and professionals alike."
Wilma Blom Ph.D.
Curator Marine Invertebrates, Auckland War Memorial Museum
