Beautifully illustrated guide to who lives where and who eats who. This comprehensive yet user-friendly volume is a layman's guide to the identification and habits of hundreds of marine animals. Much more than a fish identification book, this all-in-one guide emphasizes the most interesting aspects of the natural history of animals that range from sponges to the great whales.

You will discover how animals adapt to their surroundings, how each species manages to survive, how various animals reproduce, how they capture their food, and what "bag of tricks" they employ to avoid being captured by other animals. There are chapters on the habitats of the reef, sand and rubble zones, and the wall. Included are over 300 of the authors' best color photographs, color-coded pages, frequent boxes on points of interest, photo tips, at-a-glance boxes, and the authors' personal accounts of their encounters with various animals.