Best online ressource for Fish & Critters Identification

Shared by The Smiling Seahorse on October 05, 2020 in Sea Life

Ever met an underwater critter you've never seen before? It happens to me all the time when diving in Myanmar and I am so curious I have to learn more about these mysteries.

Of course when cruising Mergui Archipelago, internet isn't available so I am just looking at my favorite fish identifications books which we always keep onboard.
But if the book fails me, I have more tools in my search quest to find the name and specifics of the marine life I find underwater. 

My selection of online ressources to identify the reef species you meet underwater:

For fish Identification

​FishBase http://www.fishbase.org/ a large base of worldwide fish, available in many languages
Australian Museum http://www.australian.museum/ a complete sheet with fishes classified by family and order
Gobies http://www.gobiidae.com/ a goby specialized website
Fish Photo Database http://www.fishdb.co.uk/ an English names database with pictures
​Fish Photo list http://www.oceanlight.com/ a list a fishes around the world

For Sea slugs and other invertebrate identification

​Sea Slug Forum http://www.seaslugforum.net/ a database from the Australian museum
Nudibranch Identification http://www.nudipixel.net/ a facebook page about nudis
Cephalopods http://www.thecephalopodpage.org/ Catalog and articles about page
Facebook group ​NUDIBRANCHS, WORMS AND SEA SLUGS a share and ask plateform

For all reef creature identification

Coral Reef Creatures http://www.reefimages.com/ a Portofolio of all fishes and invertebrates
SeaLifeBase http://www.sealifebase.org/ a scientific database
Facebook group for all marine life: ​ID Please (Marine Creature Identification) ask anything you need to identify
Facebook group for shrimps and crabs: Crustacean Identification Group a community helper

Join us for a lifetime adventure in Myanmar to discover Myanmar Incredible Marine life and discover more and more species ...

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