Best online ressource for Fish & Critters Identification

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 helperJoin us for a lifetime adventure in Myanmar to discover Myanmar Incredible Marine life and discover more and more species …