by Helmut Debelius
IKAN Guide

Malaysia, Indonesia, Gulf of Thailand, Chinese and Vietnamese coasts and the islands of the Japanese waters of the East China Sea. It covers all the marine life of the area from fishes through cephalopods to sea squirts and sponges. An ideal guide to the marine life of the area.

Helmut Debelius is renowned for his series of books on the world’s marine life. The hallmark of his books is their extensive and beautiful photography coupled with information to enable the diver to identify almost every marine creature that they encounter. They are an invaluable resource for any diver who wants to make the most of their diving trip.

Hardback, 320pp, over 1000 photos.

By E.Knop
IKAN Guide

This book captures the breathtaking panorama of the worlds corals through more than 1000 stunning photographs and a number of captivating short stories. A feast of information for divers, naturalists and anyone else concerned about this, one of the vast but fragile wonders of our planet.

Extensive and beautiful photography.

By H. Debelius

Extensive and beautiful photography coupled with information to enable the diver to identify almost every marine creature that they encounter. An invaluable resource for any diver who wants to make the most of their diving trip. This guide covers the marine life of the Indo-Pacific region including the Great Barrier Reef.-

By H. Debelius

An invaluable resource for any diver who wants to make the most of their diving trip.This is a comprehensive guide to the ocean’s crustacea. Extensive and beautiful photography.

by Helmut Debelius
IKAN Guide

This extensive guide to the fish and marine animals of the Indian Ocean is dedicated to the divers and snorkellers who seek knowledge of the marine environment. Spanning the Maldives, Sri Lanka, Thailand, South Africa, Mauritius, Madagascar, East Africa and The Seychelles, the author uses his abundant experience to assist not only in identifying the species, but also to give some insight into their interesting behaviour.

Hardback.

By H. Debelius
IKAN

Extensive and beautiful photography coupled with information enables the diver to identify almost every marine creature that they encounter. They are an invaluable resource for any diver who wants to make the most of their diving trip.

This volume is a comprehensive guide to the fish of Mediterranean and Atlantic waters from Norway to South Africa and from Spain to Turkey.

Hb. Colour photos throughout
235x150mm

By H. Debelius and R. Kuiter
2008

This book is probably the most substantial work on the subject, including over 2500 photographs of more than 1180 species.

It offers identification of most nudibranchs to species level, identifying relationships between species from different oceans. It also gives information on behaviour including defence, camouflage and mimicry.

It is an invaluable book for divers, field workers, biologists, naturalists, scientists and photographers.

Hb. 362pp 210x280mm

By R. Kuiter

Fantastic colour photography, is not just a picture-book but the most comprehensive encyclopeodia of the world's seahorses and thier relatives. It is not strictly an IKAN publication but it is modeled on the style created and promoted by Helmut Debelius.

The names of the creatures included in this book speak for themselves: seahorses, seadragons, pipehorses, pipefishes, bellowfishes, flutemouths, trumpetfishes and seamoths. Over 370 species are covered with more than 1200 photographs mostly taken in their natural habitats, introducing genera and subgenera. This includes around 80 species of seahorse.

Hb. 334pp 204x280mm

the most complete book of its type on the world's cetacean, it provides the reader with practical aids for the identification of 79 species. It includes feature stories that describe their habits and unique capab

This is an invaluable reference book for the great variety of fishes found in the world's seas. As such, it is of value to all fish enthusiasts be they biogeographers and ichthyologists, divers and aquarists or fishermen.

With more than 6,000 photographs of marine fishes, this book sets a benchmark for their identification. It provides the greatest possible coverage and primarily aims to assist people interested in marine fishes and their scientific names or classification. Some 4,200 species are included. The photographs are carefully sized to clearly identify the fish.

Hb 210x280mm 720pp

By Helmut Debelius and R. Kuiter

This book is the natural companion volume to World Atlas of Marine Fishes.
This World Atlas includes many of the familiar decapod crustacea (lobsters, crabs, shrimps), some worms and highly diverse mollusca, seaslugs and some other snails such as cowry, as well as octopus, squid and other cephalopods, various groups of mobile invertebrates such as flatworms, seastars, urchins, and many other echinoderms. With rare exceptions, they are photographed in their natural habitats.

Hb. 725pp 210x280mm

By M. Norman

These sea creatures are all too easily overlooked. Never again, once experienced through this excellent guide. Full of beautiful photographs and background material, Mark has given us a wonderful record of the most intelligent of marine life.

By H. Debelius

Beautifully illustrated photographic guide to the elasmobranchs of the world's oceans. Another excellent book in this series. A must for those with a special interest in sharks and related species.