Reef Fish Florida and Caribbean app for iPhone and iPad
4.4 (
9834 ratings )
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Developer:
Indigo Publications
4.99 USD
Current version:
1.1, last update: 7 years ago
First release : 21 May 2010
App size: 51.61 Mb
This snorkelers’ guide to the most common shallow-water reef fish in Florida and the Caribbean includes 444 gorgeous underwater photos together with extensive notes for each. All content is by experts in the field: leading marine life author Robert Myers, photographers Robert Myers and Patrice Marker, and snorkeling guidebook authors, Judy and Mel Malinowski. As a bonus, links to underwater videos by Keller Laros, Rob Whitton, Mel Malinowski and others are provided.
This app provides a beautiful and convenient way to look up fish you have seen, or would like to see. It is fast and easy to use. Because of the large number of high quality pictures the size is 54 MB, thus you must download it via WiFi or better (not cellular).
Users can view an indexed list of 63 fish families with a thumbnail of a typical fish from that family. Tap on a family to see the fish from that family, with a thumbnail picture, and the common name. Tap on that fish to see a detail view, with large picture, and detailed notes about the fish.
Tap on the fish picture to enlarge it to full screen. Tap again to return. Tap on an add button to add to personal Favorites list.
Tap on Fish List to display a complete indexed alphabetical list of over 400 fish, with thumbnail pictures, and common name. Tap on one row to see details for that fish.
Tap on Slideshow to see a full screen slideshow of sharp, colorful pictures in random order. Tap again to see the name of the fish. Swipe to go to the detail view with notes. Tap to return to the slideshow, or tap twice to exit.
Tap on Favorites to view a list of personal Favorites, which can be added to, edited, or deleted.
Tap on Books to view other resources available from the authors, including detailed fish identification books and snorkeling site guidebooks.
An i button on the top right of the front page leads to complete instructions for the app. The app is so intuitive, however, that this is unlikely to be needed.
Other apps in the Reef Fish series include Reef Fish Hawaii and Mauna Lani (free).
Pros and cons of Reef Fish Florida and Caribbean app for iPhone and iPad
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This is undoubtedly the best app for fish ID. It is well organized with images that are clear and crisp for easy identification. The generic names are provided with obvious professional knowledge of years of experience in the fish biology field. You can not go diving without bringing this app with you. Thanks!
I used to take several books on my SCUBA vacations so that I could identify species each day after a dive. Now I will be taking this fabulous app instead. The photos are large enough to make out crucial details. The selection of fish and the short descriptions are helpful. I run the app on both ipod Touch and iPad. On the iPad in 2X view, the photos are just slightly pixelated. Reef Fish of Hawaii is also a favorite of mine. Thank you so much to Indigo Publications for this gift to all of us who love the sea. If you like the Lite version, you will love the full version. It is amazing to have over 400 photos for such a low price. Great value. Great fun.
Very useful plus practical. During a dive I always spot a fish or creature which I cant identify, by the time I get home and check my ID books Ive forgotten the colors, marking and differences that distinguish the species, this program is very handy, when I get back to the boat I find and identify the fish species and then put it into "my favorites" in the program. Photos are large and clear to identify species. "Movies" part of program is a cool feature which shows small movie clips of marine fish, mammals, and sea creatures to show your diving and non-diving friends.
I love this app! Pictures are excellent and app program is well done. The only reason I took off a star is because the catalog of fish is lacking somewhat. For example, they show a Yellow Tang in one of the videos, but is not listed with the individual fish. Hopefully, they will continue to update with more species, but well worth the current price.
What I like most is how the description scrolls under the photo so I am still able to look at the fish & see the distinguishing features that are mentioned. I also appreciate the photos of the juveniles as so many dont look like the adults. I only wish there were more. The photos are a good size on my phone & I have already used it numerous times. It is a great help to be able to get out of the water & be able to search for what I have seen while my memory is fresh. The only thing I dont like is sharing with my dive buddies- get your own! It is well worth the inexpensive cost.
What a great on the spot reference. Im using this on both my iPHONE and iPAD. The 2X on the iPAD is really only pixelated on the application but the photos are pretty darn clear in 2X. The developer is talking about an iPAD version (which I have no problem spending the extra 5 bucks). In order to view the videos you want to be connected via wifi and not 3G because of the bandwidth requirments. One addition that I would like to see on the Florida version is the addition of Turtles. We have LOTS of Turtles in Florida and they warrent a family. Thanks much to the author ... way to go!
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