About these pages...

First and foremost, these pages would not exist were it not for the influence of the guides put together by Paul Humann and Ned Deloach on Caribbean marine species. Almost every identification is based on the information from the books in their REEF SET, which includes 3 books: Reef Coral Identification, Reef Creature Identification, and Reef Fish Identification. These guides are an invaluable source of information, and feature fantastic photography.

The pictures shown were taken either by myself, or (where noted) by my wife Mary Everhart during visits to the Gerace Research Center. On our first trip to San Salvador (December 2001), I used an Ikelite Aquashot 2, with disposable cameras that I modified according to