Detailed but easy-to-use, this volume is a guide to the more than 160 recognized species of these mostly large, colorful tropical reef fishes, also known as rockcod. With outstanding color photographs, the book presents up-to-date biological, ecological, and population information for each species. The text is an indispensable publication for fisheries scientists and managers as well as divers, anglers, and those with a general interest in reef fishes.