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A field guide to the Marine Animals of the Cape Peninsula
This book is for local Cape divers, visitors and anyone curious to learn about and identify the profusion of submarine life in the waters around the Cape Penisula.
From sponges to whales via basket stars and tube worms, this guide contains field descriptions of over 400 species of marine animals, with colour photographs and brief explanations of the biology of each major animal group.
News flash! The guide is now available at R250.00 including packaging and postage for mailing anywhere within South Africa. We cannot handle overseas requests just yet. Please contact us at
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About the author: Georgina Jones first dived at A-Frame on the western shores of False Bay in 1990. Despite having dived in many different places since then, she remains convinced that the most fascinating place to dive is right where she beganl
Georgina Jones is a member of SURG and a regular contributor. |
Nudibranches of the cape peninsula
Small and beautiful, with wonderful shapes and colours, nudibranchs are often a diver's favourite subject underwater. 80 species found in Cape Town's water, from the rare to the common, are described in this guide. Each species receives its own page, providing information on characteristic features, distribution, habitat, and more, as well as up to four photographs. These show different individuals, highlighting their variability, and include, where possible, the egg ribbon or mass.
News flash! The guide is now available at R135.00 plus R10 for postage and packaging for mailing anywhere within South Africa. We cannot handle overseas requests just yet. Please contact us at
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About the author: Guido Zsilavecz started diving in 1989, and took up underwater photography on his 27th dive. Early on he developed a strong lasting interest in the underwater environment, with the emphasis on fishes. This has led him to publish the first SURG guide, "Coastal Fishes of the Cape Peninsula and False Bay" in 2005. Nudibranchs were an obvious candidate for a second guide, and work on it started soon after publication of the first book. This time, instead of relying on his archive of slides, he decided to find each species again, this time capturing them digitally. To create the most comprehensive Cape Town nudibranch guide available he also used images from other underwater photographers.
Guido has written numerous articles for diving magazines, has contributed photographs to other fish identification guides, and has won awards and prizes for his photography. While he travels regularly to exotic diving locations around the world, he prefers Cape Peninsula waters most.
Guido Zsilavecz is a founder member of SURG and a regular contributor. |
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Coastal fishes of the Cape Peninsula.
Finally a guide dedicated to fishes found in the Cape Town area! Over 80 resident species, and a few visitors, are described. Information on characteristic features, distribution, habitat and more are provided. Each description is accompanied by at least one full colour photograph, with several used to show differences in colouration between males and females, juveniles and adults, or simply colour variants. All colour images are grouped together for quick identification, with easy cross-referencing between images and text.
News flash! The guide is now available at R115.00 plus R10 for postage and packaging for mailing anywhere within South Africa. We cannot handle overseas requests just yet. Please contact us at
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About the author: Guido Zsilavecz started diving in 1989, and took up underwater photography on his 27th dive. Early on he developed a strong lasting interest in the underwater environment, with the emphasis on fishes. A desire to identify everything seen and photographed underwater led to the discovery, and subsequent description, of the bluespotted klipfish, Pavoclinus caeruleopuncatus.
Guido has written numerous articles for diving magazines, has contributed photographs to other fish identification guides, and has won awards and prizes for his photography. While he travels regularly to exotic diving locations around the world, he prefers Cape Peninsula waters most. |
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