Reference Book(s) for Reef Fish

[christyf5]

By far my fave has to be scott michaels pocket book "reef fishes" or his newer one "marine fishes" I think it has about 500 of the most commonly seen (some not so common here in canada) fishes. It has some basic info on max size, collection area, what it eats and if its reef safe as well as behavioral stuff. I call it the "quick and dirty" research book as its incredibly handy and sometimes I take it to the LFS with me when they get a shipment of new stuff that i might be unfamiliar with. I don't really have much for fish books, most of mine are general reef or invert books as I haven't found one yet that is as helpful and comprehensive. I find a lot of the books seem to focus on a single group of fish or include fish that hobbyists have zero access to so its more just informational and the "neato but i can never have this" factor.