Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

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	All Tropical Seas Number of species: 2180 Number of photos: 9093			Tropical Pacific Number of species: 1439 Number of photos: 5001
	The Caribbean, the Bahamas and Florida Number of species: 740 Number of photos: 4340			South Florida and the Florida Keys Number of species: 633 Number of photos: 3959
	Hawaii Number of species: 362 Number of photos: 1732			Eastern Pacific Number of species: 138 Number of photos: 706

Florent Charpin is a recreational scuba diver and underwater photographer based in New York City. He has been diving since 2002 and has visited many tropical reefs around the world, including the Caribbean, the Pacific, Hawaii, the Eastern Pacific and French Polynesia. He is passionate about marine life and enjoys sharing his knowledge and photos with other divers and nature enthusiasts. He created this website as a personal project to document his diving experiences and to provide a comprehensive guide to the tropical reef species he has encountered.
Thank you for visiting and I hope you find this website useful and enjoyable.

Disclaimer: I am not a taxonomist, just a recreational scuba diver with a keen interest in underwater photography and species identification. This website is a personal project and is not affiliated with any organization or institution. The content of this website is for informational purposes only and the author of this website is not responsible for any errors or omissions in the content or for any actions taken based on the information provided on this website. It is likely that some of the species identified on this website are incorrect. I rely primarily on popular field guides and web resources, and there are inherent limitations in identifying organisms exclusively from photos. The species taxonomy is based on the WORMS classification published at https://www.marinespecies.org
If you spot any mistakes please let me know at www@reefguide.org, it will be greatly appreciated.