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Description
Updated January 2026. Covers 367 fish seen by scuba divers (and all fish seen by snorkelers). Flip through screens like pages of a book or find a fish quickly by color or shape. Up to 5 photos per fish— showing juveniles, males, females, color variations. Videos of each fish too. Save fish you've seen in the Log Book. Sharpen your fish ID skills with flashcard-style Quiz Mode. - Targeted to scuba divers and advanced snorkelers. - 366 species / 950+ photos - Identify fish by color, shape, family group, name (common, scientific, or Hawaiian). - Videos of all fish (requires internet) - Flashcard-style quiz mode. - Links to Fishbase and Reef.org for each fish. - Logbook: save fish, add notes, share Logbook. - Works great on iPads too. Created by John Hoover, author of Hawaii's best-selling marine life ID books: The Ultimate Guide to Hawaiian Reef Fishes, and: Hawaii's Sea Creatures, a Guide to Hawaii's Marine Invertebrates. Check them out on Amazon.
What's New
Broken Fishbase link fixed.
Details
- Developer
- John P. Hoover
- Main Category
- Travel
- Version
- 3.7.3
- Version Release
- 2026-01-21
- Initial Release
- 2017-04-29
- Size
- 475 MB
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Price
- USD 9.99
- Languages
- EN
- Bundle ID
- com.john.HawaiiFishIDApp2017.scubafish
- Version Rating
- ★ 5.00 (17)
- First Seen
- 2026-05-28
Metadata updated 2026-06-12
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User Reviews
This is easy to use and identify all the varieties we see in Hawaii. Even for snorkeling in retirement after years of scuba, we find most of these fish.
Studying for the next REEF surveyor level was never easier! I love how Mr. Hoover included the REEF ranking numbers and his pictures are so well-chosen and his descriptions so succinct. Worth every penny.
I'm taking a reef ID class here in Hawaii where I live, swim and snorkel; classification of species and family and the clear photos are better than the syllabus in the class. And the instructor actually recommends this app too. Mahalo nui loa for this great tool!
I love this app! Easy to navigate and find the fish you want to ID. And I love the quiz feature! Well done Mr. Hoover!
As a dive pro, this app makes it really easy for me to give my divers a taste of Hawaiian style. Absolutely love how easy it is to find the less easy to identify aquatic life, then tie that in to the local culture. I continue to recommend it to my dive buddies, and it makes for a really good time over drinks comparing what we saw post-dive.
Helping me to ID Target āspecies reef fishing. Includes most hawaiian names as well. Mahalo! 🤙🏽
This app is beautifully organized. Very user friendly, so it’s very easy to find what you are looking for with multiple search options. Common & scientific names with a nice amount of specifics. Well thought out all around. And no mining of app users data! THANK YOU
I use this all the time after a dive! Since I don’t carry my book with me, the app gives me a portable option on my phone.
We’ve really enjoyed using this app during a weeklong trip to Maui. The pictures and videos are excellent. Organization is great. It’s fun to see the Hawaiian names for all the fish. And it’s nice to be able to log and export or share our notes for the fish we see. It includes some notes on habitat, diet, behavior, and identification for each fish. For example, I was trying to ID a particular Goatfish that didn’t quite match the pictures and names. Then I noticed in the description for the Squarespot Goatfish that the dark spot on its side sometimes disappears.
Clear, easy to use, great photos and wonderful to create and keep your own memento “book” of what was seen.
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