Neville Coleman

Neville Coleman (born 1938) is an Australian naturalist, underwater nature photographer, writer, publisher and educator. In 2007 Coleman was inducted to the International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame.

Coleman started scuba diving in 1963, exploring Sydney Harbour. Later he joined a scientific study group and in 1969 undertook a project aiming to document entire marine life of Australia, using underwater photography.

His first book, Australian marine fishes in colour was published in 1974, and he subsequently authored more than 50 books.

Coleman discovered many marine creatures new to science. Several species of fish, nudibranchs and other invertebrates have been named after him, including a mantis shrimp Lysiosquilla colemani, a nudibranch Chromodoris colemani, and a pygmy seahorse Hippocampus colemani.

Bibliography

• Australian marine fishes in colour (1974) Reed, Sydney ISBN 0589071416
• The Australian beachcomber (1979) Collins ISBN 0002164248
• Fishes of Victoria (1981) Doubleday, Sydney ISBN 0868240397
• Australian sea fishes south of 30s (1980) Doubleday, Sydney ISBN 0868240184
• Australian sea fishes north of 30 S (1981) Doubleday, Sydney ISBN 0868240338
• Harmful fishes of Australia (1982) Doubleday, Sydney ISBN 0868240400
• Encyclopedia of marine mammals (1991) Blandford, London ISBN 0713722894
• Australia's sharks & rays (1992) Weldon Publishing, Sydney ISBN 1863022627
• Marine life of the Maldives (2000) Atoll, Apollo Bay, Vic. ISBN 1876410361
• Fiji Islands: wildlife guide (2005) Neville Coleman's Underwater Geographic, Springwood, Qld ISBN 9780947325466
• Nudibranchs encyclopedia (2008) Neville Coleman's Underwater Geographic, Springwood, Qld ISBN 9780947325411

Sources

• Neville Colemans' website
• National Library of Australia
• Scuba Hall of Fame
• CSIRO Taxon Report
• Australian Museum

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