THE FILE 25,000 35mm.

OVERVIEW The underwater world, especially the behavioral and lifecycle aspects of marine animals. Octopus and cuttlefish coverage is especially strong with numerous species and many behaviors.

UNDERWATER COVERAGE More than 1,000 species of marine invertebrates and fish, fully identified, with strong areas of concentration. Single species and groups of related species: cuttlefish, crinoids and associates, horseshoe crabs, manatees, nudibranchs, octopuses, sea anemone commensals, sea stars. When considering Bavendam's index listings, in most cases generalized behavioral listings such as camouflage, defense or predation refer to marine animals.

GEOGRAPHIC AREAS Underwater: Australia, British Columbia, Caribbean, Indonesia, New England, Papua New Guinea. Topside: Australia, Bali, Bonaire, Galápagos Islands.

RECENT COVERAGE Emus, coral reef at night, Indonesian marine life, whale sharks, great white sharks, other shark species.

CREDITS Magazines: In U.S.: National Geographic, National Wildlife, Natural History, Nature's Best, Smithsonian; in France: Figaro, Geo, Terre Sauvage; in Germany: Natur, Geo, Stern, Unterwasser, UWF; in Italy: Airone, Mondo Sommerso; in Japan: Newton, Quark. Books: Grolier, Houghton Mifflin, Macmillan, National Geographic, Reader's Digest, Time-Life. Author/Photographer: Lure of the Frogfish (National Geographic, 1998); Eye to Eye with the Giant Octopus (National Geographic, 1991); Feather Star Crinoids, Flowers of the Coral Reefs (National Geographic, 1996); The Giant Cuttlefish, Chameleon of the Reef (National Geographic, 1995). Calendars: Animal Kingdom, Macmillan, Pomegranate, Sierra Club, World Wildlife. Agents: Minden Pictures (Aptos, CA.), BIOS (France).