Fish Identification

Matthew Metcalf

07/06/2020

Fish Identification Course

Wouldn’t it be great to know what Koh Tao marine life is called? You are seeing all these amazing and sometimes weird-looking fish underwater whether you are scuba diving on Koh Tao or snorkeling.

Why Take This Course?

The Fish Identification course provides an overview of the fish families found in the Caribbean Sea, the Red Sea, and the Indo-Pacific Ocean so if you are planning on traveling and diving in these areas this will help you to classify and identify the fish that you see. You can be an expert in no time, great for identifying the fish that you discover and any pub quizzes! And another course that can be done online.

SSI Fish Identification card

What Does The Course Teach You?

You will how to identify physical characteristics to identify all types of fish, not just Koh Tao Marine Life.
Identify patterns of behavior that contribute to identification.
Identify the fish families in the Caribbean, Red Sea, and Indo-Pacific and learn more about them.
There is a lot to discover about these regions, which is why there are 8 chapters in the course, there is a lot of fish to learn about.

How Long Does It Take?

There are 8 chapters to read in the Fish Identification course with a short quiz after each one, followed by an exam.
You can take the exam as many times as necessary to achieve the required 100% pass rate. If you are a quick study it could take you just 1 day but there is no fixed schedule so you can take your time.

Diving with marine life Koh Tao — Koh Tao marine life is very diverse

Who Can Take The Fish Identification Course?

Anyone over the age of 10 years and you don’t need to be a diver so your friends can do the course too, let them know about it.
You do not need to be an SSI diver either.
There are no dives required to complete the course although it would be great if you want to do some. Koh Tao was many dive courses for all levels of divers.

Koh Tao diving with lionfish — Lionfish swimming at Chumphon Pinnacle

How Much Does It Cost?

Times are hard right now for many people, so the cost is very cheap just like our other ecology courses it is only 2,000 baht which can be paid via Paypal.

Chumphon Pinnacle Koh Tao — A murky whale shark with divers, Koh Tao

How Can I Sign-up?

If you are already a Mojo customer contact us and we can register the course for you once you have paid a deposit of 1,000 baht.
Once we have registered you will receive an email with access to the course through the MySSI app.
If you are not a Mojo customer but want to complete the course you will need to register with SSI, not forgetting to choose Mojo Divers as your dive center.
Then contact us as above.