'Michelle Brayshaw, artist and visual arts educator, presents an exceptional field guide to the parrotfish species living within the Great Barrier Reef. Brayshaw writes with the scrupulous attention to detail of a researcher and the presentation and reflections of an artist... What makes this book special is Brayshaw's personality and experience, which runs through it... this book is gold dust for anyone who wants to better identify parrotfish species.'
Vicky Pollington, Associate Member in 'The Marine Biologist' magazine, January 2026
Blending colour, images, paintings, and a love of the sea through the eyes and behaviour of her beloved Parrotfish, Michelle brings a different style to the academic books we carry on board our vessel as reference material. What is different is that you feel the pulse of the emotion between the writer and her subject, the extraordinary Parrotfish. Congratulations, Michelle, in absolutely showcasing one of our most awesome underwater creatures.
Alan Wallish, Founder, Passions of Paradise, Reef Operator, Cairns, Australia
We absolutely love this book. Its great to see this extraordinary animal bought to the pages of a comprehensive guide.
Andy Ridley, CEO, Citizens of the Great Barrier Reef
The readers of this unique book will experience how colour appears and what colours do appear. The energy of colour produced from the chromatophores in the skins of the Parrotfish will evoke both feelings of pleasure and wonderment. Nature displayed in this way has a transforming effect on our being, bringing our imaginations and sensibilities into a world shielded by water, often hidden and forgotten.
Dr. Sharyn A Schubert, Educator and Researcher, edD;, B.A.(Hons)., B.Ed.,.Grad.Dip.Theo. Ed., Dip.T.