Anilao, Philippines Fishes

This page presents fishes we have photographed on several dive trips to Anilao, Philippines. Although we tended to focus our attention on nudibranchs and sea slugs, we did get a few photos of various fish. These pages, however, do not show many (or even most) of the fish that can be found in Anilao or the Philippines. Note that the sizes shown for species are generally the maximum size reported by fishbase rather than the sizes of any individuals we photographed, although sometimes I'm not sure if those maximum sizes are correct. Common names were drawn from either iNaturalist or Fishbase or both and often did not agree. I'm sure looking a few more references we'd have found additional common names.

Click a thumbnail below to see more images of that species or press the browser Back button to return to the previous page.


Glassfish
Ambassidae

Angelfish
Pomacanthidae

Cardinalfish
Apogonidae

Barracuda
Sphyraenidae
Batfish (Spadefish)
Ephippidae
Bigeyes
Priacanthidae

Blenny
Blenniidae
Boxfish and Cowfish
Ostraciidae
Breams
Nemipteridae

Butterflyfish
Chaetodontidae
Catfish
Plotosidae
Clingfish
Gobiesocidae

Comet
Plesiopidae

Convict Blenny
Pholidichthyidae

Damsels and Clownfish
Pomacentridae

Dottybacks
Pseudochromidae
Dragonets
Callionymidae
Eels
Muraenidae, Ophichthidae, Congridae

Fairy Basslets (Anthias)
Anthiadidae
Filefish
Monacanthidae
Flatheads
Platycephalidae

Flounders and Soles
Bothidae, Cynoglossidae,
Paralichthyidae
Samaridae, Soleidae

Frogfish
Antennariidae

Ghost Pipefish
Solenostomidae

Gobies
Gobiidae
Groupers
Epinephelidae
Gurnards
Dactyloptenidae

Hawkfish
Cirrhitidae
Moorish Idols
Zanclidae
Jacks
Carangidae

Jawfish
Opistognathidae
Lizardfish
Synodontidae
Mojarras
Gerreidae

Parrotfish
Scaridae
Pipefish and Seahorses
Syngnathidae
Porcupinefish
Diodontidae

Puffers
Tetradontidae
Rabbitfish
Siganidae
Razorfish
Centriscidae

Sandperch
Pinguipedidae
Scorpionfish
Scorpaenidae
Sea Moths
Pegasidae

Sharks
Hemiscylliidae
Snappers
Lutjanidae
Soapfish
Grammistidae

Stargazers
Uranoscopidae
Stingrays
Dasyatidae
Stonefish, Devilfish, Waspfish
Synanceiidae

Sweetlips
Haemulidae
Triggerfish
Balistidae
Triplefins
Tripterygiidae

Velvetfish
Apolactinidae

Wrasses
Labridae 		 

Press the browser's Back button to return to the previous page.

Kwajalein Underwater home

All photos are protected by copyright. Please contact uwkwaj@yahoo.com for more information on purchase, use, or redistribution of any photos.