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.

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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
Serranidae

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
 

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