Anilao Pipefish and Seahorses (Syngnathidae)

This page illustrates the pipefish and sea horses we photographed on several dive trips to Anilao, Philippines. It is not a complete listing of the Syngnathidae that occur there but shows only those for which we happened to get photos.


Acentronura breviperula


Acentronura breviperula

Corythoichthys intestinalis

Corythoichthys sp. 1

Doryrhamphus janssi

Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus

Dunkerocampus pessuliferus


Festucales kulbickii


Halicampus macrorhynchus

Halicampus sp. 1

Halicampus sp. 2

Hippocampus bargibanti

Hippocampus histrix

Hippocampus histrix

Hippocampus kuda
Hippocampus spinosissimus

Micrognathus sp. 1

Phoxocampus tetraphthamus

Siokunichthys nigrolineatus

Syngnathinae sp. 1

Syngnathinae sp. 2

Syngnathinae sp. 3

Syngnathinae sp. 4

Syngnathinae sp. 5

Sygnathinae sp. 6

Trachyrhamphus bicoarctatus

Trachyrhamphus bicoarctatus

Trachyrhamphus bicoarctatus

Trachyrhamphus bicoarctatus

Trachyrhamphus bicoarctatus

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