Colorful coral gardens

Brain coralBrain coral
A dark-chocolate-colored corallimorphA dark-chocolate-colored corallimorph
Reptilian snake eelReptilian snake eel
Bandtail scorpionfishBandtail scorpionfish
Devil scorpionfish (juvenile)Devil scorpionfish (juvenile)
Delightful flower-like polypsDelightful flower-like polyps
A very tiny black-rayed phyllidiaA very tiny black-rayed phyllidia
A 3-foot-long banded sea kraitA 3-foot-long banded sea krait
Bubble coralBubble coral
ButterflyfishButterflyfish
Callous sea star, with 2 of its legs recently regrownCallous sea star, with 2 of its legs recently regrown
A golden feather starA golden feather star
A banded Feather starA banded Feather star
The crown-of-thorns sea star: scourge of the reefsThe crown-of-thorns sea star: scourge of the reefs
GhostgobiesGhostgobies
Graceful anemone shrimp on a mushroom coralGraceful anemone shrimp on a mushroom coral
Graceful anemone shrimp - virtually invisible if not for their purple markingsGraceful anemone shrimp - virtually invisible if not for their purple markings
Orange wire sea fanOrange wire sea fan
Pustule phyllidiellaPustule phyllidiella
Phyllidia coelestisPhyllidia coelestis
A pair of Shirin's phyllidiopsisA pair of Shirin's phyllidiopsis
Anna's magnificent slugAnna's magnificent slug
Bus stop chromodoris nudibranchBus stop chromodoris nudibranch
Ribbon eelRibbon eel
Three clownfishThree clownfish
Christmas tree wormsChristmas tree worms
A red-knuckled mantis shrimp peeking out of its holeA red-knuckled mantis shrimp peeking out of its hole
A type of mushroom coralA type of mushroom coral
Tube anemoneTube anemone
A type of sea spongeA type of sea sponge
Papuan tobyPapuan toby
Above and belowAbove and below
  • Brain coral
  • A dark-chocolate-colored corallimorph
  • Reptilian snake eel
  • Bandtail scorpionfish
  • Devil scorpionfish (juvenile)
  • Delightful flower-like polyps
  • A very tiny black-rayed phyllidia
  • A 3-foot-long banded sea krait
  • Bubble coral
  • Butterflyfish
  • Callous sea star, with 2 of its legs recently regrown
  • A golden feather star
  • A banded Feather star
  • The crown-of-thorns sea star: scourge of the reefs
  • Ghostgobies
  • Graceful anemone shrimp on a mushroom coral
  • Graceful anemone shrimp - virtually invisible if not for their purple markings
  • Orange wire sea fan
  • Pustule phyllidiella
  • Phyllidia coelestis
  • A pair of Shirin's phyllidiopsis
  • Anna's magnificent slug
  • Bus stop chromodoris nudibranch
  • Ribbon eel
  • Three clownfish
  • Christmas tree worms
  • A red-knuckled mantis shrimp peeking out of its hole
  • A type of mushroom coral
  • Tube anemone
  • A type of sea sponge
  • Papuan toby
  • Above and below

Here are more pictures taken at one of Samal Island’s most popular dive sites, the Coral Gardens.

Galleries: Coral Garden.

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