Reef fish of Davao Gulf

Painted FrogfishPainted Frogfish
Harlequin Sweetlips (juvenile)Harlequin Sweetlips (juvenile)
Ornate GhostpipefishOrnate Ghostpipefish
Goldstripe Wrasse (juvenile)Goldstripe Wrasse (juvenile)
Giant FrogfishGiant Frogfish
Floral WrasseFloral Wrasse
Pearl-streaked Monocle BreamPearl-streaked Monocle Bream
Pink AnemonefishPink Anemonefish
Bargibanti's Pygmy SeahorseBargibanti's Pygmy Seahorse
Randall's Prawn-gobyRandall's Prawn-goby
RazorfishRazorfish
7 kinds of reef fish - can you identify them all?7 kinds of reef fish - can you identify them all?
Saddleback AnemonefishSaddleback Anemonefish
Shortfin LionfishShortfin Lionfish
Silver Sweetlips (juvenile)Silver Sweetlips (juvenile)
Six-lined SoapfishSix-lined Soapfish
Snowflake EelSnowflake Eel
Spiny DevilfishSpiny Devilfish
Steinitz's shrimpgoby with its snapping shrimp housekeeperSteinitz's shrimpgoby with its snapping shrimp housekeeper
Strapweed FilefishStrapweed Filefish
Striped PufferStriped Puffer
Threadfin AnthiasThreadfin Anthias
Winged PipefishWinged Pipefish
Wire Coral GobyWire Coral Goby
Azure DamselfishAzure Damselfish
False Moorish IdolFalse Moorish Idol
Crocodile FlatheadCrocodile Flathead
Crescent WrasseCrescent Wrasse
This is the closest I've ever gotten to a trumpetfish!This is the closest I've ever gotten to a trumpetfish!
Brown Anemonefish (a.k.a. Clark's Anemonefish)Brown Anemonefish (a.k.a. Clark's Anemonefish)
Black-spotted PufferBlack-spotted Puffer
Black Comb-toothBlack Comb-tooth
Banded GobyBanded Goby
  • Painted Frogfish
  • Harlequin Sweetlips (juvenile)
  • Ornate Ghostpipefish
  • Goldstripe Wrasse (juvenile)
  • Giant Frogfish
  • Floral Wrasse
  • Pearl-streaked Monocle Bream
  • Pink Anemonefish
  • Bargibanti's Pygmy Seahorse
  • Randall's Prawn-goby
  • Razorfish
  • 7 kinds of reef fish - can you identify them all?
  • Saddleback Anemonefish
  • Shortfin Lionfish
  • Silver Sweetlips (juvenile)
  • Six-lined Soapfish
  • Snowflake Eel
  • Spiny Devilfish
  • Steinitz's shrimpgoby with its snapping shrimp housekeeper
  • Strapweed Filefish
  • Striped Puffer
  • Threadfin Anthias
  • Winged Pipefish
  • Wire Coral Goby
  • Azure Damselfish
  • False Moorish Idol
  • Crocodile Flathead
  • Crescent Wrasse
  • This is the closest I've ever gotten to a trumpetfish!
  • Brown Anemonefish (a.k.a. Clark's Anemonefish)
  • Black-spotted Puffer
  • Black Comb-tooth
  • Banded Goby

Here is but a sampling of the various reef fish that can be spotted in the waters of the Davao Gulf. Many aren’t represented here yet…but we’ll get to that someday!

Galleries: Coral Garden and Dayang Beach. Tags: reef fish.

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