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California Academy of Sciences, Philippine Coral Reef Gallery

The Philippine Coral Reef Tank focuses on the most diverse and fragile of marine ecosystems. From the main exhibit floor, visitors look down on a shallow, sandy lagoon -a calm, protected area inhabited by sharks, rays, and colorful fishes. Where the lagoon drops off to the deep reef, hundreds ...more ↓

Convict Surgeonfish 1
Acanthurus triostegus
Archaster typicus 2
Capnella 3
Blacktip Reef Shark 4
Carcharhinus melanopterus
Threadfin Butterflyfish
Chaetodon auriga
Saddle Butterflyfish 5
Chaetodon ephippium
Pacific Double-saddle Butterflyfish 5
Chaetodon ulietensis
Brown-banded Bamboo Shark 6
Chiloscyllium punctatum
Dasyatis kuhlii 7
Neotrygon kuhlii
Forcepsfish 8
Forcipiger flavissimus
Blackstriped Angelfish 5
Genicanthus lamarck
Honeycomb Stingray 9
Himantura uarnak
Kitefish 4
Monodactylus argenteus
Javanese Damselfish 10
Neoglyphidodon oxyodon
Platyzoanthus 11
Flapnose Ray 12
Rhinoptera javanica
Rhodactis 13
Moon Wrasse 14
Thalassoma lunare
Trachinotus mookalee 9
Zoanthus 15
Astropecten armatus 16
Copperband Butterflyfish 17
Chelmon rostratus
Bubble-tip Anemone 14
Entacmaea quadricolor
Chocolate Chip Sea Star 18
Protoreaster nodosus
Sinularia 19
Orbicular Cardinalfish 20
Sphaeramia orbicularis
Bluespotted Ribbontail Ray 21
Taeniura lymma
Trochus niloticus 18
Acanthastrea 22
Spiny chromis 23
Acanthochromis polyacanthus
Achilles Tang 24
Acanthurus achilles
Ringtail Surgeonfish 25
Acanthurus blochii
Eyestripe Surgeonfish 26
Acanthurus dussumieri
Japan surgeonfish 7
Acanthurus japonicus
Striped Surgeonfish 7
Acanthurus lineatus
Elongate Surgeonfish 27
Acanthurus mata
Whitecheek Surgeonfish
Acanthurus nigricans
Brown Surgeonfish 27
Acanthurus nigrofuscus
Blueline Surgeonfish 9
Acanthurus nigroris
Orangeband Surgeonfish 26
Acanthurus olivaceus
Mimic Surgeonfish 7
Acanthurus pyroferus
Table, Elkhorn, and Staghorn Corals 28
Acropora
Actinodiscus 29
Shrimp fish 23
Aeoliscus strigatus
Alveopora 30
Amblyglyphidodon ternatensis 31
Banded Goby 5
Amblygobius phalaena
Orange-finned Anemonefish 32
Amphiprion chrysopterus
Clark's Anemonefish 7
Amphiprion clarkii
False Clown Anemonefish 7
Amphiprion ocellaris
Sebae Anemonefish 14
Amphiprion sebae
Apogon 33
Atrosalarias fuscus 27
Twospot Hogfish 27
Bodianus bimaculatus
Blue and Yellow Fusilier 34
Caesio teres
Caulastraea 2
Caulastraea furcata 35
Centropyge flavissimus 20
Flame Angelfish 26
Centropyge loricula
Cerithium 36
Milkfish 37
Chanos chanos
Choerodon fasciatus 38
Bicolor Chromis 9
Chromis margaritifer
Chromis opercularis 27
Ternate Chromis 9
Chromis ternatensis
Blue-green Chromis
Chromis viridis
Chrysiptera 7
Blueline Damselfish 9
Chrysiptera caeruleolineata
Goldtail demoiselle 39
Chrysiptera parasema
Blueside Wrasse 7
Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura
Exquisite Wrasse 9
Cirrhilabrus exquisitus
Red-margined Fairy Wrasse 40
Cirrhilabrus rubrimarginatus
Cirrhilabrus rubripinnis 9
Solor Wrasse 41
Cirrhilabrus solorensis
Dwarf Hawkfish 7
Cirrhitichthys falco
Cladiella 42
Clavularia 23
Cnidarians 43
Cnidaria
Two-spot Bristletooth 44
Ctenochaetus binotatus
Goldring Surgeonfish 26
Ctenochaetus strigosus
Orangetip Bristletooth 44
Ctenochaetus tominiensis
Cynarina lacrymalis 45
Dascyllus melanurus 46
Diadema 26
Diadema setosum 36
Diploastrea 47
Discosoma 48
Echinophyllia 49
Echinophyllia aspera 50
Echinopora 47
Echinopora lamellosa 51
Bicolor Blenny 52
Ecsenius bicolor
Ellisellidae 7
Entacmaea 14
Euphyllia
Hammer Coral 53
Euphyllia ancora
Euphyllia cristata 54
Euphyllia divisa 55
Euphyllia glabrescens 56
Favia 57

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