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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 ↓

Favites 1
Fromia 2
Fungia 3
Galaxea 4
Galaxea fascicularis 5
Black-spot Angelfish 6
Genicanthus melanospilos
Bird Wrasse 7
Gomphosus varius
Goniastrea 1
Gorgasia preclara 8
Gorgoniidae 9
Halichoeres 10
Pastel-green wrasse 11
Halichoeres chloropterus
Twotone Wrasse 12
Halichoeres prosopeion
Halomitra 13
Heliofungia actiniformis 4
Heliopora 14
blue coral 14
Heliopora coerulea
Pyramid Butterflyfish 3
Hemitaurichthys polylepis
Pennant Butterflyfish 3
Heniochus diphreutes
Herpolitha limax 4
Magnificent Sea Anemone 15
Heteractis magnifica
Spotted Garden Eel 15
Heteroconger hassi
Heterodactyla hemprichii 16
Holothuria 10
Hydnophora 4
Hydnophora pilosa 16
Hydnophora rigida 17
Isididae 18
Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse 19
Labroides dimidiatus
Lemnalia 20
Fusilier Damselfish 21
Lepidozygus tapeinosoma
Leptastrea 22
Leptoria 23
Leptoseris 24
Lithopoma 25
Litophyton 26
Lobo Corals 27
Lobophyllia
Lobophyllia hemprichii 23
Lobophytum 14
Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp 28
Lysmata amboinensis
Lytechinus 29
Macrodactyla 4
Leopard Wrasse 21
Macropharyngodon meleagris
Black Triggerfish 30
Melichthys niger
Pinktail Triggerfish 31
Melichthys vidua
Merulina 4
Merulina ampliata 16
Montastrea 32
Montipora 15
Montipora aequituberculata 33
Montipora capricornis 34
Montipora digitata 35
Montipora undata 16
Mycedium 36
Mycedium elephantotus
Myripristis 15
Nardoa 23
Unicornfishes 37
Naso
Paletail Unicornfish 3
Naso brevirostris
Orangespine Unicornfish 3
Naso lituratus
Bluespine Unicornfish 3
Naso unicornis
Bignose Unicornfish 15
Naso vlamingii
Nassarius 38
Fire Goby 15
Nemateleotris magnifica
Flame Hawkfish 39
Neocirrhites armatus
Nephthea 14
Norrisia norrisi 40
Redtoothed Triggerfish 31
Odonus niger
Ophioderma 41
Ostorhinchus aureus 9
Ostorhinchus compressus 21
Ostorhinchus cyanosoma 42
Ostorhinchus sealei 42
Oulophyllia 43
Oxypora 44
Pachyseris 4
Pachyseris speciosa 14
Palythoa 45
Regal Tang 46
Paracanthurus hepatus
Arc-eye Hawkfish 47
Paracirrhites arcatus
Parazoanthus
Pavona 24
Pavona decussata 48
Pectinia 4
Double Whiptail 12
Pentapodus emeryii
Physogyra lichtensteini 42
Pinnigorgia 49
Dusky Batfish 15
Platax pinnatus
Platygyra 23
Harlequin Sweetlips 3
Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides
Plectorhinchus orientalis 50
Plerogyra 15
Bubble Coral 15
Plerogyra sinuosa
brush corals 3
Pocillopora
Cauliflower Coral 51
Pocillopora damicornis
Coral
Pocillopora verrucosa
Polyphyllia 4
Emperor Angelfish 39
Pomacanthus imperator
Blue-girdled Angelfish 15
Pomacanthus navarchus
Yellowmask Angelfish 15
Pomacanthus xanthometopon

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