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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
Threadfin Butterflyfish
Chaetodon auriga
Saddle Butterflyfish 2
Chaetodon ephippium
Pacific Double-saddle Butterflyfish 2
Chaetodon ulietensis
Forcepsfish 3
Forcipiger flavissimus
Blackstriped Angelfish 2
Genicanthus lamarck
Kitefish 4
Monodactylus argenteus
Copperband Butterflyfish 5
Chelmon rostratus
Achilles Tang 6
Acanthurus achilles
Ringtail Surgeonfish 7
Acanthurus blochii
Eyestripe Surgeonfish 8
Acanthurus dussumieri
Japan surgeonfish 9
Acanthurus japonicus
Striped Surgeonfish 9
Acanthurus lineatus
Elongate Surgeonfish 10
Acanthurus mata
Whitecheek Surgeonfish
Acanthurus nigricans
Brown Surgeonfish 10
Acanthurus nigrofuscus
Blueline Surgeonfish 11
Acanthurus nigroris
Orangeband Surgeonfish 8
Acanthurus olivaceus
Mimic Surgeonfish 9
Acanthurus pyroferus
Blue and Yellow Fusilier 12
Caesio teres
Flame Angelfish 8
Centropyge loricula
Two-spot Bristletooth 13
Ctenochaetus binotatus
Goldring Surgeonfish 8
Ctenochaetus strigosus
Orangetip Bristletooth 13
Ctenochaetus tominiensis
Black-spot Angelfish 14
Genicanthus melanospilos
Pyramid Butterflyfish 8
Hemitaurichthys polylepis
Pennant Butterflyfish 8
Heniochus diphreutes
Unicornfishes 15
Naso
Paletail Unicornfish 8
Naso brevirostris
Orangespine Unicornfish 8
Naso lituratus
Bluespine Unicornfish 8
Naso unicornis
Bignose Unicornfish 9
Naso vlamingii
Regal Tang 16
Paracanthurus hepatus
Double Whiptail 10
Pentapodus emeryii
Dusky Batfish 9
Platax pinnatus
Harlequin Sweetlips 8
Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides
Emperor Angelfish 17
Pomacanthus imperator
Blue-girdled Angelfish 9
Pomacanthus navarchus
Yellowmask Angelfish 9
Pomacanthus xanthometopon
Bluestreak Fusilier 13
Pterocaesio tile
Regal Angelfish 18
Pygoplites diacanthus
Scolopsis 8
Golden Rabbitfish 14
Siganus guttatus
Masked Rabbitfish 9
Siganus puellus
Gold-spotted Rabbitfish
Siganus punctatus
Foxface Rabbitfish
Siganus unimaculatus
Virgate Rabbitfish 14
Siganus virgatus
Raccoon Butterflyfish 2
Chaetodon lunula
Two-spined Angelfish 9
Centropyge bispinosus
Moorish Idol 19
Zanclus cornutus
Bicolor Angelfish 9
Centropyge bicolor
Vagabond Butterflyfish 2
Chaetodon vagabundus
Cherubfish
Centropyge argi
payasito obispo 20
Equetus lanceolatus
Haemulon 20
Queen Angelfish 21
Holacanthus ciliaris
Rock Beauty 22
Holacanthus tricolor
Grey Angelfish 23
Pomacanthus arcuatus
Prognathodes 24
Twotone Tang 25
Zebrasoma scopas

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