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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
Blacktip Reef Shark 2
Carcharhinus melanopterus
Threadfin Butterflyfish
Chaetodon auriga
Saddle Butterflyfish 3
Chaetodon ephippium
Pacific Double-saddle Butterflyfish 3
Chaetodon ulietensis
Brown-banded Bamboo Shark 4
Chiloscyllium punctatum
Dasyatis kuhlii 5
Neotrygon kuhlii
Forcepsfish 6
Forcipiger flavissimus
Blackstriped Angelfish 3
Genicanthus lamarck
Honeycomb Stingray 7
Himantura uarnak
Kitefish 2
Monodactylus argenteus
Javanese Damselfish 8
Neoglyphidodon oxyodon
Flapnose Ray 9
Rhinoptera javanica
Moon Wrasse 10
Thalassoma lunare
Copperband Butterflyfish 11
Chelmon rostratus
Orbicular Cardinalfish 12
Sphaeramia orbicularis
Bluespotted Ribbontail Ray 13
Taeniura lymma
Spiny chromis 14
Acanthochromis polyacanthus
Achilles Tang 15
Acanthurus achilles
Ringtail Surgeonfish 16
Acanthurus blochii
Eyestripe Surgeonfish 17
Acanthurus dussumieri
Japan surgeonfish 5
Acanthurus japonicus
Striped Surgeonfish 5
Acanthurus lineatus
Elongate Surgeonfish 18
Acanthurus mata
Whitecheek Surgeonfish
Acanthurus nigricans
Brown Surgeonfish 18
Acanthurus nigrofuscus
Blueline Surgeonfish 7
Acanthurus nigroris
Orangeband Surgeonfish 17
Acanthurus olivaceus
Mimic Surgeonfish 5
Acanthurus pyroferus
Shrimp fish 14
Aeoliscus strigatus
Banded Goby 3
Amblygobius phalaena
Orange-finned Anemonefish 19
Amphiprion chrysopterus
Clark's Anemonefish 5
Amphiprion clarkii
False Clown Anemonefish 5
Amphiprion ocellaris
Sebae Anemonefish 10
Amphiprion sebae
Apogon 20
Twospot Hogfish 18
Bodianus bimaculatus
Blue and Yellow Fusilier 21
Caesio teres
Flame Angelfish 17
Centropyge loricula
Milkfish 22
Chanos chanos
Choerodon fasciatus 23
Bicolor Chromis 7
Chromis margaritifer
Ternate Chromis 7
Chromis ternatensis
Blue-green Chromis
Chromis viridis
Chrysiptera 5
Blueline Damselfish 7
Chrysiptera caeruleolineata
Goldtail demoiselle 24
Chrysiptera parasema
Blueside Wrasse 5
Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura
Exquisite Wrasse 7
Cirrhilabrus exquisitus
Red-margined Fairy Wrasse 25
Cirrhilabrus rubrimarginatus
Cirrhilabrus rubripinnis 7
Solor Wrasse 26
Cirrhilabrus solorensis
Dwarf Hawkfish 5
Cirrhitichthys falco
Two-spot Bristletooth 27
Ctenochaetus binotatus
Goldring Surgeonfish 17
Ctenochaetus strigosus
Orangetip Bristletooth 27
Ctenochaetus tominiensis
Bicolor Blenny 28
Ecsenius bicolor
Black-spot Angelfish 29
Genicanthus melanospilos
Bird Wrasse 30
Gomphosus varius
Halichoeres 31
Pastel-green wrasse 27
Halichoeres chloropterus
Twotone Wrasse 18
Halichoeres prosopeion
Pyramid Butterflyfish 17
Hemitaurichthys polylepis
Pennant Butterflyfish 17
Heniochus diphreutes
Spotted Garden Eel 5
Heteroconger hassi
Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse 32
Labroides dimidiatus
Fusilier Damselfish 7
Lepidozygus tapeinosoma
Leopard Wrasse 7
Macropharyngodon meleagris
Black Triggerfish 33
Melichthys niger
Pinktail Triggerfish 34
Melichthys vidua
Myripristis 5
Unicornfishes 35
Naso
Paletail Unicornfish 17
Naso brevirostris
Orangespine Unicornfish 17
Naso lituratus
Bluespine Unicornfish 17
Naso unicornis
Bignose Unicornfish 5
Naso vlamingii
Fire Goby 5
Nemateleotris magnifica
Flame Hawkfish 36
Neocirrhites armatus
Redtoothed Triggerfish 34
Odonus niger
Regal Tang 37
Paracanthurus hepatus
Arc-eye Hawkfish 10
Paracirrhites arcatus
Double Whiptail 18
Pentapodus emeryii
Dusky Batfish 5
Platax pinnatus
Harlequin Sweetlips 17
Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides
Emperor Angelfish 36
Pomacanthus imperator
Blue-girdled Angelfish 5
Pomacanthus navarchus
Yellowmask Angelfish 5
Pomacanthus xanthometopon
Damselfish and Clownfish 38
Pomacentridae
Goldbelly Damsel 28
Pomacentrus auriventris
Speckled Damselfish 27
Pomacentrus bankanensis
Neon Damselfish 39
Pomacentrus coelestis
Maroon Clownfish 40
Premnas biaculeatus
Bicolor Anthias 17
Pseudanthias bicolor
Fairy Basslet 41
Pseudanthias dispar
Threadfin anthias 3
Pseudanthias huchtii
Squarespot Anthias 5
Pseudanthias pleurotaenia
Randall's anthias 27
Pseudanthias randalli
Scalefin Anthias 5
Pseudanthias squamipinnis
Purple Anthias 3
Pseudanthias tuka
Sixstripe Wrasse 36
Pseudocheilinus hexataenia

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