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

Javanese Damselfish ⁵
Neoglyphidodon oxyodon

Moon Wrasse ⁶
Thalassoma lunare

Copperband Butterflyfish ⁷
Chelmon rostratus

Orbicular Cardinalfish ⁸
Sphaeramia orbicularis

Spiny chromis ⁹
Acanthochromis polyacanthus

Achilles Tang ¹⁰
Acanthurus achilles

Ringtail Surgeonfish ¹¹
Acanthurus blochii

Eyestripe Surgeonfish ¹²
Acanthurus dussumieri

Japan surgeonfish ¹³
Acanthurus japonicus

Striped Surgeonfish ¹³
Acanthurus lineatus

Elongate Surgeonfish ¹⁴
Acanthurus mata

Whitecheek Surgeonfish
Acanthurus nigricans

Brown Surgeonfish ¹⁴
Acanthurus nigrofuscus

Blueline Surgeonfish ¹⁵
Acanthurus nigroris

Orangeband Surgeonfish ¹²
Acanthurus olivaceus

Mimic Surgeonfish ¹³
Acanthurus pyroferus

Shrimp fish ⁹
Aeoliscus strigatus

Banded Goby ²
Amblygobius phalaena

Orange-finned Anemonefish ¹⁶
Amphiprion chrysopterus

Clark's Anemonefish ¹³
Amphiprion clarkii

False Clown Anemonefish ¹³
Amphiprion ocellaris

Sebae Anemonefish ⁶
Amphiprion sebae

Apogon ¹⁷

Twospot Hogfish ¹⁴
Bodianus bimaculatus

Blue and Yellow Fusilier ¹⁸
Caesio teres

Flame Angelfish ¹²
Centropyge loricula

Milkfish ¹⁹
Chanos chanos

Choerodon fasciatus ²⁰

Bicolor Chromis ¹⁵
Chromis margaritifer

Ternate Chromis ¹⁵
Chromis ternatensis

Blue-green Chromis
Chromis viridis

Chrysiptera ¹³

Blueline Damselfish ¹⁵
Chrysiptera caeruleolineata

Goldtail demoiselle ²¹
Chrysiptera parasema

Blueside Wrasse ¹³
Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura

Exquisite Wrasse ¹⁵
Cirrhilabrus exquisitus

Red-margined Fairy Wrasse ²²
Cirrhilabrus rubrimarginatus

Cirrhilabrus rubripinnis ¹⁵

Solor Wrasse ²³
Cirrhilabrus solorensis

Dwarf Hawkfish ¹³
Cirrhitichthys falco

Two-spot Bristletooth ²⁴
Ctenochaetus binotatus

Goldring Surgeonfish ¹²
Ctenochaetus strigosus

Orangetip Bristletooth ²⁴
Ctenochaetus tominiensis

Bicolor Blenny ²⁵
Ecsenius bicolor

Black-spot Angelfish ²⁶
Genicanthus melanospilos

Bird Wrasse ²⁷
Gomphosus varius

Halichoeres ²⁸

Pastel-green wrasse ²⁴
Halichoeres chloropterus

Twotone Wrasse ¹⁴
Halichoeres prosopeion

Pyramid Butterflyfish ¹²
Hemitaurichthys polylepis

Pennant Butterflyfish ¹²
Heniochus diphreutes

Spotted Garden Eel ¹³
Heteroconger hassi

Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse ²⁹
Labroides dimidiatus

Fusilier Damselfish ¹⁵
Lepidozygus tapeinosoma

Leopard Wrasse ¹⁵
Macropharyngodon meleagris

Black Triggerfish ³⁰
Melichthys niger

Pinktail Triggerfish ³¹
Melichthys vidua

Myripristis ¹³

Unicornfishes ³²
Naso

Paletail Unicornfish ¹²
Naso brevirostris

Orangespine Unicornfish ¹²
Naso lituratus

Bluespine Unicornfish ¹²
Naso unicornis

Bignose Unicornfish ¹³
Naso vlamingii

Fire Goby ¹³
Nemateleotris magnifica

Flame Hawkfish ³³
Neocirrhites armatus

Redtoothed Triggerfish ³¹
Odonus niger

Regal Tang ³⁴
Paracanthurus hepatus

Arc-eye Hawkfish ⁶
Paracirrhites arcatus

Double Whiptail ¹⁴
Pentapodus emeryii

Dusky Batfish ¹³
Platax pinnatus

Harlequin Sweetlips ¹²
Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides

Emperor Angelfish ³³
Pomacanthus imperator

Blue-girdled Angelfish ¹³
Pomacanthus navarchus

Yellowmask Angelfish ¹³
Pomacanthus xanthometopon

Damselfish and Clownfish ³⁵
Pomacentridae

Goldbelly Damsel ²⁵
Pomacentrus auriventris

Speckled Damselfish ²⁴
Pomacentrus bankanensis

Neon Damselfish ³⁶
Pomacentrus coelestis

Maroon Clownfish ³⁷
Premnas biaculeatus

Bicolor Anthias ¹²
Pseudanthias bicolor

Fairy Basslet ³⁸
Pseudanthias dispar

Threadfin anthias ²
Pseudanthias huchtii

Squarespot Anthias ¹³
Pseudanthias pleurotaenia

Randall's anthias ²⁴
Pseudanthias randalli

Scalefin Anthias ¹³
Pseudanthias squamipinnis

Purple Anthias ²
Pseudanthias tuka

Sixstripe Wrasse ³³
Pseudocheilinus hexataenia

Zebra dartfish ³³
Ptereleotris zebra

Bluestreak Fusilier ²⁴
Pterocaesio tile

Regal Angelfish ³⁹
Pygoplites diacanthus

Lagoon Triggerfish
Rhinecanthus aculeatus

Scolopsis ¹²

Golden Rabbitfish ²⁶
Siganus guttatus

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California Academy of Sciences, Philippine Coral Reef Gallery

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

Javanese Damselfish 5 Neoglyphidodon oxyodon

Moon Wrasse 6 Thalassoma lunare

Copperband Butterflyfish 7 Chelmon rostratus

Orbicular Cardinalfish 8 Sphaeramia orbicularis

Spiny chromis 9 Acanthochromis polyacanthus

Achilles Tang 10 Acanthurus achilles

Ringtail Surgeonfish 11 Acanthurus blochii

Eyestripe Surgeonfish 12 Acanthurus dussumieri

Japan surgeonfish 13 Acanthurus japonicus

Striped Surgeonfish 13 Acanthurus lineatus

Elongate Surgeonfish 14 Acanthurus mata

Whitecheek Surgeonfish Acanthurus nigricans

Brown Surgeonfish 14 Acanthurus nigrofuscus

Blueline Surgeonfish 15 Acanthurus nigroris

Orangeband Surgeonfish 12 Acanthurus olivaceus

Mimic Surgeonfish 13 Acanthurus pyroferus

Shrimp fish 9 Aeoliscus strigatus

Banded Goby 2 Amblygobius phalaena

Orange-finned Anemonefish 16 Amphiprion chrysopterus

Clark's Anemonefish 13 Amphiprion clarkii

False Clown Anemonefish 13 Amphiprion ocellaris

Sebae Anemonefish 6 Amphiprion sebae

Apogon 17

Twospot Hogfish 14 Bodianus bimaculatus

Blue and Yellow Fusilier 18 Caesio teres

Flame Angelfish 12 Centropyge loricula

Milkfish 19 Chanos chanos

Choerodon fasciatus 20

Bicolor Chromis 15 Chromis margaritifer

Ternate Chromis 15 Chromis ternatensis

Blue-green Chromis Chromis viridis

Chrysiptera 13

Blueline Damselfish 15 Chrysiptera caeruleolineata

Goldtail demoiselle 21 Chrysiptera parasema

Blueside Wrasse 13 Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura

Exquisite Wrasse 15 Cirrhilabrus exquisitus

Red-margined Fairy Wrasse 22 Cirrhilabrus rubrimarginatus

Cirrhilabrus rubripinnis 15

Solor Wrasse 23 Cirrhilabrus solorensis

Dwarf Hawkfish 13 Cirrhitichthys falco

Two-spot Bristletooth 24 Ctenochaetus binotatus

Goldring Surgeonfish 12 Ctenochaetus strigosus

Orangetip Bristletooth 24 Ctenochaetus tominiensis

Bicolor Blenny 25 Ecsenius bicolor

Black-spot Angelfish 26 Genicanthus melanospilos

Bird Wrasse 27 Gomphosus varius

Halichoeres 28

Pastel-green wrasse 24 Halichoeres chloropterus

Twotone Wrasse 14 Halichoeres prosopeion

Pyramid Butterflyfish 12 Hemitaurichthys polylepis

Pennant Butterflyfish 12 Heniochus diphreutes

Spotted Garden Eel 13 Heteroconger hassi

Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse 29 Labroides dimidiatus

Fusilier Damselfish 15 Lepidozygus tapeinosoma

Leopard Wrasse 15 Macropharyngodon meleagris

Black Triggerfish 30 Melichthys niger

Pinktail Triggerfish 31 Melichthys vidua

Myripristis 13

Unicornfishes 32 Naso

Paletail Unicornfish 12 Naso brevirostris

Orangespine Unicornfish 12 Naso lituratus

Bluespine Unicornfish 12 Naso unicornis

Bignose Unicornfish 13 Naso vlamingii

Fire Goby 13 Nemateleotris magnifica

Flame Hawkfish 33 Neocirrhites armatus

Redtoothed Triggerfish 31 Odonus niger

Regal Tang 34 Paracanthurus hepatus

Arc-eye Hawkfish 6 Paracirrhites arcatus

Double Whiptail 14 Pentapodus emeryii

Dusky Batfish 13 Platax pinnatus

Harlequin Sweetlips 12 Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides

Emperor Angelfish 33 Pomacanthus imperator