Philippines 2018

Non-nudibranch pictures from Buceo Anilao, Luzon, where we continued diving after the end of the Nudi Safari. More varied dive sites with more 'normal' coral reef dives. The guides continued to be superb! Februari 2018.

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Red-spotted sandperch (Parapercis schauinsland...
Red-spotted sandperch (Parapercis schauinslandii)
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Ornate ghost pipefish (Solenostomus paradoxus)
Ornate ghost pipefish (Solenostomus paradoxus)
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Orangebanded pipefish (Dunckerocampus pessulif...
Orangebanded pipefish (Dunckerocampus pessuliferus)
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Orange spearer (Lysiosquillina lisa)
Orange spearer (Lysiosquillina lisa)
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Large whip goby (Bryaninops amplus)
Large whip goby (Bryaninops amplus)
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Halimeda ghost pipefish (Solenostomus halimeda)
Halimeda ghost pipefish (Solenostomus halimeda)
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a frogfish (Antennarius sp1)
a frogfish (Antennarius sp1)
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unidentified Myxicola worm (Myxicola sp)
unidentified Myxicola worm (Myxicola sp)
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Weedy scorpionfish (Rhinopias frondosa)
Weedy scorpionfish (Rhinopias frondosa)
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Solor boxfish (Ostracion solorensis)
Solor boxfish (Ostracion solorensis)
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Yellow-lined cardinalfish (Ostorhinchus chryso...
Yellow-lined cardinalfish (Ostorhinchus chrysotaenia)
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Striped puffer (Arothron manilensis)
Striped puffer (Arothron manilensis)
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Dusky garden eel (Heteroconger enigmaticus)
Dusky garden eel (Heteroconger enigmaticus)
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Saddleback anemonefish (Amphiprion polymnus)
Saddleback anemonefish (Amphiprion polymnus)
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Moluccan cardinalfish (Ostorhinchus moluccensi...
Moluccan cardinalfish (Ostorhinchus moluccensis)
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Duskylined siphonfish (Siphamia fuscolineata)
Duskylined siphonfish (Siphamia fuscolineata)
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Pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti)
Pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti)
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Wire coral goby (Bryaninops yongei)
Wire coral goby (Bryaninops yongei)
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Magnificent Anemone Shrimp (Ancylomenes magnif...
Magnificent Anemone Shrimp (Ancylomenes magnificus)
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Blackstripe dottyback (Pseudochromis perspicil...
Blackstripe dottyback (Pseudochromis perspicillatus)
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Japanese filefish (Paramonacanthus japonicus)
Japanese filefish (Paramonacanthus japonicus)
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Crawling comb jelly (Coeloplana meteoris)
Crawling comb jelly (Coeloplana meteoris)
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Golden goby (Lubricogobius ornatus)
Golden goby (Lubricogobius ornatus)
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Black-saddled toby (Canthigaster valentini)
Black-saddled toby (Canthigaster valentini)
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Featherstar heaven
Featherstar heaven
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Solor boxfish (Ostracion solorensis)
Solor boxfish (Ostracion solorensis)
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Black leopard wrasse (Macropharyngodon negrose...
Black leopard wrasse (Macropharyngodon negrosensis)
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Blue-ringed octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata)
Blue-ringed octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata)
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Tiger mantis (Lysiosquillina maculata)
Tiger mantis (Lysiosquillina maculata)
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Warty frogfish (Antennarius maculatus)
Warty frogfish (Antennarius maculatus)
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Tomato anemonefish (Amphiprion frenatus)
Tomato anemonefish (Amphiprion frenatus)
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Ribbon eel (Rhinomuraena quaesita)
Ribbon eel (Rhinomuraena quaesita)
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Miniature melo (Micromela undata)
Miniature melo (Micromela undata)
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Blackbelt hogfish (Bodianus mesothorax)
Blackbelt hogfish (Bodianus mesothorax)
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Morrison's dragonet (Synchiropus morrisoni)
Morrison's dragonet (Synchiropus morrisoni)
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Pearl-scaled anglefish (Centropyge vrolikii)
Pearl-scaled anglefish (Centropyge vrolikii)
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Bicolor goatfish (Parupeneus barberinoides)
Bicolor goatfish (Parupeneus barberinoides)
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Manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
Manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
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Ovalspot butterflyfish (Chaetodon speculum)
Ovalspot butterflyfish (Chaetodon speculum)
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Twospot bristletooth (Ctenochaetus binotatus)
Twospot bristletooth (Ctenochaetus binotatus)
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Triangular butterflyfish (Chaetodon triangulum)
Triangular butterflyfish (Chaetodon triangulum)
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Threespot cardinalfish (Pristicon trimaculatus)
Threespot cardinalfish (Pristicon trimaculatus)
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Elysia sp2 (Elysia sp2)
Elysia sp2 (Elysia sp2)
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Obscure damsel (Pomacentrus adelus)
Obscure damsel (Pomacentrus adelus)
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Speckeled damsel (Pomacentrus bankanensis)
Speckeled damsel (Pomacentrus bankanensis)
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coral polyps
coral polyps
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Reptilian snake eel (Brachysomophis henshawi)
Reptilian snake eel (Brachysomophis henshawi)
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Fire urchin snail (Echineulima asthenosomae)
Fire urchin snail (Echineulima asthenosomae)
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Oriental sweetlips (Plectorhinchus orientalis)
Oriental sweetlips (Plectorhinchus orientalis)
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Scythe triggerfish (Sufflamen bursa)
Scythe triggerfish (Sufflamen bursa)
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the sea squirt Pyura confragosa
the sea squirt Pyura confragosa
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Convict blenny (Pholidichthys leucotaenia)
Convict blenny (Pholidichthys leucotaenia)
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Psychedelic batwing slug (Sagaminopteron psych...
Psychedelic batwing slug (Sagaminopteron psychedelicum)
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Emperor angelfish (Pomacanthus imperator)
Emperor angelfish (Pomacanthus imperator)
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Giant frogfish (Antennarius commersonii)
Giant frogfish (Antennarius commersonii)
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a mushroom coral
a mushroom coral
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Sharpnose sandperch (Parapercis cylindrica)
Sharpnose sandperch (Parapercis cylindrica)
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spiral coral (Cirripathes sp)
spiral coral (Cirripathes sp)
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Black sun coral (Tubastraea micranthus)
Black sun coral (Tubastraea micranthus)
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Blackspotted puffer (Arothron nigropunctatus)
Blackspotted puffer (Arothron nigropunctatus)
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unidentified Sabellidae (incertus Sabellidae)
unidentified Sabellidae (incertus Sabellidae)
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Tasseled scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephal...
Tasseled scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala)
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Ringed pipefish (Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus)
Ringed pipefish (Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus)
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Humphead bannerfish (Heniochus varius)
Humphead bannerfish (Heniochus varius)
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Tripletail wrasse (Cheilinus trilobatus)
Tripletail wrasse (Cheilinus trilobatus)
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White-eyed moray (Gymnothorax thyrsoideus)
White-eyed moray (Gymnothorax thyrsoideus)
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Ringtailed cardinalfish (Ostorhinchus aureus)
Ringtailed cardinalfish (Ostorhinchus aureus)
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Vagabond butterflyfish (Chaetodon vagabundus)
Vagabond butterflyfish (Chaetodon vagabundus)
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Mushrom coral pipefish (Siokunichthys nigrolin...
Mushrom coral pipefish (Siokunichthys nigrolineatus)
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Zebra moray (Gymnomuraena zebra)
Zebra moray (Gymnomuraena zebra)
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Darkstripe tuskfish (Choerodon zosterophorus)
Darkstripe tuskfish (Choerodon zosterophorus)
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Harlequin shrimp (Hymenocera picta)
Harlequin shrimp (Hymenocera picta)
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Western clown anemonefish (Amphiprion ocellari...
Western clown anemonefish (Amphiprion ocellaris)
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Ocellated flounder (Pseudorhombus dupliciocell...
Ocellated flounder (Pseudorhombus dupliciocellatus)
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Hidden corallimorph shrimp (Pliopontonia furti...
Hidden corallimorph shrimp (Pliopontonia furtiva)
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Spot-tail butterflyfish (Chaetodon ocellicaudu...
Spot-tail butterflyfish (Chaetodon ocellicaudus)
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Orangutan crab (Achaeus japonicus)
Orangutan crab (Achaeus japonicus)
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Painted frogfish (Antennarius pictus)
Painted frogfish (Antennarius pictus)
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Rabbit sapsuckling slug (Costasiella usagi)
Rabbit sapsuckling slug (Costasiella usagi)
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kiss me!
kiss me!
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crinoid commensal shrimp (Laomenes sp6)
crinoid commensal shrimp (Laomenes sp6)
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Coral
Coral
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Virgate rabbitfish (Siganus virgatus)
Virgate rabbitfish (Siganus virgatus)
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Robust sea squirt (Clavelina robusta)
Robust sea squirt (Clavelina robusta)
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Pennant bannerfish (Heniochus chrysostomus)
Pennant bannerfish (Heniochus chrysostomus)
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Black damsel (Neoglyphidodon melas)
Black damsel (Neoglyphidodon melas)
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Convict blenny (Pholidichthys leucotaenia)
Convict blenny (Pholidichthys leucotaenia)
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Spotbanded butterflyfish (Chaetodon punctatofa...
Spotbanded butterflyfish (Chaetodon punctatofasciatus)
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Spiny Tiger Shrimp (Phyllognathia ceratophthal...
Spiny Tiger Shrimp (Phyllognathia ceratophthalma)
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Yellow boxfish (Ostracion cubicus)
Yellow boxfish (Ostracion cubicus)
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Rust-spotted guard crab (Trapezia rufopunctata)
Rust-spotted guard crab (Trapezia rufopunctata)
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Bluebell sea squirt (Clavelina moluccensis)
Bluebell sea squirt (Clavelina moluccensis)
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a colonial sea squirt (Botryllus sp)
a colonial sea squirt (Botryllus sp)
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Neon damsel (Pomacentrus coelestis)
Neon damsel (Pomacentrus coelestis)
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Triangular butterflyfish (Chaetodon triangulum)
Triangular butterflyfish (Chaetodon triangulum)
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Yellowtail butterflyfish (Chaetodon xanthurus)
Yellowtail butterflyfish (Chaetodon xanthurus)
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Redfin butterflyfish (Chaetodon lunulatus)
Redfin butterflyfish (Chaetodon lunulatus)
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Sea squirt bonanza
Sea squirt bonanza
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Longsnout flathead (Thysanophrys chiltonae)
Longsnout flathead (Thysanophrys chiltonae)
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Shoulderbar goby (Gnatholepis cauerensis)
Shoulderbar goby (Gnatholepis cauerensis)
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Two-spined angelfish (Centropyge bispinosa)
Two-spined angelfish (Centropyge bispinosa)
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Lambert's worm sea cucumber (Synaptula lampert...
Lambert's worm sea cucumber (Synaptula lamperti)
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Bluebell sea squirt (Clavelina moluccensis)
Bluebell sea squirt (Clavelina moluccensis)
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Thornback cowfish (Lactoria fornasini)
Thornback cowfish (Lactoria fornasini)
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Green-eyed dancing shrimp (Cinetorhynchus reti...
Green-eyed dancing shrimp (Cinetorhynchus reticulatus)
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Yellowtail fangblenny (Meiacanthus atrodorsali...
Yellowtail fangblenny (Meiacanthus atrodorsalis)
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Sarasvati anemone shrimp (Ancylomenes sarasvat...
Sarasvati anemone shrimp (Ancylomenes sarasvati)
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crab on a seasquirt overgrown by hydroids
crab on a seasquirt overgrown by hydroids

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