We took an underwater photography trip to the Philippines in December 2016. The "muck" (mud, sand, sediment, dead coral rubble) is the habitat of unusual and juvenile organisms, a different ecology than the reef.
Crabs:
Zebra crab, Zebrida adamsii, on fire urchin, Asthenosoma varium
Fish:
Sea moth (little dragonfish), Eurypegasus draconis
Yellow shrimp goby, Cryptocentrus cinctus
Slantbar shrimp goby, Amblyeleotris diagonalis
Blackspotted sole, Aseraggodes melanostictus
Bridled anemonefish, Amphiprion frenatus
Fringed dragonet, Dactyloptus dactyloptus
convict blenny, Pholidichthys leucotaenia
Colombo damsel, Pomacentrus proteus
yellowtail sandperch, Parapercis sp.
Parapercis sp.
Parapercis sp.
Parapercis sp.
common ghostgoby, Pleurosicya mossambica
freckled goatfish, Upeneus tragula
striped triplefin, Helcogramma stratum
juvenile blue blanquillo, Malacanthus latovittatus
Mantis shrimps:
Gonodactylus chiragra
Nudibranchs:
NOTE: We love nudibranchs, but we are not experts on these animals. If you find we have misidentified something or can identify one we coukd not, please email us and we will correct it.
Flabellina sp.
Serpent ptaraeolidia, Ptaraeolidia ianthina; different coloration caused by the amount of zooxanthellae in the animal's digestive ducts
Phyllidia coelestis
Chelidonura pallida
Painted thecacera, Thecacera picta
Chromodoris elizabethina
Funeral jorunna, Jorunna funebris
Chromodoris reticulata
Loch's chromodoris, Chromodoris lochi
Glossodoris cincta
Other animals:
mushroom coral, Fungia (Cycloseris) somervillei
Sea pen, Virgularia sp.
Stumpy-spined cuttlefish, Sepia bandensis
Thorny seahorse, Hippocampus hystrix
Shrimps:
Orange cleaner shrimp, Lysmatella prima
Popcorn shrimp (Ambonian shrimp), Thor amboinensis
White-headed shrimp, Periclimenes kororensis
Black coral shrimp, Pontonides unciger
Commensal shrimp, Vir philippinensis, on anchor coral, Euphyllia ancora
Feather-duster worm, Sabellastarte indica
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Last modified 24 April 2018