We took an underwater photography trip to the Philippines in December 2016.
Hawfish have large heads and merged dorsal fins, the first consisting of ten connected spines. At the tip of each spine are several trailing filaments.
Coral hawkfish, Cirrhiticthys falco
Spotted hawkfish, Cirrhitichthys aprinus
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