I took this photo near the shark cave dive site in Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines about 80 feet depth. No one on the dive knew the name of this critter.
Philippine fish - any ideas?
Started by rmcgonegal, Mar 27 2004 03:51 AM
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Posted 27 March 2004 - 05:01 AM
Looks like a type of Searobin or Seamoth. You may want to try a search at www.fishbase.org and try to find a match.
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Posted 27 March 2004 - 06:38 AM
I think that it is a Flying Gurnard I found one in Mozambique in about 2ms of water a couple of years ago just off the beach of Bazaruto
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Posted 27 March 2004 - 11:26 AM
I took this photo near the shark cave dive site in Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines about 80 feet depth. No one on the dive knew the name of this critter.
Definitely a Flying Gunard, Dactyloptena orientallis, the dead give aways are the broad head, the great pectoral fins and the elogations on the end of the pectoral fins.
Sea Robins have a narrow snout and not as broad of a head.
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Posted 30 March 2004 - 09:49 AM
Shark Cave's a bit deep, I've found these guys in 10 feet of water in front of Sabang, under the floating bar!
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