Philippine "Devil Fish" ??

[rmcgonegal 0]

There was a pair of these, each about 2-3 inches long, in the sea grass in Sabang Bay, Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines.

 

thx in advance for any leads on identifying them

[acroporas 0]

Dragonfish. Eurypegasus draconis

 

Family Pegasidae (seamoths)

[james 0]

Dang, William beat me to it! Common name is Pegasus Seamoth.

 

Cheers

James

[Stewart L. Sy 12]

Sabang Sand Flats and the Boulders Sand Flats are great spots for the Sea Moths in Puerto. I had on occassion shot images of a Sea Moth Menage a Trois! in Sabang

 

Stu

[frogfish 5]

It's interesting (and I think misleading) that your guide called it a "devilfish". Not only is Pegasus sea moth is the standard common name, but devilfish usually would mean a species of the Inimicus genus of scorpionfishes.

 

Nice that you got too Pegasuses (pegasi?) in pretty contrasting colors like that.

 

Frogfish