Fish of the Philippines – S

Various species photographed in 2024. All photos copyright by Martin Holladay and Karyn Patno.

Sally Lightfoot crab – Grapsus albolineatus
Sand-dusted cone sea snail – Conus arenatus
Scheele’s conger – Arisoma scheelei
Scheele’s conger – Arisoma scheelei
Scissortail fusilier – Caesio caerulaurea
Scissortail sergeant – Abudefduf sexfasciatus
Scribbled rabbitfish – Siganus spinus
Scribbled rabbitfish – Siganus spinus
Sea krait – Laticauda colubrina
Serpent sea cucumber – Opheodesoma grisea
Sevenstripe cardinalfish – Ostorhinchus novemfasciatus
Sharksucker – Echeneis naucrates
Sharpnose sandperch – Parapercis cylindrica
Sharpnose sandperch – Parapercis cylindrica
Shortfin lionfish – Dendrochirus brachypterus
Six-banded angelfish juvenile – Pomacanthus sextriatus
Sixbar wrasse – Thalassoma hardwicke
Sixbar wrasse juvenile – Thalassoma hardwicke
Six-lined soapfish – Grammistes sexlineatus
Sixspot goby – Valenciennea sexguttata
Sixstripe wrasse – Pseudocheilinus hexataenia
Sleepy sponge crab – Dromia dormia
Snake sea cucumber – Synapta maculata
Snake sea cucumber – Synapta maculata
Snowflake moray – Echidna nebulosa
Snowflake moray – Echidna nebulosa
Soldier cone sea snail – Conus miles
Solor boxfish – female – Ostracion solorensis
Solor boxfish – male – Ostracion solorensis
Spaghetti worm – Loimia medusa
Speckled butterflyfish – Chaetodon citrinellus
Speckled damsel – Pomacentrus bankanensis
Speckled damsel – Pomacentrus bankanensis
Speckledfin grouper juvenile – Epinephelus ongus
Spider conch – Lambis lambis
Spinecheek anemonefish – Premnas biaculeatus
Spiny chromis (spiny puller) – Acanthochromis polyacanthus
Spiny devilfish – Inimicus didactylus
Spiny devilfish – Inimicus didactylus
Splitband cardinalfish – Ostorhinchus compressus
Spotfin lionfish – Pterois antennata
Spotgill cardinalfish – Ostorhinchus chrysopomus
Spot-nape butterflyfish – Chaetodon oxycephalus
Spot-tail butterflyfish – Chaetodon ocellicaudus
Spotted boxfish – Ostracion meliagris
Spotted jelly (Papuan spotted jelly) – Mastigias papua
Spotted sandperch (Brown-blotched sandperch) – Parapercis millepunctata
Springer’s damsel – Chrysiptera springeri
Squaretail mullet – Ellochelon vaigiensis
Squat shrimp (Sexy shrimp) – Thor amboinensis
Staghorn damsel – Amblyglyphidodon curacao
Star puffer – older juvenile – Arothron stellatus
Starry blenny – Salarias ramosus
Striated cone sea snail – Conus striatus
Striped fangblenny – Meiacanthus grammistes
Striped monocle bream – Scolopsis lineata
Striped puffer – Arothron manilensis
Streaky rockskipper – Istiblennius dussumieri