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Anilao + Batangas (Verde Island Passage) Marine Life & Wildlife Guide

Wildlife · Destination Guide

Anilao + Batangas (Verde Island Passage)

Macro mecca near Manila, with reef walls and Verde Island day trips

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Wildlife In Anilao + Batangas (Verde Island Passage)

Browse the full species list linked to approved dive spots in Anilao + Batangas (Verde Island Passage).

gray snake photography

Moray Eel

38 linked spots

Photo of Nudibranch

molluscs

Nudibranch

36 linked spots

a close up of a sea anemone on the ocean floor

saltwater-fishes

Frogfish

34 linked spots

Red lionfish (Pterois volitans) near Gilli Banta Island (near Komodo, Indonesia)

saltwater-fishes

Lionfish

32 linked spots

Photo of Octopus

Octopus

32 linked spots

crab on rock

Crab

25 linked spots

Green sea turtle ( Chelonia mydas ), Moorea, French Polynesia

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

23 linked spots

a blue and white fish in an aquarium

saltwater-fishes

Triggerfish

20 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

Eagle Ray

13 linked spots

Photo of Shrimp

Shrimp

13 linked spots

Photo of Scorpionfish

saltwater-fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

12 linked spots

Photo of Snapper

saltwater-fishes

Snapper

12 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water

saltwater-fishes

Barracuda

11 linked spots

orange and white clown fish

saltwater-fishes

Clownfish

9 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in some water

saltwater-fishes

Angelfish

8 linked spots

Photo of Grouper/Basslets

saltwater-fishes

Grouper/Basslets

8 linked spots

Photo of Pufferfish

saltwater-fishes

Pufferfish

Tetraodontidae

8 linked spots

Photo of Surgeonfish

saltwater-fishes

Surgeonfish

Acanthuridae

8 linked spots

Photo of Pygmy Seahorse

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Pygmy Seahorse

7 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water

Stingrays

7 linked spots

Photo of Sweetlips and Grunts

saltwater-fishes

Sweetlips and Grunts

7 linked spots

Photo of Pipefish

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Pipefish

6 linked spots

Photo of Wrasse

saltwater-fishes

Wrasse

6 linked spots

brown octopus swimming under the sea

Cuttlefish

5 linked spots

a blue and yellow fish on a coral reef

saltwater-fishes

Damselfish

5 linked spots

a fish swimming in water

saltwater-fishes

Parrotfish

5 linked spots

A fish that is sitting in the sand

saltwater-fishes

Butterfly Fish

4 linked spots

brown turtle in sea

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

4 linked spots

Photo of Jackfish

saltwater-fishes

Jackfish

3 linked spots

Photo of Leaf Scorpionfish

saltwater-fishes

Leaf Scorpionfish

Taenianotus triacanthus

3 linked spots

A moorish idol fish swims in dark water.

saltwater-fishes

Bannerfish

2 linked spots

Photo of Common Seahorse

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Common Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

2 linked spots

Photo of Porcupinefish

saltwater-fishes

Porcupinefish

2 linked spots

Photo of Seal

Seal

2 linked spots

Photo of Trumpetfish

saltwater-fishes

Trumpetfish

2 linked spots

Photo of Whitetip Reef Shark

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

2 linked spots

a yellow and black spotted fish in an aquarium

saltwater-fishes

Boxfish

Ostraciidae (family)

1 linked spots

Photo of Eel

saltwater-fishes

Eel

1 linked spots

Photo of Emperor

saltwater-fishes

Emperor

1 linked spots

Photo of Flounder

saltwater-fishes

Flounder

1 linked spots

Photo of Loggerhead Turtle

Loggerhead Turtle

Caretta caretta

1 linked spots

Photo of Reef Manta Ray

Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi

1 linked spots

Photo of Ribbon Moray Eel (Ghost Eel)

Ribbon Moray Eel (Ghost Eel)

Rhinomuraena quaesita

1 linked spots

Photo of Seamoth

saltwater-fishes

Seamoth

1 linked spots

Photo of Snake Eel

saltwater-fishes

Snake Eel

Ophichthidae

1 linked spots

Photo of Squid

Squid

1 linked spots

Photo of Thresher Shark

Thresher Shark

1 linked spots

Photo of Tuna

saltwater-fishes

Tuna

1 linked spots

Photo of Wolf Eel

saltwater-fishes

Wolf Eel

Anarrhichthys ocellatus

1 linked spots