I recently took my first trip to the Philippines (and first trip to the Pacific with a camera). Doing the ID when I got home was nearly overwhelming. Here are the fish shots I couldn't identify. I'd greatly appreciate any help anyone can give. I suspect most of these are easy for those of you familiar with the area. I'll post inverts in a separate thread.
A goatfish but the markings don't match anything I have.
A couple of shrimp gobies that I can't find.
I would guess a tilefish based on the shape, but nothing matches
Crocodile Needlfish has been suggested, but this has a square not a forked tail,
Some sort of lizardfish?
I assume this is a sand diver but Im having trouble matching up the two fish I saw with the two species described in the ReefID books.(Spotted sand diver, removed)
A blennie?
A shrimp goby I can't find
This looks like some sort of hawkfish
A waspfish
Should be easy but I didn't find it (removed, Checkered Snapper)
Last two. At a complete loss for either of these.
Thanks and sorry for the multiple posts. Hope that's the preferred way to ask for so much help.
I'll make a start:
The one that 'should be easy' is a checkered snapper (Lutjanus decussatus)