Sunset Cove Beach & Dive Resort · Romblon

Romblon Critter Encyclopedia

Discover the critters of Romblon — nudibranchs, pygmy seahorses, frogfish and more, documented at our dive sites in Romblon.

29+Species

31Families

10Orders

12Dive Sites

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All Species

29 species found

Clown Frogfish

Antennarius maculatus

Uncommon

Frogfish (Lophiiformes) › Antennariidae › Antennariinae

Loch's Chromodoris

Chromodoris lochi

Uncommon

Doridina (Dorid Nudibranchs) › Chromodorididae › Chromodoridinae

Little Leaf Sheep

Costasiella kuroshimae

Rare

Sacoglossans (Sacoglossa) › Costasiellidae

Blackburn's Cyerce

Cyerce blackburnae

Rare

Sacoglossans (Sacoglossa) › Caliphyllidae › Cyercinae

Elegant Butterfly Sea Slug

Cyerce elegans

Rare

Sacoglossans (Sacoglossa) › Caliphyllidae › Cyercinae

Kati's Butterfly Sea Slug

Cyerce katiae

Epic

Sacoglossans (Sacoglossa) › Caliphyllidae › Cyercinae

Tiger Butterfly Sea Slug

Cyerce nigra

Uncommon

Sacoglossans (Sacoglossa) › Caliphyllidae › Cyercinae

Dark-Margined Nudibranch

Doriprismatica atromarginata

Uncommon

Nudibranchs (Nudibranchia) › Doridina (Dorid Nudibranchs) › Chromodorididae › Chromodoridinae

Dark-margined Sapsucking Slug

Elysia marginata

Uncommon

Sacoglossans (Sacoglossa) › Plakobranchidae (Leaf Slugs / Cyerce)

Ercolania Sea Slug

Ercolania sp.

Rare

Sacoglossans (Sacoglossa) › Limapontiidae

Spotted Nudibranch, Reticulated Chromodorid

Goniobranchus reticulatus

Uncommon

Doridina (Dorid Nudibranchs) › Chromodorididae › Chromodoridinae

Bargibant's Pygmy Seahorse

Hippocampus bargibanti

Epic

Seahorses & Pipefishes (Syngnathiformes) › Syngnathidae (Seahorses & Pipefishes) › Syngnathidae › Hippocampinae

Denise's Pygmy Seahorse

Hippocampus denise

Epic

Seahorses & Pipefishes (Syngnathiformes) › Syngnathidae (Seahorses & Pipefishes) › Syngnathidae › Hippocampinae

Green Parachute Slug

Lobiger viridis

Uncommon

Sacoglossans (Sacoglossa) › Oxynoidae

Ghost nudibranch, Coleman's melibe, Ghost melibe

Melibe colemani

Rare

Nudibranchs (Nudibranchia) › Dendronotina › Tethydida › Melibinae

Finger-Cerata Melibe

Melibe digitata

Uncommon

Nudibranchs (Nudibranchia) › Dendronotina › Tethydida › Melibinae

Ghost Melibe

Melibe engeli

Rare

Nudibranchs (Nudibranchia) › Dendronotina › Tethydida › Melibinae

Brown-Spotted Okenia

Okenia brunneomaculata

Rare

Nudibranchs (Nudibranchia) › Doridina (Dorid Nudibranchs) › Goniodorididae › Goniodoridinae

Purple-lined Okenia

Okenia purpureolineata

Rare

Nudibranchs (Nudibranchia) › Doridina (Dorid Nudibranchs) › Goniodorididae › Goniodoridinae

Vie's Coral Nudibranch

Phestilla viei

Rare

Nudibranchs (Nudibranchia) › Aeolidina (Aeolid Nudibranchs) › Trinchesiidae

Coleman's Phyllodesmium

Phyllodesmium colemani

Rare

Nudibranchs (Nudibranchia) › Aeolidina (Aeolid Nudibranchs) › Myrrhinidae › Phyllodesmiinae

Jakobsen's Phyllodesmium

Phyllodesmium jakobsenae

Rare

Nudibranchs (Nudibranchia) › Aeolidina (Aeolid Nudibranchs) › Myrrhinidae › Phyllodesmiinae

Koehler's Phyllodesmium

Phyllodesmium koehleri

Rare

Nudibranchs (Nudibranchia) › Aeolidina (Aeolid Nudibranchs) › Myrrhinidae › Phyllodesmiinae

Solar-Powered Nudibranch

Phyllodesmium longicirrum

Rare

Nudibranchs (Nudibranchia) › Aeolidina (Aeolid Nudibranchs) › Myrrhinidae › Phyllodesmiinae

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