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Explore Marine Species Distribution


The map below shows the distribution of unique species in each location and by clicking on the links on the right you can see a list of all species for each country. This is an actively developed prototype so the data may contain some surprising results!
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Philippines
Ablabys taenianotus
Aeoliscus strigatus
Allogalathea elegans
Alopias pelagicus
Amblyeleotris guttata
Amphiprion chrysopterus
Amphiprion ocellaris
Anoplodactylus brevirostris
Antedon bifida
Antennarius commerson
Antennarius maculatus
Antennarius pictus
Antennarius striatus
Aplysia parvula
Apogon aureus
Ardeadoris averni
Ardeadoris egretta
Arius maculatus
Asthenosoma varium
Athanas anatidactylus
Athanas nitescens
Atrina pectinata
Bryaninops amplus
Bulbonaricus davaoensis
Cadlinella ornatissima
Calpurnus verrucosus
Canthigaster solandri
Carpilius convexus
Ceratosoma alleni
Ceratosoma gracillimum
Ceratosoma tenue
Chelidonura varians
Chromodoris annae
Chromodoris aureopurpurea
Chromodoris coi
Chromodoris colemani
Chromodoris dianae
Chromodoris geometrica
Chromodoris hintuanensis
Chromodoris kuniei
Chromodoris leopardus
Chromodoris lochi
Chromodoris macfarlandi
Chromodoris magnifica
Chromodoris reticulata
Chromodoris reticulata
Chromodoris strigata
Chromodoris willani
Coralliocaris superba
Costasiella kuroshimae
Costasiella usagi
Cymolutes torquatus
Dactyloptena orientalis
Dactylopus dactylopus
Dasycaris zanzibarica
Dendrochirus brachypterus
Doris fidelis
Doris reticulata
Entacmaea quadricolor
Epinephelus marginatus
Epinephelus quoyanus
Eubranchus rubropunctatus
Euprymna berryi
Eurypegasus draconis
Favorinus tsuruganus
Fistularia tabacaria
Flabellina bicolor
Flabellina bilas
Flabellina rubrolineata
Gelastocaris paronae
Glossodoris atromarginata
Glossodoris cincta
Glossodoris cruenta
Glossodoris rufomarginata
Gnathophyllum americanum
Gymnothorax meleagris
Halgerda batangas
Halgerda dalanghita
Harpa articularis
Hermodice carunculata
Hippocampus bargibanti
Hippocampus denise
Hippocampus histrix
Hippocampus mohnikei
Hippocampus severnsi
Hoplodoris grandiflora
Hydatina physis
Hymenocera picta
Hypselodoris bollandi
Hypselodoris infucata
Hypselodoris krakatoa
Hypselodoris purpureomaculosa
Inimicus didactylus
Laomenes amboinensis
Lethrinus genivittatus
Metasepia pfefferi
Mexichromis trilineata
Minous pictus
Munida olivarae
Naso lituratus
Neopetrolisthes maculatus
Notobryon wardi
Noumea crocea
Ophichthus altipennis
Ophichthus bonaparti
Panulirus versicolor
Periclimenes imperator
Petalifera ramosa
Phenacovolva rehderi
Phidiana indica
Philinopsis pilsbryi
Phycocaris simulans
Phyllidia picta
Phyllodesmium magnum
Phyllodesmium rudmani
Phyllodesmium tuberculatum
Phyllognathia ceratophthalma
Placida cremoniana
Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos
Platydoris sabulosa
Platydoris sanguinea
Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides
Plerogyra sinuosa
Plotosus lineatus
Porcellanella picta
Porcellanella triloba
Premnas biaculeatus
Pseudanthias dispar
Pseudobalistes fuscus
Pteraeolidia ianthina
Rhincodon typus
Rhinopias aphanes
Rhynchocinetes durbanensis
Risbecia tryoni
Sakuraeolis nungunoides
Sepia smithi
Siokunichthys nigrolineatus
Solenostomus cyanopterus
Solenostomus paradoxus
Spirobranchus giganteus
Stomphia coccinea
Tambja morosa
Thysanophrys chiltonae
Trachyrhamphus bicoarctatus
Uranoscopus sulphureus
Xiphasia setifer
Zebrasoma veliferum