Manta Bowl
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About this site
Manta Bowl is a seamount in the Ticao Pass that rises from 200 m. Reef mantas visit several cleaning stations at 20 to 24 m all year, and now and then oceanic mantas come as well. It is regarded as one of the manta hotspots of the Philippines.
Most of the time divers hook in and wait for the mantas to appear in pairs or groups in the current. The site is for experienced divers only, Advanced Open Water or Open Water divers with 50 or more dives.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Manta rayManta rayReported here · unconfirmed
Tomato ClownfishAmphiprion frenatusObserved near here · iNaturalist
Clark's AnemonefishAmphiprion clarkiiObserved near here · iNaturalist
Pearlscale AngelfishCentropyge vrolikiiObserved near here · iNaturalist
Eastern Triangle ButterflyfishChaetodon baronessaObserved near here · iNaturalist
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