Tambisaan Reef
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About this site
Tambisaan Reef is a coral reef dive site located on Boracay, reaching a maximum depth of 17 m with a shallowest point of 8 m.
The reef suits beginner divers, with light current and good visibility. The site sits on the east coast, where it benefits from shelter during the Amihan monsoon season, roughly November through May, with water temperatures ranging from 25–30°C. The best conditions are generally considered to run December through May.
Marine life at Tambisaan Reef includes sea turtles, hawksbill turtles, nudibranchs, pufferfish, lionfish, crabs, cleaner shrimp, fusiliers, trumpetfish, gobies, lizardfish, moray eels, mandarin fish, eagle rays, and batfish.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Tawny Hermit CrabCoenobita rugosusReported here · unconfirmed
Blue LinckiaLinckia laevigataReported here · unconfirmed
Chocolate Chip Sea StarProtoreaster nodosusReported here · unconfirmed
Blackspotted PufferArothron nigropunctatusReported here · unconfirmed
Silverlined CardinalfishOstorhinchus hartzfeldiiReported here · unconfirmed
LizardfishLizardfishReported here · unconfirmed
MandarinfishMandarinfishReported here · unconfirmed
LionfishLionfishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
NudibranchNudibranchReported here · unconfirmed
PufferfishPufferfishReported here · unconfirmed
FusilierFusilierReported here · unconfirmed
Eagle rayEagle rayReported here · unconfirmed
BatfishBatfishReported here · unconfirmed
Whale SharkRhincodon typusReported here · unconfirmed
Thresher sharkThresher sharkReported here · unconfirmed
TrevallyTrevallyReported here · unconfirmed
Ocellaris AnemonefishAmphiprion ocellarisObserved near here · iNaturalist
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