Exotic
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About this site
Exotic is a dive site off Malapascua Island, a small island off the northern tip of Cebu in the Visayas region of the Philippines. The site sits over a reef bottom with a maximum depth of around 13.5 metres, making it a beginner dive. The surrounding waters are known for their channels and sloping reefs facing the Visayan Sea, reached by banca boat from the island's dive operators.
AI overviewMarine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Chocolate Chip Sea StarProtoreaster nodosusReported here · unconfirmed
Magnificent ChromodorisChromodoris magnificaReported here · unconfirmed
Gloomy NudibranchTambja morosaReported here · unconfirmed
Hypselodoris variobranchiaReported here · unconfirmed
Anemone Porcelain CrabNeopetrolisthes maculatusReported here · unconfirmed
Snowflake MorayEchidna nebulosaReported here · unconfirmed
Clark's AnemonefishAmphiprion clarkiiObserved near here · iNaturalist
Spiny SeahorseHippocampus histrixObserved near here · iNaturalist
Dusky NembrothaNembrotha kubaryanaObserved near here · iNaturalist
Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesusObserved near here · iNaturalist
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