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About this site
Dilumacad, also known as Helicopter Island, sits off the coast of El Nido in northern Palawan, part of the Bacuit archipelago in Luzon, Philippines. Dive sites around the island are typically reached by short boat trips from El Nido town, taking in the limestone coastline the region is known for. Divers here have reported barracuda, clownfish, and eagle rays around the site.
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.
BarracudaBarracudaReported here · unconfirmed
Eagle rayEagle rayReported here · unconfirmed
ClownfishClownfishReported here · unconfirmed
Ocellaris AnemonefishAmphiprion ocellarisReported here · unconfirmed
Staghorn DamselAmblyglyphidodon curacaoReported here · unconfirmed
Blue LinckiaLinckia laevigataReported here · unconfirmed
Blackpatch TriggerfishRhinecanthus verrucosusReported here · unconfirmed
Blackspotted PufferArothron nigropunctatusReported here · unconfirmed
Bleeker's ParrotfishChlorurus bleekeriReported here · unconfirmed
Scissortail SergeantAbudefduf sexfasciatusReported here · unconfirmed
Moorish IdolZanclus cornutusReported here · unconfirmed
Doublebar RabbitfishSiganus virgatusReported here · unconfirmed
Tomato ClownfishAmphiprion frenatusReported here · unconfirmed
Loch's ChromodorisChromodoris lochiObserved near here · iNaturalist
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