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About this site
Gato Island lies off the northern coast of Cebu in the Visayas, in the channel between Cebu and Malapascua that is known for a scatter of small dive sites along its shoreline and surrounding waters. The island sits within a stretch of the Philippines popular for boat-based diving out of Malapascua and nearby Daanbantayan.
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.
Sky Blue PhyllidiaPhyllidia coelestisReported here · unconfirmed
Varicose Wart SlugPhyllidia varicosaReported here · unconfirmed
Dusky NembrothaNembrotha kubaryanaReported here · unconfirmed
Striped ClingfishDiademichthys lineatusReported here · unconfirmed
Crested NembrothaNembrotha cristataReported here · unconfirmed
Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesusReported here · unconfirmed
Painted PhyllidiaPhyllidia pictaReported here · unconfirmed
Hairy Red Hermit CrabDardanus lagopodesReported here · unconfirmed
Ornate GhostpipefishSolenostomus paradoxusReported here · unconfirmed
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