Lagoon

Apo Island sits off the coast of Dauin in Negros Oriental, a small volcanic island in the Bohol Sea surrounded by a marine reserve managed with the local community. The Lagoon refers to a cave site here, reached by boat from Dauin or Malatapay, with a bottom made up of cave terrain and a maximum depth of around 70 metres. It's graded as a beginner dive, though divers have reported strong currents at times, so conditions are worth checking before entry.

Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.

• Regal AngelfishPygoplites diacanthusReported here · unconfirmed
• Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesusReported here · unconfirmed
• Striped Large-eye BreamGnathodentex aureolineatusReported here · unconfirmed
• Paletail UnicornfishNaso brevirostrisReported here · unconfirmed
• Pacific Bullethead ParrotfishChlorurus spilurusReported here · unconfirmed
• Neon FusilierPterocaesio tileReported here · unconfirmed
• Palenose ParrotfishScarus psittacusReported here · unconfirmed
• Orangestripe TriggerfishBalistapus undulatusReported here · unconfirmed
• Pinktail TriggerfishMelichthys viduaReported here · unconfirmed
• Moorish IdolZanclus cornutusReported here · unconfirmed
• Hawksbill Sea TurtleEretmochelys imbricataObserved near here · iNaturalist
• Blackspotted PufferArothron nigropunctatusObserved near here · iNaturalist