Conditions & tides
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About this site
Samal Island sits across the Pakiputan Strait from Davao City on the southeastern coast of Mindanao, in the Philippines. Dive sites along its coastline are typically reached by short boat trips from Davao or from resorts on the island itself.
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.
Stalked sea squirtNephtheis fascicularisReported here · unconfirmed
Acrozoanthus australiaeReported here · unconfirmed
Blue LinckiaLinckia laevigataReported here · unconfirmed
Indo-Pacific Rock-boring UrchinEchinometra mathaeiReported here · unconfirmed
Pillow Cushion StarCulcita novaeguineaeReported here · unconfirmed
Black Longspine UrchinDiadema setosumReported here · unconfirmed
Green Barrel Sea SquirtDidemnum molleReported here · unconfirmed
Clark's AnemonefishAmphiprion clarkiiReported here · unconfirmed
Dwarf HawkfishCirrhitichthys falcoReported here · unconfirmed
Golden Sea SquirtPolycarpa aurataReported here · unconfirmed
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