Paglugaban Cave
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About this site
Paglugaban Cave sits off Inatula in the Bacuit archipelago, near El Nido on the northern tip of Palawan, an area shaped by limestone karst islands and cave-riddled cliffs. The site reaches a maximum depth of around 34 metres over a reef bottom and is rated a beginner dive. Divers have also reported dugongs, eagle rays, and manta rays passing through the area.
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.
Ocellaris AnemonefishAmphiprion ocellarisReported here · unconfirmed
Scissortail SergeantAbudefduf sexfasciatusReported here · unconfirmed
Anna's ChromodorisChromodoris annaeReported here · unconfirmed
Loch's ChromodorisChromodoris lochiReported here · unconfirmed
Blue LinckiaLinckia laevigataReported here · unconfirmed
Staghorn DamselAmblyglyphidodon curacaoReported here · unconfirmed
Moorish IdolZanclus cornutusReported here · unconfirmed
Sixbar WrasseThalassoma hardwickeReported here · unconfirmed
Blackspotted PufferArothron nigropunctatusReported here · unconfirmed
Doublebar RabbitfishSiganus virgatusReported here · unconfirmed
Eagle rayEagle rayReported here · unconfirmed
DugongDugongReported here · unconfirmed
Manta rayManta rayReported here · unconfirmed
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