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About this site
Popolcan is a reef site in the Palawan region of the western Philippines. It reaches a maximum depth of around 35 metres, though it is rated a beginner dive overall. Divers here have reported eagle rays, fusiliers, nudibranchs, pipefish, and surgeonfish along the reef.
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.
Blackpatch TriggerfishRhinecanthus verrucosusReported here · unconfirmed
Blue LinckiaLinckia laevigataReported here · unconfirmed
Moorish IdolZanclus cornutusReported here · unconfirmed
Tomato ClownfishAmphiprion frenatusReported here · unconfirmed
Ocellaris AnemonefishAmphiprion ocellarisReported here · unconfirmed
Boring Giant ClamTridacna croceaReported here · unconfirmed
Scissortail SergeantAbudefduf sexfasciatusReported here · unconfirmed
Eightband ButterflyfishChaetodon octofasciatusReported here · unconfirmed
Eastern Triangle ButterflyfishChaetodon baronessaReported here · unconfirmed
Bleeker's ParrotfishChlorurus bleekeriReported here · unconfirmed
NudibranchNudibranchReported here · unconfirmed
PipefishPipefishReported here · unconfirmed
Eagle rayEagle rayReported here · unconfirmed
FusilierFusilierReported here · unconfirmed
SurgeonfishSurgeonfishReported here · unconfirmed
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