Quiliano

Quiliano is a reef site off Malapascua Island, on the northern tip of Cebu in the Visayas region of the Philippines, reached like the island's other dive sites by short boat trips from the resorts along its beaches. The reef bottom reaches a maximum depth of around 21 metres, runs a medium current, and is rated a beginner dive. Frogfish and nudiculibranch turn up reliably here, and divers have also reported anthias, fusiliers, octopus, pipefish, and seahorses on the reef. It sits within reach of Monad Shoal to the south, the area's better known draw for divers.

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

• AnthiasAnthiasReported here · unconfirmed
• MandarinfishSynchiropus splendidusReported here · unconfirmed
• Anemone Porcelain CrabNeopetrolisthes maculatusReported here · unconfirmed
• Clark's AnemonefishAmphiprion clarkiiReported here · unconfirmed
• Hypselodoris variobranchiaReported here · unconfirmed
• Chocolate Chip Sea StarProtoreaster nodosusReported here · unconfirmed
• Magnificent ChromodorisChromodoris magnificaReported here · unconfirmed
• PipefishPipefishReported here · unconfirmed
• SeahorseSeahorseReported here · unconfirmed
• OctopusOctopusReported here · unconfirmed
• FrogfishFrogfishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
• NudibranchNudibranchConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
• FusilierFusilierReported here · unconfirmed
• Spiny SeahorseHippocampus histrixObserved near here · iNaturalist
• Dusky NembrothaNembrotha kubaryanaObserved near here · iNaturalist
• Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesusObserved near here · iNaturalist