South Dilumacad
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About this site
South Dilumacad sits off Dilumacad Island, also known locally as Helicopter Island, in the Bacuit archipelago near El Nido on the northern tip of Palawan. The site is reached by short boat trips from El Nido town, part of a cluster of islands and coves scattered through the bay.
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
Staghorn DamselAmblyglyphidodon curacaoReported here · unconfirmed
Blue LinckiaLinckia laevigataReported here · unconfirmed
Scissortail SergeantAbudefduf sexfasciatusReported here · unconfirmed
Blackpatch TriggerfishRhinecanthus verrucosusReported here · unconfirmed
Blackspotted PufferArothron nigropunctatusReported here · unconfirmed
Bleeker's ParrotfishChlorurus bleekeriReported here · unconfirmed
Moorish IdolZanclus cornutusReported here · unconfirmed
Doublebar RabbitfishSiganus virgatusReported here · unconfirmed
Tomato ClownfishAmphiprion frenatusReported here · unconfirmed
Loch's ChromodorisChromodoris lochiObserved near here · iNaturalist
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