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About this site
The Taiei Maru lies off Palawan in the Philippines, within the area's cluster of World War II era wreck sites tied to Japanese shipping losses in the region. The wreck sits at a maximum depth of around 28 metres and is rated an intermediate dive.
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.
Bleeker's ParrotfishChlorurus bleekeriReported here · unconfirmed
Ocellaris AnemonefishAmphiprion ocellarisReported here · unconfirmed
Eightband ButterflyfishChaetodon octofasciatusReported here · unconfirmed
Copperband ButterflyfishChelmon rostratusReported here · unconfirmed
Boring Giant ClamTridacna croceaReported here · unconfirmed
Black Longspine UrchinDiadema setosumReported here · unconfirmed
Vermiculate AngelfishChaetodontoplus mesoleucusReported here · unconfirmed
Moon WrasseThalassoma lunareReported here · unconfirmed
Redbreast Maori WrasseCheilinus fasciatusReported here · unconfirmed
Blackspotted PufferArothron nigropunctatusReported here · unconfirmed
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