Tamaraw Reef
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About this site
Tamaraw Reef sits off the coast of Mindoro Oriental in the Philippines, part of the Verde Island Passage, an area known for its coral diversity. The site reaches a maximum depth of around 23 metres and is rated an intermediate dive. Divers here have reported a wide range of small reef life, including frogfish, scorpionfish, squid, barred-fin moray, spiny seahorse, and Morrison's dragonet, along with sightings of orangestripe triggerfish, twospot wrasse, Ryukyu fairy wrasse, and skinspot pygmygoby tucked among the reef structure.
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.
ScorpionfishScorpionfishReported here · unconfirmed
Twospot WrasseOxycheilinus bimaculatusReported here · unconfirmed
Barred-fin MorayGymnothorax zonipectisReported here · unconfirmed
Orangestripe TriggerfishBalistapus undulatusReported here · unconfirmed
Skinspot PygmygobyTrimma halonevumReported here · unconfirmed
Spiny SeahorseHippocampus histrixReported here · unconfirmed
Morrison's DragonetSynchiropus morrisoniReported here · unconfirmed
Ryukyu Fairy WrasseCirrhilabrus ryukyuensisReported here · unconfirmed
FrogfishFrogfishReported here · unconfirmed
SquidSquidReported here · unconfirmed
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