Mainit
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About this site
Mainit is a drift dive along the Dauin coast, set on a sandy slope scattered with big coral blocks and soft coral formations. The sand is warm and black, and maximum depth is around 18m.
Large schools of barracuda, sweetlips, surgeonfish and snappers gather around the site, and the dive usually moves with the current from start to finish. It ends at about 5 metres, where an underwater hot spring rises from the seabed.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Ghost pipefishGhost pipefishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
BannerfishBannerfishReported here · unconfirmed
NudibranchNudibranchConfirmed present · 3 independent sources
Ornate GhostpipefishSolenostomus paradoxusReported here · unconfirmed
Dusky NembrothaNembrotha kubaryanaReported here · unconfirmed
Anna's ChromodorisChromodoris annaeReported here · unconfirmed
Lined NembrothaNembrotha lineolataReported here · unconfirmed
Indian CaloriaCaloria indicaReported here · unconfirmed
Miller's NembrothaNembrotha milleriReported here · unconfirmed
Painted FrogfishAntennarius pictusReported here · unconfirmed
Crested NembrothaNembrotha cristataReported here · unconfirmed
Anemone Porcelain CrabNeopetrolisthes maculatusReported here · unconfirmed
GrouperGrouperConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
BarracudaBarracudaConfirmed present · 5 independent sources
SweetlipsSweetlipsConfirmed present · 3 independent sources
SurgeonfishSurgeonfishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
SeahorseSeahorseReported here · unconfirmed
BatfishBatfishReported here · unconfirmed
SnapperSnapperConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
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