Santa Maria
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About this site
Santa Maria is a wreck site off the central Philippines, in the waters of the Visayas region near the coordinates given for the area. It sits in a maximum depth of around 15 metres and is rated a beginner dive, making it accessible to those with limited experience. Divers here have reported a range of unicornfish, including bignose, blackspine, blue, onespine, and slender unicornfish, along with blacksaddle toby, and even the occasional whale shark passing through.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Onespine UnicornfishNaso thynnoidesReported here · unconfirmed
Blackspine UnicornfishNaso minorReported here · unconfirmed
Bignose UnicornfishNaso vlamingiiReported here · unconfirmed
Blue UnicornfishNaso caeruleacaudaReported here · unconfirmed
Slender UnicornfishNaso lopeziReported here · unconfirmed
Whale SharkRhincodon typusReported here · unconfirmed
Blacksaddle TobyCanthigaster valentiniReported here · unconfirmed
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