Helicopter
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About this site
Helicopter is a dive site at Helicopter Island in El Nido. The island is a rewarding place to see clownfish, because all seven species are found here, which makes it a particularly rewarding place to look for them.
Spotted eagle rays are seen around Helicopter Island and nearby Miniloc as well, although sightings are infrequent and a little luck helps. Great barracuda are also frequently spotted at the site.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
ClownfishClownfishReported here · unconfirmed
Eagle rayEagle rayReported here · unconfirmed
BarracudaBarracudaReported here · unconfirmed
Ocellaris AnemonefishAmphiprion ocellarisReported here · unconfirmed
Staghorn DamselAmblyglyphidodon curacaoReported here · unconfirmed
Blue LinckiaLinckia laevigataReported here · unconfirmed
Blackpatch TriggerfishRhinecanthus verrucosusReported here · unconfirmed
Blackspotted PufferArothron nigropunctatusReported here · unconfirmed
Bleeker's ParrotfishChlorurus bleekeriReported here · unconfirmed
Scissortail SergeantAbudefduf sexfasciatusReported 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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