Pura Vida Housereef
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About this site
Pura Vida Housereef is a shore-access artificial reef site located directly in front of a resort on the Dauin coast, Philippines, at GPS coordinates 9°11'27.28"N 123°16'17.78"E. What was once described as an underwater "sahara" has been transformed into a small oasis through the deliberate placement of several wrecks, concrete blocks, and a steel pyramid, which together now support a thriving community of marine life.
The artificial structures form the core terrain of the site, providing shelter and attachment points across a muck-diving landscape typical of the Dauin coast. The site suits beginner divers and carries no significant current, making it equally well suited to relaxed afternoon dives, underwater photography, and night diving.
Marine life at the housereef includes lionfish, seahorses, stingrays, snappers, and batfish living among the structures, and rare species are occasionally encountered. The site is also noted as productive for night diving, when its artificial features draw out additional nocturnal animals.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Sea turtleSea turtleReported here · unconfirmed
StingrayStingrayReported here · unconfirmed
ClownfishClownfishReported here · unconfirmed
ScorpionfishScorpionfishReported here · unconfirmed
StonefishStonefishReported here · unconfirmed
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
Painted FrogfishAntennarius pictusReported here · unconfirmed
Miller's NembrothaNembrotha milleriReported here · unconfirmed
Robust GhostpipefishSolenostomus cyanopterusReported here · unconfirmed
Broadclub CuttlefishAscarosepion latimanusReported here · unconfirmed
Ocellaris AnemonefishAmphiprion ocellarisReported here · unconfirmed
NudibranchNudibranchReported here · unconfirmed
LionfishLionfishReported here · unconfirmed
SeahorseSeahorseReported here · unconfirmed
SnapperSnapperReported here · unconfirmed
BatfishBatfishReported here · unconfirmed
Blacksaddle TobyCanthigaster valentiniObserved near here · iNaturalist
Green Sea TurtleChelonia mydasObserved near here · iNaturalist
Spiny SeahorseHippocampus histrixObserved near here · iNaturalist
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