Basura
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Basura is a dive site most suited for macro photographers that can enjoy an array of interesting critters. Look out for the frogfish, mimic octopuses, seahorses, harlequin shrimps, pipefish, bobbit worms, crocodile snake eels, and the rare nudibranchs that call Anilao their home.The diving depth is 3 to 18 meter
A wide variety of aquatic animals can be seen in this area like the ghost pipe fishes, rare nudibranchs, squids, mimic octupus and etc.
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
iStock-ShaneGross
8 Sightings
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
8 Sightings
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Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
Green Turtle
7 Sightings
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Alamy-National Geographic Creative
Leatherback Turtle
6 Sightings
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus
6 Sightings
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 130
AdobeStock-JirinaVFR
Pufferfish
20 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 20
iStock-stephankerkhofs
Porcupinefish
17 Sightings
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 28
Udo Kefrig
Clownfish
16 Sightings
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 80
iStock/Extreme-Photographer
Stingrays
11 Sightings
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 30
Shutterstock-s_a_j
Sand Eel
10 Sightings
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