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
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
8 Sightings
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iStock-ShaneGross
Loggerhead Turtle
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: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
8 Sightings
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Alamy-National Geographic Creative
Leatherback Turtle
6 Sightings
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Total number of species: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus
6 Sightings
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Total number of species: 600
iStock/ultramarinfoto
Wrasse
2 Sightings
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Total number of species: 3
Alamy/imageBROKER
Thresher Shark
1 Sightings
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Total number of species: 130
AdobeStock-JirinaVFR
Pufferfish
20 Sightings
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Total number of species: 20
iStock-stephankerkhofs
Porcupinefish
18 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: 28
Udo Kefrig
Clownfish
16 Sightings
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