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Caticugan Marine Sanctuary
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Marine protected area off Siquijor Town with seagrass meadows (3–5 m), dense coral reef, and a sloping bottom down to approximately 30 m, partly with wall structures. A calm spot, best season June/July–December, suitable for beginners and advanced divers.
A reef teeming with parrotfish, angelfish, and butterflyfish, along with moray eels and macro life. Turtles are common, and barracudas and larger pelagic fish are occasionally seen.
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
51 Sightings
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F
2
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3
J
4
J
16
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9
S
4
O
11
N
2
D
0
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
7 Sightings
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M
1
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2
J
2
J
0
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0
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0
O
0
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0
D
2
Shutterstock-Andrey Armyagov
Hawksbill Turtle
5 Sightings
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2
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0
M
1
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0
M
0
J
0
J
0
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0
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0
O
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2
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0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 27
iStock-Global_Pics
Barracuda
4 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
J
0
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0
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0
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0
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2
D
2
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
54 Sightings
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2
F
4
M
1
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0
M
4
J
5
J
21
A
4
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0
O
7
N
4
D
2
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 90
Shutterstock-Rich Carey
Angelfish
36 Sightings
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1
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2
J
4
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22
A
3
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0
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0
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2
D
2
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 100
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
35 Sightings
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0
F
5
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
3
J
17
A
4
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0
O
0
N
4
D
2
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
33 Sightings
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0
F
4
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0
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0
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4
J
2
J
14
A
5
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0
O
0
N
2
D
2
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 40
iStock-wrangel
Triggerfish
29 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
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2
J
4
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14
A
3
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0
O
0
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4
D
2
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 130
Shutterstock_Krzysztof Odziomek
Butterfly Fish
28 Sightings
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M
1
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M
4
J
3
J
12
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0
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0
O
4
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2
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