Lapus Shallow
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The shallow part of the famous Lapus-lapus islet off the coast, of the tip of the north of malapascua island. It has the shallowest depth at 4-5m crawling down to the deeper side to 18-20m it is perfect for beginner and advanced divers looking to observe the marine life interaction in the reef.
With its colorful reef of soft and hard coral combination with occasional sea mount protruding, and the schools of different common reef fish like damsels, sergeant majors, etc.
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
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
46 Sightings
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7
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5
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4
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3
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4
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4
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4
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7
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5
Alamy-WaterFrame
Common Seahorse
32 Sightings
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4
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8
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8
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4
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8
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Total number of species approx.: 3000
SSI-Peter-Schinck
Nudibranch
26 Sightings
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6
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5
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2
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5
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6
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Total number of species approx.: 130
iStock-Christian von Mach
Pipefish
18 Sightings
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2
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3
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3
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2
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4
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4
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Total number of species approx.: 130
Shutterstock_Krzysztof Odziomek
Butterfly Fish
12 Sightings
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2
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4
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2
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4
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Total number of species approx.: 12
iStock/cinoby
Lionfish
9 Sightings
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2
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5
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2
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Total number of species approx.: 130
AdobeStock-JirinaVFR
Pufferfish
6 Sightings
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2
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2
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2
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Total number of species approx.: 3400
Shutterstock-Shane Gross
Shrimp
6 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 25
AdobeStock_Vladimir Wrangel
Boxfish
5 Sightings
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5
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0
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Total number of species approx.: 7
iStock-atese
Pygmy Seahorse
4 Sightings
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2
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2
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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.: 90
Shutterstock-Rich Carey
Angelfish
4 Sightings
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4
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0
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0
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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.: 8
Alamy-Reinhard Dirscherl
Bannerfish
4 Sightings
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2
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2
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