Lapus Shallow

★★★★☆ (620)

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.: 200

Moray Eel

Moray Eel

3 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 28

Clownfish

Clownfish

40 Sightings
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3
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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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7
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5
Common Seahorse

Common Seahorse

28 Sightings
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4
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8
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8
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1
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7
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Total number of species approx.: 3000

Nudibranch

Nudibranch

23 Sightings
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6
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3
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6
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Total number of species approx.: 130

Pipefish

Pipefish

15 Sightings
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3
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3
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2
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4

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Total number of species approx.: 130

Butterfly Fish

Butterfly Fish

10 Sightings
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4
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Total number of species approx.: 12

Lionfish

Lionfish

10 Sightings
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5
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2
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1
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Total number of species approx.: 3400

Shrimp

Shrimp

7 Sightings
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6
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1
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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

Pufferfish

Pufferfish

6 Sightings
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2
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Total number of species approx.: 25

Boxfish

Boxfish

6 Sightings
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1
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5
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Total number of species approx.: 7

Pygmy Seahorse

Pygmy Seahorse

5 Sightings
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2
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2
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1
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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

Angelfish

Angelfish

5 Sightings
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4
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0
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1
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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.: 8

Bannerfish

Bannerfish

4 Sightings
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2
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0
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2
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0
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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.: 150

Sweetlips and Grunts

Sweetlips and Grunts

3 Sightings
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2
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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
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0
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1
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0
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0
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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.: 100

Parrotfish

Parrotfish

3 Sightings
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2
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0

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