Tepanee Sanctuary
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The waters of Tepanee Beach in Malapascua Island offer a calm and scenic dive environment, known for their clear turquoise visibility, gentle slopes, and thriving reef life.
This protected area is ideal for relaxed exploration, where soft sandy patches blend with coral bommies and small reef walls. Baby black tip reef sharks are present in this area.
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
Alamy-WaterFrame
13 Sightings
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8
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1
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Total number of species approx.: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus
9 Sightings
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5
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2
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2
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Total number of species approx.: 3
Alamy/imageBROKER
Thresher Shark
4 Sightings
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2
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2
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iStock-June Jacobsen
Whitetip Reef Shark
45 Sightings
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6
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4
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8
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10
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5
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3
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2
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7
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 3000
SSI-Peter-Schinck
Nudibranch
28 Sightings
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11
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8
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2
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1
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4
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2
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Total number of species approx.: 28
Udo Kefrig
Clownfish
26 Sightings
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3
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8
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7
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2
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2
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1
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3
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Total number of species approx.: 130
AdobeStock-JirinaVFR
Pufferfish
23 Sightings
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3
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7
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6
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2
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1
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1
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3
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Total number of species approx.: 12
iStock/cinoby
Lionfish
17 Sightings
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4
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10
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0
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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.: 3400
Shutterstock-Shane Gross
Shrimp
17 Sightings
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12
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2
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1
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2
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Alamy-WaterFrame
Common Seahorse
14 Sightings
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12
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2
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