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Katipanan
Zamboanguita, Negros Oriental, Philippines
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LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyBohol Sea
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataJan–Oct
About this site
Katipanan is a dive site near Zamboanguita, Negros Oriental, Philippines, in the Bohol Sea. Generally suitable for beginners. Commonly reported marine life includes nudibranchs, moray eels, cuttlefish, sea turtles, frogfish. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 26 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Banded Coral ShrimpStenopus hispidus
Valentinni's Sharpnose PufferCanthigaster valentini
Green TurtleChelonia mydas
Squat Anemone ShrimpThor amboinensis
Yellow-lipped Sea KraitLaticauda colubrina
Greyface MorayGymnothorax thyrsoideus
Tomato AnemonefishAmphiprion frenatus
Banded PipefishDunckerocampus dactyliophorus
Nearby sites
- 1Chapel0.2 km
- 2Rock point West0.3 km
- 3Baluarte0.5 km
- 4Marine Sanctuary0.5 km
- 5Rock point East0.5 km
- 6Apo Island0.6 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org