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Kimud Shoal
Tagbubungang Diot, Malapascua, Philippines
Max depth40 m
LevelEstimated: Advanced and up
Water bodyVisayan Sea
Water temp27–30°C
Estimated from climate dataJan–May
About this site
Kimud Shoal is a channel and pinnacle dive site near Tagbubungang Diot, Leyte, Philippines, in the Visayan Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 40 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, soft corals. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 27 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Pacific BassletPseudanthias huchtii
Squat Anemone ShrimpThor amboinensis- Explorer Rose ShrimpParapenaeus investigatoris
AmberfishThelenota anax
Azure Sea StarLinckia laevigata
Cushion StarCulcita novaeguineae
Freckled HawkfishParacirrhites forsteri
Moon WrasseThalassoma lunare
Nearby sites
- 1Kalanggaman Island6.1 km
- 2Nunez Shoal10 km
- 3Kimod Shoel16 km
- 4Monad Shoel20 km
- 5Monad Shoal20 km
- 6Exotic House Reef26 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org