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Lusong gunboat
Culion, Palawan, Philippines
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodySulu Sea
Water temp27–30°C
Estimated from climate dataJan–May
About this site
Lusong gunboat is a wreck dive site near Culion, Palawan, Philippines, in the Sulu Sea. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, jacks, groupers, sea turtles. 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
Eightband ButterflyfishChaetodon octofasciatus
Painted CardinalfishTaeniamia fucata
Scissortail SergeantAbudefduf sexfasciatus
Crocodile FishCymbacephalus beauforti
Three-striped WhiptailPentapodus trivittatus
Bigeye SnapperLutjanus lutjanus
Clown AnemonefishAmphiprion ocellaris- Greyhead WrasseHalichoeres leucurus
Nearby sites
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org