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Manta Reef
Bulata, Negros Occidental, Philippines
EntryBoat
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodySulu Sea
Water temp27–30°C
Estimated from climate dataJan–Oct
About this site
Manta Reef is a reef dive site near Bulata, Negros Occidental, Philippines, in the Sulu Sea. It is reached from a boat. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, groupers, sea turtles, octopus, moray eels. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 27 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Azure Sea StarLinckia laevigata
Banded UrchinEchinothrix calamaris
Crown-of-thorns StarfishAcanthaster planci
FlowerfishPearsonothuria graeffei
LollyfishHolothuria atra- Yellow-lipped Sea KraitLaticauda colubrina
- Clown AnemonefishAmphiprion ocellaris
- Moorish IdolZanclus cornutus
Nearby sites
- 1North Wall0.4 km
- 2Andres Reef0.6 km
- 3Tanguigue Reef0.9 km
- 4Hillary's Reef0.9 km
- 5Doug's Ridge1.0 km
- 6Wilson's Reef1.1 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