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Sambowan
Maripipi, Malapascua, Philippines
Max depth30 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodySamar Sea
Water temp27–30°C
Estimated from climate dataJan–May
About this site
Sambowan is a reef dive site near Maripipi, Biliran, Philippines, in the Samar Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 30 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs. 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
Clark's AnemonefishAmphiprion clarkii
Harlequin SweetlipsPlectorhinchus chaetodonoides
Hawksbill TurtleEretmochelys imbricata
Luzon SeastarEchinaster luzonicus
Tomato AnemonefishAmphiprion frenatus- White-tail DamselPomacentrus chrysurus
- Banded DamselDischistodus fasciatus
Black DamselNeoglyphidodon melas
Nearby sites
- 1Malapascua Monad Shoal Thresher47 km
- 2Secret Wall49 km
- 3Deep Slope49 km
- 4Bantigi49 km
- 5Dona Marilyn Wreck49 km
- 6Quiliano49 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org