Sulu Sea, Philippines
Tubbataha Reefs
A UNESCO-listed atoll reached only by liveaboard, with sharks on pristine walls.
About the dive
Tubbataha Reefs is an advanced to expert dive site in Sulu Sea, Philippines. Divers have logged 469 dives here, going to 23 m on average in around 21 m of visibility. 33 species are recorded here month by month; the most sighted are whitetip reef shark, angelfish and butterflyfish. Sightings peak in March, April and May.
- Level
- Advanced–Expert
- Entry
- Boat
- Avg. max depth
- 23 m
- Visibility
- 21 m
- Dive time
- 56 min
- Logged dives
- 469
- Busiest months
- Mar · Apr · May
- Region
- Palawan & North Borneo
Most sighted here
Whitetip reef shark
AngelfishPhoto: Pauline Walsh Jacobson · CC BY
ButterflyfishPhoto: David Clode · CC0
TriggerfishPhoto: Jeffry Surianto · CC0
What you’ll see, month by month
The most-sighted species at Tubbataha Reefs and the months they are logged. The brighter the cell, the more sightings.
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitetip reef shark | ||||||||||||
| Angelfish | ||||||||||||
| Butterflyfish | ||||||||||||
| Triggerfish | ||||||||||||
| Blacktip reef shark | ||||||||||||
| Moray eels | ||||||||||||
| Parrotfish | ||||||||||||
| Jacks | ||||||||||||
| Pufferfish | ||||||||||||
| Sweetlips | ||||||||||||
| Grunts | ||||||||||||
| Surgeonfish | ||||||||||||
| Clownfish | ||||||||||||
| Wrasses | ||||||||||||
| Green Turtle | ||||||||||||
| Barracudas |
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