Siargao
Philippines · Asia Pacific
Siargao is best known as the Philippines' surf capital, but beneath the waves lies a world-class diving destination shaped by its position in the Coral Triangle. The Bucas Grande island group to the south contains Sohoton Cove, a network of tidal marine lakes and limestone caverns where endemic stingless jellyfish drift in brackish water. Outside the lake system, current-swept channels deliver schooling jacks, whale sharks in season, and pristine reef slopes draped with soft corals and sea fans. Macro photographers find outstanding subjects in the muck zones around Daco Island.
How this reef is doing
ⓘ How we measure thisReef state
Live science signals for this reef are still being gathered.
Coral cover
Fish life
Heat
Fishing
Open to fishing, and the water is fairly quiet.
Sources · Global Fishing Watch and reef gravity
What you will see
36 species across the dive sites here
Clownfish
Seen 2 months ago
at Daco Island Reef
Least concern
Anthias
Seen year round
at Daco Island Reef
Least concern
Bigeye Trevally
Seen year round
at Naked Island Channel
Least concern
Blind Cave Fish
Seen year round
at Tayangban Cave Pool
Least concern
Blue-ringed Octopus
Seen year round
at Daco Island Reef
Brackish Water Goby
Seen year round
at Sohoton Jellyfish Lake
Brackish Water Molly
Seen year round
at Tayangban Cave Pool
Vulnerable
Cave Amphipod
Seen year round
at Tayangban Cave Pool
Cave Shrimp (Atyid Shrimp)
Seen year round
at Tayangban Cave Pool
Golden Trevally
Seen year round
at Naked Island Channel
Least concern
Grey Reef Shark
Seen year round
at Naked Island Channel
Endangered
Limestone Encrusting Sponge
Seen year round
at Tayangban Cave Pool
Lookdown Fish
Seen year round
at Sohoton Jellyfish Lake
Least concern
Milkfish
Seen year round
at Sohoton Jellyfish Lake
Least concern
Mullet
Seen year round
at Sohoton Jellyfish Lake
Least concern
Nudibranch (various species)
Seen year round
at Daco Island Reef
Ornate Ghost Pipefish
Seen year round
at Daco Island Reef
Least concern
Pygmy Seahorse
Seen year round
at Daco Island Reef
Least concern
Sea Fan
Seen year round
at Daco Island Reef
Soft Coral
Seen year round
at Naked Island Channel
Staghorn Coral
Seen year round
at Daco Island Reef
Critically endangered
Stingless Jellyfish
Seen year round
at Sohoton Jellyfish Lake
Translucent Goby
Seen year round
at Tayangban Cave Pool
Least concern
Troglobitic Isopod
Seen year round
at Tayangban Cave Pool
Yellow-tailed Fusilier
Seen year round
at Naked Island Channel
Least concern
Yellowfin Surgeonfish
Seen year round
at Naked Island Channel
Least concern
Cardinalfish
Seasonal visitor
at Tayangban Cave Pool
Cave Crab
Seasonal visitor
at Tayangban Cave Pool
Giant Clam
Seasonal visitor
at Sohoton Jellyfish Lake
Critically endangered
Lionfish
Seasonal visitor
at Daco Island Reef
Mangrove Snapper
Seasonal visitor
at Sohoton Jellyfish Lake
Least concern
Manta Ray
Seasonal visitor
at Naked Island Channel
Mantis Shrimp
Seasonal visitor
at Daco Island Reef
Moon Jellyfish
Seasonal visitor
at Sohoton Jellyfish Lake
Sea Urchin
Seasonal visitor
at Sohoton Jellyfish Lake
Whale Shark
Seasonal visitor
at Naked Island Channel
Endangered
Dive sites
Sohoton Jellyfish Lake
stingless jellyfish · moon jellyfish · lookdown fish · mullet
Tayangban Cave Pool
cave shrimp (atyid shrimp) · blind cave fish · translucent goby · brackish water molly
Daco Island Reef
pygmy seahorse · blue-ringed octopus · ornate ghost pipefish · clownfish
Naked Island Channel
whale shark · grey reef shark · golden trevally · bigeye trevally