Finger reef - Tubbataha Reef
Finger Reef at Tubbataha is exactly what it sounds like, a long, narrow finger of coral extending out from the main atoll. We've seen reef sharks patrolling the drop-off and schools of barracuda hanging in the blue. It’s a drift dive, often with a decent current, making it perfect for experienced divers who enjoy going with the flow and keeping an eye out for larger pelagics. Visibility is generally excellent, allowing for expansive views of the reef structure.
- Location
- Tubbataha Reef, Philippines, Southeast Asia
- Coordinates
- 9.695274, 118.764175
- Type
- reef
Nearby Dive Sites in Tubbataha Reef
- Amos Rock - 24m
- C4 (wreck)
- Cagayancillo Islands
- Constancia Reef (reef)
- Crossing
- Cuttlefish Shawl
- DALL Reef (reef)
- Delsan Wreck - 0m (wreck)
- Delsan Wreck - 29m (wreck)
- FLY ROBIN - 3m (wreck)
- Helmuth Reef (reef)
- Jessie Beazley North End
- Jessie Beazley Reef (reef)
- Ko-Ok - 24m
- Lighthouse - 19m
Nearest Dive Centres to Finger reef
Marine Life in Tubbataha Reef
Home to 480 recorded species including 412 reef fish, 20 sharks & rays, 18 hard corals, 12 whales & dolphins, 5 other, 4 clams & mussels.
Notable Species
- Long-nosed Parrotfish (Hipposcarus longiceps) - Reef Fish
- Orange-lined Triggerfish (Balistapus undulatus) - Reef Fish
- Manini (Acanthurus triostegus) - Reef Fish
- Orange-axil wrasse (Stethojulis bandanensis) - Reef Fish
- Bristle-toothed Surgeonfish (Ctenochaetus striatus) - Reef Fish
- Hound Needlefish (Tylosurus crocodilus) - Reef Fish
- Banded Blue Sprat (Spratelloides gracilis) - Reef Fish
- Three-spot wrasse (Halichoeres trimaculatus) - Reef Fish
- Blunt Snout Gregory (Stegastes lividus) - Reef Fish
- Honeycomb Grouper (Epinephelus merra) - Reef Fish
- Clouded rainbow fish (Halichoeres nebulosus) - Reef Fish
- Banded Goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus) - Reef Fish
- Australian Squirrel-fish (Myripristis violacea) - Reef Fish
- Blackspot Surgeonfish (Acanthurus nigrofuscus) - Reef Fish
- Argus Grouper (Cephalopholis argus) - Reef Fish
- Batavian Parrotfish (Scarus psittacus) - Reef Fish
- Parrotfish (Thalassoma hardwicke) - Reef Fish
- Blackfish (Melichthys niger) - Reef Fish
- Peppered Squirrelfish (Sargocentron punctatissimum) - Reef Fish
- Blue-lined Surgeonfish (Acanthurus lineatus) - Reef Fish