Mainit
Anilao · Philippines
Mainit means hot in Filipino, and this site earns the name with active hydrothermal vents that warm the water column and fuel a bizarre chemosynthetic community. Flamboyant cuttlefish stalk the black sand between vent fields and frogfish wait motionlessly on encrusted boulders.
Conditions
Depth
18 to 40 m
Advanced depths
Current
Often strong
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
5 to 12 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
26 to 31°C
Your chances of seeing each animal
Flamboyant Cuttlefish
Rare
Now and then
Painted FrogfishLeast concern
Rare
Now and then
Mimic OctopusLeast concern
Rare
Now and then
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