cuttlefish
Common name cuttlefish
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Where it is found in El Nido
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juvenile
juvenile

Latest sightings
Total no. of sightings: 86
Date spottedLocationTimeWeatherRelative humidityAir tempWater tempRainfallHorizontal visVertical visSea cond'nSpecies spottedRemarksRecorded byDate added
2009-04-25
 Small Lagoon 09:00 sunny 0 0 0 0 15 0 calm
  • green sea turtle / Chelonia mydas (2)
  • cuttlefish / (1)
  • lobster / (1)
    		•  Albert Paulino 2009-04-29 12:42:24
    2009-04-22
    		 Small Lagoon 14:50 cloudy 0 0 0 0 10 0 slightly choppy
  • cuttlefish / (3)
    		•  Nokki Villanueva 2009-04-29 12:32:52
    2008-04-28
    		 South Miniloc : sunny 32 29 18 calm
  • hawksbill sea turtle / Eretmochelys imbricata (1)
  • Titan triggerfish / Balistoides viridescens (1)
  • cuttlefish / (1)
    		•  Googie Manuel 2008-05-10 12:49:28
    2008-04-09
    		 North Rock : sunny 32 27 12 calm
  • cuttlefish / (1)
  • unicornfish / (1)
    		•  Googie Manuel 2008-05-09 17:32:39
    2008-04-08
    		 Twin Rocks 11:00 sunny 27 10 calm
  • green sea turtle / Chelonia mydas (1)
  • cuttlefish / (1)
    		•  Titing Diola 2008-05-09 17:07:00
    2008-03-20
    		 South Miniloc 11:30 sunny 32 24 8 calm
  • barracuda / (1)
  • stonefish / (1)
  • Blue-spotted stingray / Taeniura lymma (1)
  • cuttlefish / (1)
    		•  Titing Diola 2008-05-07 14:57:26
    2008-03-01
    		 South Miniloc 11:00 cloudy 26 6 calm
  • cuttlefish / (1)
  • pufferfish / (1)
  • porcupinefish / (1)
  • Chevron barracuda / Sphyraena putnamae (1)
  • Yellow-lined snapper / Lutjanus lutjanus (1)
  • jack / (1)
  • lobster / (1)
  • crocodilefish / (1)
    		•  Ariel dela Cruz 2008-05-06 20:41:14
    2008-02-27
    		 Lagen front 06:30 sunny 25 8 calm
  • cuttlefish / (1)
  • Blue-spotted stingray / Taeniura lymma (1)
    		•  Titing Diola 2008-05-06 19:32:38
    2008-02-27
    		 Popolcan 10:00 cloudy 25 5 calm
  • nudibranch / (1)
  • bigeye scad / Selar crumenophthalmus (1)
  • cuttlefish / (1)
  • porcelain crab / (1)
  • banded pipefish / (1)
  • rock cod / (1)
    		•  Ariel dela Cruz 2008-05-06 19:35:13
    2008-02-19
    		 South Miniloc 10:30 rainy 27 24 8 slightly choppy
  • cuttlefish / (1)
  • jack / (1)
    		•  0 2008-05-06 13:02:51
    2008-02-17
    		 Twin Rocks 11:00 sunny 28 24 8 calm
  • Blue-spotted stingray / Taeniura lymma (1)
  • cuttlefish / (1)
    		•  Ariel dela Cruz 2008-05-06 12:39:19
    2008-02-16
    		 Twin Rocks 10:30 sunny 28 24 8 calm
  • green sea turtle / Chelonia mydas (1)
  • cuttlefish / (1)
  • Blue-spotted stingray / Taeniura lymma (1)
    		•  Titing Diola 2008-05-06 12:31:25
    2008-02-11
    		 Twin Rocks 10:30 rainy 28 25 6 calm
  • Bumphead parrotfish / Bolbometopon muricatum (1)
  • Blue-spotted stingray / Taeniura lymma (1)
  • potato grouper / (1)
  • cuttlefish / (1)
    		•  Arnel Cardente 2008-05-06 10:26:49
    2008-01-02
    		 Abdeens Reef : sunny 30 27 10 choppy
  • cuttlefish / (1)
    		•  GL Cabrera 2008-05-04 14:49:03
    2007-12-31
    		 Southwest Entalula 10:15 cloudy 30 27 12 slightly choppy
  • Titan triggerfish / Balistoides viridescens (2)
  • hawksbill sea turtle / Eretmochelys imbricata (1)
  • Blue-spotted stingray / Taeniura lymma (1)
  • cuttlefish / (5)
    		•  Titing Diola 2008-05-04 14:31:17
    2007-12-31
    		 Cagbatang 09:00 sunny choppy
  • spotted eagle ray / Aetobatus narinari (1)
  • cuttlefish / (1)
  • hawksbill sea turtle / Eretmochelys imbricata (1)
    		•  GL Cabrera 2008-05-04 14:38:12
    2007-12-29
    		 Cadlao Lagoon 10:45 cloudy 10 calm
  • cuttlefish / (1)
  • Giant manta / Manta birostris (1)
  • Napoleon wrasse / Cheilinus undulatus (1)
  • pufferfish / (1)
  • Bird wrasse / Gomphosus varius (1)
    		•  at entrance Chito Socito 2008-05-04 14:09:21
    2007-12-26
    		 Popolcan 11:00 0 30 26 10 choppy
  • cuttlefish / (1)
  • bigeye scad / Selar crumenophthalmus (1)
  • Red lionfish / Pterois volitans (2)
    		•  scad - school Johann Manuel 2008-05-04 12:45:02
    2007-12-23
    		 Popolcan 15:00 sunny 30 27 8 choppy
  • bigeye scad / Selar crumenophthalmus (1)
  • banded pipefish / (1)
  • scorpionfish / (1)
  • cuttlefish / (1)
    		•  Johann Manuel 2008-05-04 12:14:42
    2007-12-22
    		 South Miniloc 11:00 sunny 27 6 choppy
  • cuttlefish / (1)
  • Yellow-lined snapper / Lutjanus lutjanus (1)
    		•  Chris Ng 2008-05-04 11:58:58
    2007-12-16
    		 Popolcan 08:00 sunny 29 26 10 choppy
  • cuttlefish / (1)
    		•  Rey Reyes 2008-05-03 19:38:11
    2007-12-11
    		 South Miniloc 09:00 sunny 29 28 10 choppy
  • cuttlefish / (1)
  • Yellow boxfish / Ostracion cubicus (1)
    		•  Dante Pasensoy 2008-05-03 17:34:42
    2007-12-08
    		 Popolcan 14:00 sunny 28 12 calm
  • spotted eagle ray / Aetobatus narinari (2)
  • brown marbled grouper / Epinephelus fuscoguttatus (1)
  • hawksbill sea turtle / Eretmochelys imbricata (1)
  • cuttlefish / (1)
  • Barramundi cod / Cromileptes altivelis (1)
  • bigeye scad / Selar crumenophthalmus (1)
  • Yellow-lined snapper / Lutjanus lutjanus (1)
  • Mantis lobster / (1)
    		•  Ariel dela Cruz 2008-05-03 16:56:11
    2007-12-08
    		 South Miniloc 15:30 sunny 28 12 calm
  • Barramundi cod / Cromileptes altivelis (1)
  • Ribbon eel / Rhinomuraena quaesita (2)
  • cuttlefish / (1)
  • Napoleon wrasse / Cheilinus undulatus (1)
  • giant clam / (2)
    		•  Ariel dela Cruz 2008-05-03 16:57:17
    2007-12-01
    		 Miniloc front 15:00 cloudy 27 7 choppy
  • banded pipefish / (1)
  • Giant moray / Gymnothorax javanicus (1)
  • cuttlefish / (1)
  • brown marbled grouper / Epinephelus fuscoguttatus (1)
  • bigeye scad / Selar crumenophthalmus (1)
  • Giant trevally / Caranx ignobilis (1)
  • Twinspot goby / Signigobius biocellatus (1)
  • sea urchin pipefish / (1)
  • Zebra moray / Gymnomuraena zebra (1)
    		•  Ariel dela Cruz 2008-05-03 13:50:19
    2007-11-25
    		 Entalula front 15:20 cloudy 30 28 5 choppy
  • cuttlefish / (1)
  • Blue-spotted stingray / Taeniura lymma (1)
    		•  Titing Diola 2008-05-03 11:07:51
    2007-11-23
    		 Popolcan 10:00 sunny 28 4 calm
  • brown marbled grouper / Epinephelus fuscoguttatus (1)
  • bigeye scad / Selar crumenophthalmus (1)
  • Yellow-lined snapper / Lutjanus lutjanus (1)
  • Pinnate batfish / Platax pinnatus (1)
  • cuttlefish / (1)
  • great barracuda / Sphyraena barracuda (1)
  • crocodilefish / (1)
    		•  Ariel dela Cruz 2008-05-03 10:38:20
    2007-11-23
    		 Twin Rocks 11:00 sunny 30 28 5 choppy
  • cuttlefish / (1)
  • Red lionfish / Pterois volitans (1)
    		•  Titing Diola 2008-05-03 10:40:03
    2007-11-16
    		 South Miniloc 14:00 cloudy 28 5 choppy
  • cuttlefish / (1)
  • Ribbon eel / Rhinomuraena quaesita (2)
  • moray eel / (1)
  • Barramundi cod / Cromileptes altivelis (1)
  • brown marbled grouper / Epinephelus fuscoguttatus (1)
  • Pinnate batfish / Platax pinnatus (1)
  • Blue-spotted stingray / Taeniura lymma (1)
    		•  Ariel dela Cruz 2008-05-02 16:58:30
    2007-11-09
    		 South Miniloc 09:15 partly cloudy 30 27 10 slightly choppy
  • hawksbill sea turtle / Eretmochelys imbricata (1)
  • cuttlefish / (1)
  • Red lionfish / Pterois volitans (1)
    		•  Johann Manuel 2008-05-02 13:30:08
    2007-11-09
    		 South Miniloc 14:00 cloudy 30 28 10 choppy
  • green sea turtle / Chelonia mydas (1)
  • hawksbill sea turtle / Eretmochelys imbricata (1)
  • cuttlefish / (1)
    		•  Ariel dela Cruz 2008-05-02 13:34:53
    2007-11-09
    		 Popolcan 15:30 partly cloudy 30 27 10 slightly choppy
  • hawksbill sea turtle / Eretmochelys imbricata (1)
  • cuttlefish / (1)
  • bigeye scad / Selar crumenophthalmus (1)
    		•  Johann Manuel 2008-05-02 13:35:53
    2007-11-09
    		 Twin Rocks : sunny 31 28 10 calm
  • cuttlefish / (1)
    		•  Titing Diola 2008-05-02 13:36:35
    2007-11-08
    		 Miniloc front 10:00 sunny 30 29 12 calm
  • cuttlefish / (1)
    		•  Dante Pasensoy 2008-05-02 13:16:56
    2007-11-07
    		 Popolcan : cloudy 30 28 10 choppy
  • cuttlefish / (1)
    		•  Amy Lualhati 2008-05-02 13:13:52
    2007-11-02
    		 Miniloc front 10:00 sunny 30 27 10 choppy
  • cuttlefish / (1)
  • pipefish / (1)
    		•  Johann Manuel 2008-05-01 21:14:51
    2007-10-25
    		 South Miniloc 10:30 cloudy 28 27 6 0
  • cuttlefish / (1)
  • nudibranch / (1)
  • Yellow-lined snapper / Lutjanus lutjanus (1)
    		•  Chris Ng 2008-05-01 17:34:53
    2007-10-23
    		 Pangulasian front 14:00 0 27 7 0
  • cuttlefish / (1)
  • Blue-spotted stingray / Taeniura lymma (1)
    		•  Amy Lualhati 2008-05-01 17:20:48
    2007-10-23
    		 Pangulasian front 15:00 cloudy calm
  • cuttlefish / (1)
    		•  large Joel Monterde 2008-05-01 17:21:53
    2007-10-23
    		 Miniloc front 10:00 sunny 31 28 15 calm
  • Demon stinger / Inimicus didactylus (1)
  • cuttlefish / (1)
    		•  Rommel Suan 2008-05-01 17:26:24
    2007-10-21
    		 Miniloc front 10:30 cloudy 29 28 15 choppy
  • cuttlefish / (1)
    		•  Rommel Suan 2008-05-01 17:17:01
    2007-10-20
    		 Popolcan 10:00 rainy 29 27 12 calm
  • snapper / (1)
  • cuttlefish / (1)
  • grouper / (1)
    		•  Johann Manuel 2008-05-01 17:13:53
    2007-10-17
    		 Southwest Entalula 15:30 sunny 30 28 7 calm
  • cuttlefish / (1)
  • barracuda / (1)
  • grouper / (1)
    		•  barracuda - 15, small; grouper - large Ronnie Medalla 2008-05-01 16:44:13
    2007-10-15
    		 South Miniloc 07:30 sunny 31 28 15 calm
  • cuttlefish / (1)
  • Demon stinger / Inimicus didactylus (1)
    		•  Rommel Suan 2008-05-01 15:16:19
    2007-10-10
    		 Miniloc front 11:15 cloudy 30 26 10 calm
  • cuttlefish / (1)
  • Blue-spotted stingray / Taeniura lymma (1)
  • moray eel / (1)
  • bigeye scad / Selar crumenophthalmus (1)
  • Giant trevally / Caranx ignobilis (1)
  • crocodilefish / (1)
    		•  Johann Manuel 2008-05-01 12:59:08
    2007-10-05
    		 Miniloc front 10:00 sunny 30 28 10 calm
  • crocodilefish / (1)
  • cuttlefish / (1)
  • Razorfish / Aeoliscus strigatus (1)
    		•  GL Cabrera 2008-05-01 11:57:25
    2007-09-30
    		 Big Lagoon 10:30 0 0
  • cuttlefish / (1)
    		•  Mike Salvani 2008-04-30 19:37:17
    2007-09-26
    		 Pinagbuyutan 18:30 0 28 26 calm
  • Mandarin fish / Synchiropus splendidus (1)
  • hawksbill sea turtle / Eretmochelys imbricata (1)
  • cuttlefish / (1)
  • Flying gurnard / (1)
  • banded pipefish / (1)
  • decorated crab / (1)
  • lobster / (1)
  • Harlequin shrimp / (1)
  • moray eel / (1)
    		•  Arnel Cardente 2008-04-30 18:03:41
    2007-09-25
    		 Twin Rocks 09:30 partly cloudy 30 27 10 slightly choppy
  • cuttlefish / (1)
    		•  Rommel Suan 2008-04-30 17:49:05
    2007-09-22
    		 Popolcan : cloudy with isolated rainshowers 28 27 10 choppy
  • cuttlefish / (1)
    		•  Rommel Suan 2008-04-30 16:56:10