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Marco Vincent is a luxurious dive resort situated at White Beach, Puerto Galera. Feel the warmth and friendliness from our attentive staff.

Enjoy the breath taking scenery of Mindoro, where the luscious green mountains and the turquoise sea merge.

06/08/2026

Harlequin sweetlips
𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘦𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴

As adults, they develop a pale gray-to-white body completely covered in dense, dark brown or black spots. They are also famous for their heavily swollen, prominent fleshy lips which become more distinct and pouty as the fish matures.While adult sweetlips are often seen resting in small, loose groups or schools under ledges during the day, they are nocturnal hunters. At night, they use their thick lips to dig into the substrate to feed on benthic invertebrates like crabs, shrimp, and mollusks.

05/08/2026

Pink skunk clownfish
𝘈𝘮𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘰𝘯

They are easily distinguished from similar skunk clownfish by the narrow, vertical white bar running down behind the eye (visible right next to its pectoral fin), along with a white stripe running along the ridge of the back from the snout to the tail. Their body color typically ranges from a soft pinkish-orange to a pale peach hue.Like all anemonefish, they are sequential hermaphrodites. They live in strict size-based hierarchies where the largest, most dominant fish in the anemone is the female. If she dies, the second-largest fish (the breeding male) changes s*x to take her place.

04/08/2026

Arcfin shrimpgoby
𝘈𝘮𝘣𝘭𝘺𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘰𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘶𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘢

They are recognized by a pale body with broad, orange-brown vertical bands, accented by distinct iridescent blue spots along the head and body. A key diagnostic feature is the dark, arc-shaped band near the upper edge of the first dorsal fin. : They are native to the tropical Indo-Pacific and are frequently photographed by divers resting on sandy flats or rubble slopes near coral reefs.

01/08/2026

Black-saddled Toby
𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘪

Like other pufferfish species, it contains a powerful neurotoxin called tetrodotoxin, making it highly poisonous to predators if consumed. It features a white body covered in brown spots, highlighted by four distinct dark black "saddles" across its back, along with yellow tints on its fins and tail.

31/07/2026

Camel shrimp
𝘙𝘩𝘺𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴.

Unlike most shrimp whose front serrated horn (rostrum) is fused stiffly to their head shell, the camel shrimp's rostrum is hinged, allowing them to bend their snout up and down. They rarely sit perfectly still. Instead, they exhibit a constant, rhythmic jerky, bouncing movement, swaying their bodies back and forth. This "dancing" is believed to help disrupt their visual silhouette from predators.

30/07/2026

Bargibant's pygmy seahorse
𝘏𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘶𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪.

Their entire body is covered in rounded, bulbous nodules called tubercles. These nodules perfectly replicate the size, shape, and color of the closed polyps on their host sea fan. Because they are exceptionally weak swimmers who lack functional tail fins, they wrap their long, flexible prehensile tail tightly around the branches of the sea fan to lock themselves securely against sweeping ocean currents. Like all seahorses, the males handle pregnancy. The female deposits eggs into a special brooding pouch located on the male's trunk, where he fertilizes, carries, and nurtures them until they hatch.

29/07/2026

Kunie's chromodoris
𝘎𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘶𝘴 𝘬𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘪.

The outermost edge of the mantle is lined with an ultra-vivid electric blue or purple band, followed immediately by an inner, smoky-dark border. The creamy-yellow or off-white body is covered in large, jet-black or deep purple spots, each surrounded by a distinct, pale white halo ring.
When tracking a mate or moving across the sand reef, one nudibranch will closely follow the chemical scent trail left in the mucus of another, crawling head-to-tail in a slow-moving train.

28/07/2026

Blue Dragon Nudibranch
𝘗𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘦𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪

It features elongated, golden-yellow rhinophore stalks on the head and long oral tentacles accented with dark purple bands. The brownish-gold hue of the cerata comes from microscopic zooxanthellae (algae) hosted within its tissues. The algae perform photosynthesis, serving as a secondary solar-powered energy source for the nudibranch.

27/07/2026

Bigeye Jacks
𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘹 𝘴𝘦𝘹𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴

These predatory fish are famous for forming giant, swirling "tornadoes" or vortexes in the water column. They use this tight collective structure to disorient larger open-water predators and maximize their own defensive safety. Each jack continuously mirrors the swimming speed and directional angling of its immediate neighbors. This visual feedback loop allows thousands of individuals to shift, dive, and turn instantly as if they were a single living organism.

25/07/2026

Broadclub Cuttlefish
𝘈𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘴

The dark, purplish-brown skin pattern is heavily speckled with distinct luminescent white spots and starry dashes across its mantle and head. This acts as a striking contrast camouflage among textured bottom rubble. Like all cuttlefish species, its eye features a unique, narrow W-shaped iris visible on the center-right side. This pupil shape blocks out bright horizontal glare while allowing light into the eye from multiple vertical angles.

Address

Marco Vincent Dive Resort
Puerto Galera
5203

Telephone

+639189574459

Website

http://www.marcovincent.com/, http://www.mvdive.com/

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