Motu Nuhi-Nuhi (l’aquarium)

The Motu Nuhi Nuhi is a small coral islet located in the lagoon in the axis of the Tiputa pass. This site is sheltered from currents and shallow, which is ideal for beginners, training or rehabilitation dives.

Marine life at this site

You will discover a superb coral garden as well as a multitude of multicolored fish of the lagoon, and to finish its diving on a sandy bottom strewn with coral potatoes.

Based on open species observationswithin ~5 km — likely to see, not necessarily confirmed at the site itself.

Common Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus10 obs.

Left-handed Hermit Crab

Calcinus laevimanus3 obs.

Grey Reef Shark

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos3 obs.

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus2 obs.

Blacktip Reef Shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus1 obs.

Pronghorn Spiny Lobster

Panulirus penicillatus1 obs.

Black Sea Cucumber

Holothuria leucospilota1 obs.

White-spotted Eagle Ray

Aetobatus ocellatus1 obs.

Antler Coral

Pocillopora grandis1 obs.

Red Pencil Urchin

Heterocentrotus mamillatus1 obs.

Cauliflower Coral

Pocillopora verrucosa1 obs.

Day Octopus

Octopus cyanea1 obs.

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Coral Hermit Crab

Clibanarius corallinus2 obs.

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Krebsdyr

Metopograpsus thukuhar1 obs.

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Krebsdyr

Calcinus seurati1 obs.

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Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata1 obs.

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Krebsdyr

Zosimus aeneus1 obs.

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Krebsdyr

Lachnopodus tahitensis1 obs.

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Krebsdyr

Percnon affine1 obs.