Passe de Tiputa

The Tiputa pass originally known as the Hiria pass. It separates Avatoru from the village of Tiputa on Rangiroa atoll. With a length of 900 m and a width of 400 m, it is between 14 and 55 m deep. The currents can be very strong and changeable. The presence of a local guide is therefore recommended.

Critters at this site

With the seasons, the great predators of the Pacific can be found here: the bottlenose dolphin, the great hammerhead shark, the tiger shark, the grey shark in numbers, sailfish, ray...

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

Common Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus10 obs.

Grey Reef Shark

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos3 obs.

Left-handed Hermit Crab

Calcinus laevimanus3 obs.

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus2 obs.

White-spotted Eagle Ray

Aetobatus ocellatus1 obs.

Blacktip Reef Shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus1 obs.

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata1 obs.

Pronghorn Spiny Lobster

Panulirus penicillatus1 obs.

Black Sea Cucumber

Holothuria leucospilota1 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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Krebsdyr

Percnon affine1 obs.

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Krebsdyr

Lachnopodus tahitensis1 obs.

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Krebsdyr

Zosimus aeneus1 obs.