Temae

At Temae, an easy-to-explore dive that starts on a coral plate at 15m before descending a gentle slope with several tongues of sand with sharks. Have a look in the blue, schools of fish are never far!

Critters at this site

Nursery of white tips, sleeper sharks, school of coach fish, blue damselfish, school of tuna and jacks. Heterocongers (arden eels)

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

Small Giant Clam

Tridacna maxima6 obs.

Pillow Cushion Star

Culcita novaeguineae5 obs.

Commercial Top Shell

Rochia nilotica2 obs.

Thin-shelled Rock Crab

Grapsus tenuicrustatus2 obs.

Lollyfish Sea Cucumber

Holothuria atra2 obs.

Tongue Coral

Herpolitha limax2 obs.

Pink Whipray

Pateobatis fai2 obs.

Long-spined Crown-of-Thorns

Acanthaster planci2 obs.

Hairy Red Hermit Crab

Dardanus lagopodes1 obs.

Leopard Sea Cucumber

Bohadschia argus1 obs.

Pleated Nerite

Nerita plicata1 obs.

Cauliflower Coral

Pocillopora verrucosa1 obs.

Snake Sea Cucumber

Synapta maculata1 obs.

Indo-Pacific Rock-boring Urchin

Echinometra mathaei1 obs.

Plate & Pillar Coral

Porites rus1 obs.

Needle-spined Urchin

Echinostrephus aciculatus1 obs.

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Krebsdyr

Calcinus seurati1 obs.

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Koral & anemone

Astrea curta1 obs.

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Koral & anemone

Pocillopora meandrina1 obs.