Cabbage Patch Cocos Keeling

One of the “must do“ sites when diving Cocos Islands. Large area of Cabbage or salad coral from 5 - 20m. Has recently suffered some storm damage however is starting to recover. Has a fun swim through canyon nearby. Look for garden eels and sleeping white tip reef sharks.

Critters at this site

Look for sharks & tuna cruising the drop off. Garden eels, white tip reef sharks, turtles. If qualified to 30m we can drop down and have a look at the rare anemone with blue skirt

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

Distant Cone

Conus distans2 obs.

Pleated Nerite

Nerita plicata2 obs.

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata2 obs.

Small Giant Clam

Tridacna maxima2 obs.

Slangestjerne

Ophiocoma2 obs.

Collector Urchin

Tripneustes gratilla1 obs.

Cat Cone

Conus catus1 obs.

Smooth Triton

Gelagna succincta1 obs.

Leopard Cone

Conus leopardus1 obs.

Mile Cone

Conus miles1 obs.

Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Naria erosa erosa1 obs.

Krebsdyr

Isopoda1 obs.

Oceanic Manta Ray

Mobula birostris1 obs.

Indo-Pacific Rock-boring Urchin

Echinometra mathaei1 obs.

The Darkened Cone

Conus imperialis1 obs.

Ivory Cone

Conus eburneus1 obs.

Slangestjerne

Ophiocoma erinaceus1 obs.

Søstjerne

Ophidiaster granifer1 obs.

Flag Cone

Conus vexillum1 obs.

Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Pollia fumosa1 obs.

Kernel Cowry

Nucleolaria nucleus1 obs.

Musling

Lucinidae1 obs.

Blood-stained Cone

Conus sanguinolentus1 obs.

Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Nassarius1 obs.