Deep Sponge - 2 Mile Reef

An advanced dive site about 500m to the seaward side of Two Mile Reef. Deep Sponge is named for its huge vase-like sponges. The reef is rather flat sloping down towards the seaward side. At 27m is falls down to 30m with a slight wall on the seaward side.

Critters at this site

The bottom is primarily covered with soft corals, but what stands out is the huge vase-like sponges. Turtles, potato bass, and big schools of game are the other attractions.

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

Sand Tiger Shark

Carcharias taurus2 obs.

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata2 obs.

Mole Cowrie

Talparia talpa1 obs.

White-spotted Eagle Ray

Aetobatus ocellatus1 obs.

Pink Ghost Crab

Ocypode ryderi1 obs.

Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Muricidae1 obs.

Blotched Fantail Ray

Taeniurops meyeni1 obs.

Common Blacktip Shark

Carcharhinus limbatus1 obs.

Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops aduncus1 obs.

ミヤコウミウシ

Dendrodoris krusensternii1 obs.

Domino Nudibranch

Phyllidiella zeylanica1 obs.

Green Sea Turtle

Chelonia mydas1 obs.

Ringed Goniobranch

Goniobranchus annulatus1 obs.

Gem Sea Slug

Goniobranchus geminus1 obs.

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Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Elisolimax flavescens1 obs.

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Svamp

Hymeniacidon perlevis1 obs.

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Koral & anemone

Palythoa mutuki1 obs.

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Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Chromodoris hamiltoni1 obs.