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.

Marine life 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 species observationswithin ~5 km — likely to see, not necessarily confirmed at the site itself.

Sand Tiger Shark

Carcharias taurus2 obs.

Domino Nudibranch

Phyllidiella zeylanica1 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.

ミヤコウミウシ

Dendrodoris krusensternii1 obs.

Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops aduncus1 obs.

Ringed Goniobranch

Goniobranchus annulatus1 obs.

Gem Sea Slug

Goniobranchus geminus1 obs.

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Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata2 obs.

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Koral & anemone

Palythoa mutuki1 obs.

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Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Chromodoris hamiltoni1 obs.

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Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Elisolimax flavescens1 obs.

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Green Sea Turtle

Chelonia mydas1 obs.

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Svamp

Hymeniacidon perlevis1 obs.