Kat’s Kables

This is an anchoring site near Two Caves. Look for old communication cables connecting Direction Island to Australia and the world. Sadly it appears that Kat the dugong may have moved on to green sea grass pastures.

Critters at this site

Regular sightings of mantas and sleeping white tip reef sharks. An observant diver should be able to spot the barracudas.

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

Spotted Linckia

Linckia multifora2 obs.

Pleated Nerite

Nerita plicata2 obs.

Small Giant Clam

Tridacna maxima2 obs.

Distant Cone

Conus distans2 obs.

Slangestjerne

Ophiocoma2 obs.

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata2 obs.

Chain-link Brittle Star

Ophiomastix annulosa2 obs.

Søstjerne

Ophidiaster granifer2 obs.

The Darkened Cone

Conus imperialis1 obs.

Ivory Cone

Conus eburneus1 obs.

Giant Triton Shell

Charonia tritonis1 obs.

Leopard Cone

Conus leopardus1 obs.

Pronghorn Spiny Lobster

Panulirus penicillatus1 obs.

Blood-stained Cone

Conus sanguinolentus1 obs.

Kernel Cowry

Nucleolaria nucleus1 obs.

Flag Cone

Conus vexillum1 obs.

Slangestjerne

Ophiocoma erinaceus1 obs.

Indo-Pacific Rock-boring Urchin

Echinometra mathaei1 obs.

Brownfish

Actinopyga echinites1 obs.

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus1 obs.

Snake Sea Cucumber

Synapta maculata1 obs.

Flea-bitten Cone

Conus pulicarius1 obs.

Mile Cone

Conus miles1 obs.

Krebsdyr

Isopoda1 obs.