La Faille d Arue

This wall starts at 5 meters, after crossing a beautiful coral plateau and then, at about 25m, you will find a beautiful cave that looks strangely like a church door.

Marine life at this site

Numerous “coral tables“ and an abundance of fish such as bonito, dozens of parrotfish, groupers, and duck beaks cover this site.

Based on open species observationswithin ~25 km — likely to see, not necessarily confirmed at the site itself.

Thin-shelled Rock Crab

Grapsus tenuicrustatus5 obs.

Pillow Cushion Star

Culcita novaeguineae5 obs.

Small Giant Clam

Tridacna maxima4 obs.

Blacktip Reef Shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus3 obs.

Lollyfish Sea Cucumber

Holothuria atra3 obs.

Snake Sea Cucumber

Synapta maculata3 obs.

Tongue Coral

Herpolitha limax2 obs.

Commercial Top Shell

Rochia nilotica2 obs.

Leopard Sea Cucumber

Bohadschia argus2 obs.

Pink Whipray

Pateobatis fai2 obs.

Pacific White-spotted Sea Cucumber

Actinopyga varians1 obs.

Hairy Red Hermit Crab

Dardanus lagopodes1 obs.

Flower Urchin

Toxopneustes pileolus1 obs.

Giant thorny oyster

Spondylus varius1 obs.

Guilding's Sea Star

Linckia guildingi1 obs.

Desirable Flabellina

Coryphellina exoptata1 obs.

Black Sea Cucumber

Holothuria leucospilota1 obs.

Indo-Pacific Rock-boring Urchin

Echinometra mathaei1 obs.

Plate & Pillar Coral

Porites rus1 obs.

Pleated Nerite

Nerita plicata1 obs.

Cauliflower Coral

Pocillopora verrucosa1 obs.

Tawny Nurse Shark

Nebrius ferrugineus1 obs.

Long-spined Crown-of-Thorns

Acanthaster planci1 obs.

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Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata5 obs.