Manta Cleaning Station

Popular snorkel site close to Direction Island. Local mantas favor this site for their regular cleaning. Two small coral outcrops at 9m home for the cleaning wrasse needed for this vital service.

Critters at this site

Why dive or snorkel here. Just for the mantas. Best time appears to be on an incoming tide, possible other times. Always worth a check when travelling past.

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

Slangestjerne

Ophiocoma2 obs.

Small Giant Clam

Tridacna maxima2 obs.

Søstjerne

Ophidiaster granifer2 obs.

Spotted Linckia

Linckia multifora2 obs.

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata2 obs.

Pleated Nerite

Nerita plicata2 obs.

Chain-link Brittle Star

Ophiomastix annulosa2 obs.

The Darkened Cone

Conus imperialis1 obs.

Giant Triton Shell

Charonia tritonis1 obs.

Kernel Cowry

Nucleolaria nucleus1 obs.

Ivory Cone

Conus eburneus1 obs.

Leopard Cone

Conus leopardus1 obs.

Pronghorn Spiny Lobster

Panulirus penicillatus1 obs.

Blood-stained Cone

Conus sanguinolentus1 obs.

Flag Cone

Conus vexillum1 obs.

Slangestjerne

Ophiocoma erinaceus1 obs.

Indo-Pacific Rock-boring Urchin

Echinometra mathaei1 obs.

Snake Sea Cucumber

Synapta maculata1 obs.

Brownfish

Actinopyga echinites1 obs.

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus1 obs.

Flea-bitten Cone

Conus pulicarius1 obs.

Mile Cone

Conus miles1 obs.

Krebsdyr

Isopoda1 obs.

Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Pollia fumosa1 obs.