This dive site features a large, flat-topped coral reef plateau that is renowned for the large schools of sweetlips that often congregate here. The healthy reef structure also supports a vast diversity of other fish and invertebrate life. The edges of the plateau drop off into the deep, offering chances to see passing pelagics like sharks and turtles.
Sweetlips Table
Vibrant coral plateau teeming with schools of sweetlips fish.
Boat Access
18m Avg Depth
30m Max Depth
About this dive site
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Site Ratings
Big Marine Life Very Good
Macro Marine Life Very Good
Landscape Quality Excellent
Water Visibility Very Good Viz
Brought to you by The Reef Dive Resort - Mataking Island
Plan Your Visit
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Marine Life
Yellow-Ribbon Sweetlips
Reef Shark
Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Snowflake Moray
Clownfish
Turtle
Soft Gingerbread Hem Star
Bumphead Parrotfish
Hard Coral
Giant Trevally
Sweetlips
Things to Note
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Potential for moderate currents and depths requiring good buoyancy control.
Hazards:
currentdepthboat traffic
Current Strength:
Variable
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