© Merlin Divers Co., Ltd., 83150 Phuket
Beacon Reef
★★★★☆
(325)
Popular dive site, especially for night dives. It features a sloping reef, dropping from 5m to 35m+, with predominately hard corals. A notable highlight is the “Atlantis X“ wreck, a sunken liveaboard resting on the reef slope. Visibility is generally good, and currents are mild to moderate
Predominantly hard corals, with over 300 species. Expect abundant reef fish, moray eels, nudibranchs, shrimp, scorpionfish, batfish, snappers, and lionfish.
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
29 Sightings
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Total number of species: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus
5 Sightings
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Total number of species: 27
iStock-Global_Pics
Barracuda
3 Sightings
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Total number of species: 600
iStock/ultramarinfoto
Wrasse
3 Sightings
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Total number of species: 100
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
23 Sightings
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5
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Total number of species: 12
iStock/cinoby
Lionfish
20 Sightings
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3
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Total number of species: 90
Shutterstock-Rich Carey
Angelfish
13 Sightings
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Total number of species: 28
Udo Kefrig
Clownfish
13 Sightings
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Total number of species: 130
AdobeStock-JirinaVFR
Pufferfish
13 Sightings
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Total number of species: 8
Alamy-Reinhard Dirscherl
Bannerfish
13 Sightings
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