Friwen Wall, Raja Ampat

★★★★☆ (1,261)

This dive site is unique in that it is one of the very few wall dives that the Dampier Straight has to offer. The start of the wall has two small caves where you can spot fish swimming upside down, a strange thing to see for the first time.

The wall is covered with gorgonian fan corals, sponges and whip tail corals right from the bottom of the wall to the surface. It is the perfect wall.

Dive Activity

Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

Octopus

53 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
6
A
9
M
5
J
8
J
12
A
7
S
6
O
0
N
0
D
0

Barracuda

38 Sightings
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0
F
5
M
5
A
5
M
5
J
6
J
0
A
6
S
6
O
0
N
0
D
0

Wrasse

34 Sightings
J
0
F
7
M
6
A
0
M
5
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
7
O
9
N
0
D
0

Moray Eel

33 Sightings
J
0
F
6
M
0
A
0
M
7
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
9
N
0
D
11

Clownfish

243 Sightings
J
16
F
14
M
21
A
20
M
15
J
12
J
16
A
18
S
21
O
33
N
28
D
29

Butterfly Fish

166 Sightings
J
10
F
8
M
16
A
16
M
14
J
9
J
11
A
15
S
12
O
21
N
14
D
20

Angelfish

164 Sightings
J
11
F
10
M
11
A
18
M
12
J
10
J
12
A
13
S
10
O
24
N
13
D
20

Parrotfish

136 Sightings
J
7
F
10
M
14
A
11
M
10
J
4
J
11
A
11
S
12
O
21
N
11
D
14

Blacktip Reef Shark

96 Sightings
J
7
F
0
M
0
A
7
M
8
J
6
J
18
A
13
S
11
O
15
N
11
D
0

Nudibranch

96 Sightings
J
0
F
7
M
7
A
0
M
0
J
10
J
10
A
15
S
7
O
17
N
13
D
10

Grouper/Basslets

93 Sightings
J
9
F
0
M
7
A
7
M
5
J
9
J
0
A
9
S
7
O
12
N
10
D
18

Triggerfish

93 Sightings
J
7
F
7
M
6
A
9
M
10
J
0
J
6
A
8
S
6
O
13
N
11
D
10

Wobbegong

87 Sightings
J
0
F
8
M
7
A
11
M
0
J
5
J
9
A
5
S
7
O
11
N
14
D
10

Stingrays

78 Sightings
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0
F
6
M
7
A
8
M
7
J
8
J
8
A
0
S
0
O
7
N
13
D
14

Sweetlips and Grunts

70 Sightings
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0
F
8
M
11
A
4
M
10
J
7
J
0
A
7
S
7
O
8
N
0
D
8

Bannerfish

63 Sightings
J
0
F
8
M
0
A
7
M
10
J
4
J
6
A
7
S
7
O
14
N
0
D
0

Pufferfish

50 Sightings
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0
F
7
M
6
A
4
M
7
J
4
J
0
A
5
S
7
O
10
N
0
D
0

Pipefish

49 Sightings
J
6
F
6
M
6
A
0
M
6
J
0
J
0
A
7
S
0
O
10
N
0
D
8

Pygmy Seahorse

41 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
5
J
0
J
17
A
6
S
13
O
0
N
0
D
0

Shrimp

40 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
8
A
0
M
0
J
8
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
11
N
0
D
13

Scorpionfish

34 Sightings
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0
F
8
M
7
A
4
M
0
J
0
J
6
A
0
S
0
O
9
N
0
D
0

Lionfish

32 Sightings
J
0
F
6
M
9
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
8
A
0
S
0
O
9
N
0
D
0

Surgeonfish

25 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
7
A
6
M
5
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
7
O
0
N
0
D
0

Boxfish

23 Sightings
J
0
F
5
M
0
A
0
M
4
J
0
J
0
A
5
S
0
O
9
N
0
D
0

Snapper

20 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
6
J
4
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
10

Soldierfish

14 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
9
J
0
J
0
A
5
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0