Khao Na Yak

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Koh Na Yak, near Khao Lak, is a shallow reef dive (max 9m) with a gently sloping sandy bottom. It’s an excellent site for beginners and courses, known for its diverse hard corals and abundant reef fish, including moray eels, barracudas, and clownfish. Keep an eye out for nudibranchs!

Koh Na Yak features diverse hard corals (table, brain, staghorn). Expect abundant reef fish like angelfish, butterflyfish, and clownfish, plus moray eels, barracudas, and nudibranchs.

Dive Activity

Courses and Events

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 approx.: 200

Moray Eel

242 Sightings
J
59
F
54
M
23
A
22
M
2
J
1
J
1
A
1
S
0
O
0
N
27
D
52

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Total number of species approx.: 27

Barracuda

73 Sightings
J
10
F
23
M
0
A
18
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
1
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
21

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Total number of species approx.: 600

Wrasse

47 Sightings
J
0
F
21
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
15
D
11

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Total number of species approx.: 90

Angelfish

270 Sightings
J
36
F
95
M
14
A
19
M
0
J
1
J
1
A
2
S
2
O
5
N
24
D
71

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Total number of species approx.: 100

Parrotfish

194 Sightings
J
26
F
54
M
17
A
24
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
23
D
50

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Total number of species approx.: 130

Butterfly Fish

177 Sightings
J
23
F
33
M
13
A
29
M
2
J
1
J
1
A
2
S
2
O
0
N
23
D
48

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Total number of species approx.: 12

Lionfish

166 Sightings
J
48
F
54
M
21
A
11
M
1
J
1
J
1
A
1
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
28

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Total number of species approx.: 8

Bannerfish

152 Sightings
J
14
F
54
M
13
A
15
M
2
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
22
D
32

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Total number of species approx.: 85

Surgeonfish

130 Sightings
J
20
F
47
M
12
A
0
M
2
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
21
D
28

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Total number of species approx.: 28

Clownfish

96 Sightings
J
32
F
27
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
1
J
1
A
2
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
33

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Total number of species approx.: 130

Pufferfish

80 Sightings
J
20
F
31
M
0
A
13
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
16

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Total number of species approx.: 350

Damselfish

67 Sightings
J
0
F
29
M
0
A
0
M
1
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
18
D
19

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Total number of species approx.: 90

Goatfish

67 Sightings
J
0
F
33
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
18
D
16

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Total number of species approx.: 120

Cuttlefish

67 Sightings
J
20
F
19
M
12
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
16

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Total number of species approx.: 250

Grouper/Basslets

62 Sightings
J
0
F
15
M
0
A
15
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
4
N
14
D
14

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Total number of species approx.: 3000

Nudibranch

59 Sightings
J
10
F
17
M
17
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
4
N
0
D
11

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Total number of species approx.: 40

Triggerfish

53 Sightings
J
0
F
20
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
19
D
14

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Total number of species approx.: 110

Snapper

46 Sightings
J
0
F
30
M
0
A
0
M
2
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
14
D
0

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Total number of species approx.: 60

Soldierfish

40 Sightings
J
0
F
15
M
10
A
0
M
1
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
14
D
0

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Total number of species approx.: 150

Sweetlips and Grunts

37 Sightings
J
12
F
25
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

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Total number of species approx.: 60

Squirrelfish

15 Sightings
J
0
F
15
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

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