© Hobo-Ya Phuket, 83130 Phuket
Koh Racha Yai
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Racha Yai Island, about 20 km South of Phuket, is a year-round dive site, but unlike other dive sites the best conditions are during the rainy season from May to October, when the Eastern dive sites have the clearest water of any of the surrounding islands. Sites on the Western side are most often dived Nov-Apr.
Hard corals nestled among granite boulders dominate the Western side. On the Eastern side there are gently sloping reefs. Many species of reef fish can be found on all sites.
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
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Total number of species: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
199 Sightings
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17
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20
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9
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15
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21
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7
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18
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6
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8
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18
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26
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34
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Total number of species: 27
iStock-Global_Pics
Barracuda
43 Sightings
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7
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6
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5
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6
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8
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11
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Total number of species: 90
Shutterstock-Rich Carey
Angelfish
119 Sightings
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12
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12
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12
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7
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8
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8
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7
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0
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5
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15
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17
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16
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Total number of species: 12
iStock/cinoby
Lionfish
104 Sightings
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11
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12
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12
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11
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10
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5
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7
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7
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15
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14
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Total number of species: 130
AdobeStock-JirinaVFR
Pufferfish
92 Sightings
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14
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10
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7
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8
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6
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9
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4
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0
O
10
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10
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14
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Total number of species: 100
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
86 Sightings
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15
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15
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7
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7
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8
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6
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5
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0
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0
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12
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11
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Total number of species: 130
Shutterstock_Krzysztof Odziomek
Butterfly Fish
65 Sightings
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11
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9
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0
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0
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7
J
5
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0
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0
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4
O
7
N
11
D
11
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Total number of species: 8
Alamy-Reinhard Dirscherl
Bannerfish
45 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
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6
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6
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6
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0
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4
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0
O
0
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9
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14
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Total number of species: 28
Udo Kefrig
Clownfish
38 Sightings
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11
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9
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
A
0
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5
O
0
N
13
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0
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Total number of species: 80
iStock/Extreme-Photographer
Stingrays
21 Sightings
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13
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8
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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Total number of species: 40
iStock-wrangel
Triggerfish
20 Sightings
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9
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0
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0
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0
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7
J
4
J
0
A
0
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0
O
0
N
0
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0
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Total number of species: 25
AdobeStock_Vladimir Wrangel
Boxfish
20 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
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0
M
7
J
6
J
7
A
0
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0
O
0
N
0
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 350
Alamy-Andre Seal
Damselfish
19 Sightings
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9
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10
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
O
0
N
0
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0
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Total number of species: 85
iStock-mirecca
Surgeonfish
12 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
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0
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4
O
8
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0
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0
