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Koh Tachai, West Reef
★★★★☆
(1,086)
Koh Tachai West Reef is a popular site known as the “Pinnacle“ or “Twin Peaks,“ featuring massive granite boulders and a coral garden from 12-40m. Currents can be strong, attracting large pelagics like manta rays, whale sharks, and barracudas. Also home to leopard sharks and diverse reef fish.
Tachai West features abundant gorgonian fans and soft corals on its boulders. It’s a hotspot for manta rays, whale sharks, barracudas, tuna, and leopard sharks, plus diverse reef fish
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
94 Sightings
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Total number of species: 27
iStock-Global_Pics
Barracuda
84 Sightings
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AdobeStock-Nikolai Sorokin
Blacktip Reef Shark
75 Sightings
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14
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Total number of species: 28
Udo Kefrig
Clownfish
62 Sightings
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Total number of species: 100
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
62 Sightings
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Total number of species: 12
iStock/cinoby
Lionfish
48 Sightings
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10
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Total number of species: 90
Shutterstock-Rich Carey
Angelfish
46 Sightings
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Total number of species: 130
Shutterstock_Krzysztof Odziomek
Butterfly Fish
44 Sightings
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Total number of species: 8
Alamy-Reinhard Dirscherl
Bannerfish
35 Sightings
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10
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Total number of species: 250
Shutterstock-Henry_and_Laura_Whittaker
Grouper/Basslets
31 Sightings
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