© TOPDIVE Tahiti, 98713 PAPEETE
La Faille St Etienne, Tahiti
★★★★☆
(1,715)
Beautiful opening in the reef. A lot of verticality when arriving at the St. Etienne Drop-off. The upper part of the drop-off is very lively, with plenty of fish and turtles. A magnificent dive, especially with good visibility.
This site is teeming with numerous colorful tropical fish, but you will also likely come across a sleeping turtle in the nooks of the drop-off.
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
484 Sightings
J
34
F
48
M
36
A
29
M
48
J
45
J
40
A
28
S
43
O
48
N
50
D
35
Shutterstock-Andrey Armyagov
Hawksbill Turtle
250 Sightings
J
15
F
17
M
18
A
19
M
18
J
26
J
22
A
18
S
22
O
23
N
26
D
26
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
105 Sightings
J
0
F
15
M
0
A
7
M
9
J
11
J
12
A
7
S
6
O
10
N
19
D
9
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 100
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
119 Sightings
J
10
F
16
M
0
A
10
M
8
J
12
J
10
A
0
S
10
O
15
N
12
D
16
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 130
Shutterstock_Krzysztof Odziomek
Butterfly Fish
90 Sightings
J
10
F
10
M
0
A
6
M
0
J
10
J
7
A
0
S
9
O
9
N
15
D
14
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 85
iStock-mirecca
Surgeonfish
86 Sightings
J
9
F
12
M
0
A
6
M
0
J
11
J
9
A
0
S
5
O
9
N
15
D
10
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 90
Shutterstock-Rich Carey
Angelfish
82 Sightings
J
12
F
9
M
0
A
7
M
8
J
9
J
0
A
0
S
6
O
8
N
12
D
11
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 40
iStock-wrangel
Triggerfish
82 Sightings
J
11
F
11
M
0
A
10
M
0
J
10
J
10
A
0
S
10
O
8
N
0
D
12
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 60
iStock-Global_Pics
Soldierfish
81 Sightings
J
9
F
14
M
0
A
6
M
0
J
10
J
8
A
0
S
5
O
8
N
14
D
7
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 350
Alamy-Andre Seal
Damselfish
52 Sightings
J
9
F
0
M
0
A
7
M
0
J
7
J
7
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
12
D
10
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 8
Alamy-Reinhard Dirscherl
Bannerfish
44 Sightings
J
11
F
11
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
7
J
0
A
0
S
8
O
0
N
0
D
7
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 90
Shutterstock-Levent Konuk
Goatfish
26 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
9
A
0
S
7
O
0
N
10
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 3000
SSI-Peter-Schinck
Nudibranch
15 Sightings
J
8
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
7
