Manta Bay Racha Noi

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Manta Bay at Racha Noi is a popular dive site known for its granite boulders, healthy corals, and potential manta ray sightings (especially Dec-April). Depths vary, with generally mild currents. It offers a diverse experience with reef fish, rays, and even frogfish.

Manta Bay features healthy hard corals and is a prime spot for manta rays (Dec-April). Also common are barracudas, snapper, parrotfish, moray eels, blue-spotted stingrays.

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 approx.: 200

Moray Eel

Moray Eel

235 Sightings
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0
F
19
M
23
A
22
M
12
J
25
J
22
A
29
S
15
O
16
N
21
D
31

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Total number of species approx.: 27

Barracuda

Barracuda

127 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
11
A
12
M
0
J
19
J
28
A
15
S
0
O
11
N
19
D
12

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Total number of species approx.: 300

Octopus

Octopus

10 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
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10
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0
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0
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0
A
0
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0
O
0
N
0
D
0

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Total number of species approx.: 130

Butterfly Fish

Butterfly Fish

221 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
25
A
24
M
21
J
26
J
23
A
27
S
11
O
23
N
16
D
25

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Total number of species approx.: 90

Angelfish

Angelfish

207 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
21
A
16
M
14
J
27
J
23
A
34
S
10
O
24
N
16
D
22

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Total number of species approx.: 100

Parrotfish

Parrotfish

172 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
13
A
21
M
13
J
23
J
24
A
20
S
0
O
13
N
18
D
27

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Total number of species approx.: 12

Lionfish

Lionfish

169 Sightings
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0
F
13
M
15
A
13
M
10
J
22
J
24
A
21
S
13
O
0
N
13
D
25

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Total number of species approx.: 8

Bannerfish

Bannerfish

145 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
11
A
16
M
14
J
17
J
27
A
21
S
0
O
11
N
12
D
16

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Total number of species approx.: 130

Pufferfish

Pufferfish

128 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
12
M
0
J
19
J
25
A
19
S
0
O
14
N
17
D
22

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Total number of species approx.: 28

Clownfish

Clownfish

83 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
12
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
15
A
12
S
0
O
13
N
11
D
20

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Total number of species approx.: 40

Triggerfish

Triggerfish

81 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
12
M
0
J
10
J
15
A
11
S
0
O
0
N
16
D
17

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Total number of species approx.: 25

Boxfish

Boxfish

28 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
15
A
13
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

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Total number of species approx.: 85

Surgeonfish

Surgeonfish

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

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Total number of species approx.: 90

Goatfish

Goatfish

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

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Total number of species approx.: 20

Porcupinefish

Porcupinefish

23 Sightings
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0
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0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
13
A
10
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

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Total number of species approx.: 150

Sweetlips and Grunts

Sweetlips and Grunts

22 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
10
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
12

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Total number of species approx.: 350

Damselfish

Damselfish

21 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
11
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
10

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Total number of species approx.: 110

Snapper

Snapper

14 Sightings
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0
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0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
14
A
0
S
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 approx.: 3000

Nudibranch

Nudibranch

10 Sightings
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0
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0
M
0
A
0
M
10
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

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