Mermaid’s Grotto
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Apogama (Mermaid Grotto) in Onna Village, Okinawa, features a large natural cave with a heart-shaped hollow, famed as a lovers’ spot. With depths to 35m, its underwater tunnels and arches offer stunning topography and diverse marine life, making it a captivating dive site.
Apogama hosts lance fish, yellowfin seabream, dogtooth tuna, giant trevally, lobsters, nebrids, and occasional turtles or barracudas.
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Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
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Total number of species approx.: 600
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Wrasse
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Total number of species approx.: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus
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Total number of species approx.: 27
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Barracuda
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Total number of species approx.: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
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Leatherback Turtle
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Total number of species approx.: 100
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Parrotfish
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Total number of species approx.: 28
Udo Kefrig
Clownfish
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Total number of species approx.: 90
Shutterstock-Rich Carey
Angelfish
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Total number of species approx.: 130
Shutterstock_Krzysztof Odziomek
Butterfly Fish
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