Nam Chai/ Mooring Bay
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Nam Chai Bay, often a check dive site in the Similan Islands, is a sloping reef transitioning to a sandy bottom at 20-25m. It features granite boulders, healthy hard corals, and anemone gardens. Look for turtles resting on the sand and abundant reef fish.
Nam Chai Bay has healthy hard corals and anemone gardens. Key fauna includes turtles resting on sand, abundant reef fish, and occasional sightings of blacktip reef sharks.
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
75 Sightings
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Green Turtle
4 Sightings
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Total number of species: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus
4 Sightings
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Total number of species: 100
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Parrotfish
80 Sightings
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18
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Total number of species: 28
Udo Kefrig
Clownfish
57 Sightings
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14
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Total number of species: 90
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Angelfish
53 Sightings
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Total number of species: 7000
iStock-Michael Zeigler
Crab
50 Sightings
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13
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12
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Total number of species: 130
Shutterstock_Krzysztof Odziomek
Butterfly Fish
45 Sightings
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12
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Total number of species: 40
iStock-wrangel
Triggerfish
36 Sightings
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7
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13
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Total number of species: 8
Alamy-Reinhard Dirscherl
Bannerfish
30 Sightings
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