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Nautilus Reef
★★★★☆
(1,442)
A unique reef made from an ancient lava field, Nautilus Reef is an easy boat dive just offshore from Ala Moana Beach on the island of Oahu. The northwest side, closer to shore, is shallower and then drops off to about 100 feet on the south side.
Lots of fish here including triggerfish, butterflyfish, the beautiful Moorish idols, and lots of urchins. You may get lucky and spot a white tip reef shark resting in one of the overhangs.
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
334 Sightings
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32
F
32
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32
A
22
M
25
J
20
J
27
A
24
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28
O
35
N
25
D
32
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
267 Sightings
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28
F
25
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27
A
14
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15
J
22
J
20
A
24
S
21
O
33
N
17
D
21
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus
100 Sightings
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6
F
11
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11
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0
M
5
J
0
J
6
A
12
S
7
O
16
N
9
D
17
Shutterstock-Andrey Armyagov
Hawksbill Turtle
12 Sightings
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0
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0
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7
A
0
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0
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5
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0
A
0
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0
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0
N
0
D
0
iStock-June Jacobsen
Whitetip Reef Shark
193 Sightings
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18
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16
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21
A
12
M
8
J
9
J
11
A
17
S
19
O
35
N
14
D
13
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
94 Sightings
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8
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14
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10
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0
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5
J
10
J
8
A
11
S
7
O
14
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.: 40
iStock-wrangel
Triggerfish
77 Sightings
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6
F
10
M
8
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0
M
4
J
0
J
7
A
10
S
8
O
17
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-Rich Carey
Angelfish
75 Sightings
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9
F
11
M
9
A
0
M
4
J
9
J
9
A
12
S
0
O
12
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.: 100
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
55 Sightings
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6
F
9
M
7
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0
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4
J
7
J
7
A
6
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0
O
0
N
0
D
9
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
14 Sightings
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0
F
0
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9
A
0
M
5
J
0
J
0
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.: 8
Alamy-Reinhard Dirscherl
Bannerfish
12 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
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0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
5
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0
O
0
N
0
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