Perhentian Shark Point
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East to the southernmost Cape of Perhentian Besar lies Shark Point. As the name suggest, a big population of Black-Tip Reef Sharks dwells in the staghorn reef here. It’s a beginner friendly site with frequent shark and turtle sightings.
Many hard corals like Staghorn Coral, Black-Tip Reef Sharks, Hawksbill Turtle, Barracuda, Batfish, Coral Grouper, Snappers
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
Shutterstock-Andrey Armyagov
122 Sightings
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20
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13
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23
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5
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Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
Green Turtle
79 Sightings
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6
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8
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12
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15
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6
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5
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
42 Sightings
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9
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13
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10
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3
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1
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 27
iStock-Global_Pics
Barracuda
13 Sightings
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10
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3
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AdobeStock-Nikolai Sorokin
Blacktip Reef Shark
288 Sightings
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15
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45
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65
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66
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60
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24
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10
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3
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 28
Udo Kefrig
Clownfish
190 Sightings
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13
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23
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28
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24
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32
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37
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17
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13
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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
175 Sightings
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8
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28
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32
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30
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29
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27
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15
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4
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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
146 Sightings
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2
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9
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16
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22
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18
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30
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28
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13
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8
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 130
AdobeStock-JirinaVFR
Pufferfish
130 Sightings
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10
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15
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14
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23
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25
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23
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13
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6
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1
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
96 Sightings
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16
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13
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12
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14
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23
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11
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6
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