Putahataha Island

★★★★★ (339)

Rocky kelpy reef in 10m of water on the inward side of the island leads out to 18-25m towards the seawards side as one circumnavigates the island. An underwater cavern is a main feature of this dive, approximately 5m wide at the entrance.

The effects of the rahui are evident in the multitudes of big snapper, reef fish, mottled, mosaic and yellow moray and many more. Large packhorse crayfish and nudibranchs are also seen

Dive Activity

Potential Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

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Total number of species: 200

Moray Eel

66 Sightings
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12
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10
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11
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1
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2
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3
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1
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2
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3
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9
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12

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Total number of species: 25

Eagle Ray

20 Sightings
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2
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7
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0
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1
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0
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0
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2
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0
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8

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Total number of species: 600

Wrasse

6 Sightings
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0
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1
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1
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4
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0

Bottlenose Dolphin

4 Sightings
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4
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Total number of species: 110

Snapper

62 Sightings
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9
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8
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11
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1
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3
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5
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1
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1
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1
O
4
N
8
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10

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Total number of species: 90

Goatfish

24 Sightings
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3
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3
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6
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0
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3
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1
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1
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1
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2
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4
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0

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Total number of species: 250

Scorpionfish

17 Sightings
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2
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7
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0
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2
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
N
6
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0

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Total number of species: 3000

Nudibranch

14 Sightings
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4
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6
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1
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0
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0
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0
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3

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Total number of species: 60

Spiny Lobster

10 Sightings
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3
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6
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1
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0
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0
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0

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Total number of species: 80

Stingrays

8 Sightings
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0
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2
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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6

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Total number of species: 55

Lobster

6 Sightings
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2
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4
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0

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Total number of species: 20

Porcupinefish

5 Sightings
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4
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1
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0
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0
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0
N
0
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0

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Total number of species: 130

Pufferfish

5 Sightings
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5
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
N
0
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0

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