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Richelieu Rock
★★★★★
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Richelieu Rock is one of the most popular dive sites in Surin Islands National Park. It is a limestone reef that rises almost vertically from a depth of 35 meters, and appears only at low tide, about 1 meter above the surface.
You will see bigeye trevally, barracudas, and an abundance of blue-and-white reef sharks. You will also see schools of fox snappers and whale 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: 27
iStock-Global_Pics
2.5k Sightings
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364
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535
M
474
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330
M
51
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1
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1
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3
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1
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89
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303
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368
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
2k Sightings
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289
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424
M
387
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261
M
60
J
0
J
0
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4
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1
O
65
N
205
D
335
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 600
iStock/ultramarinfoto
Wrasse
535 Sightings
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62
F
128
M
110
A
79
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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
O
33
N
47
D
76
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus
269 Sightings
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44
F
74
M
49
A
16
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0
J
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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33
D
53
iStock/Extreme Photographer
Whale Shark
202 Sightings
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30
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29
M
44
A
56
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19
J
0
J
0
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0
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1
O
0
N
11
D
12
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 28
Udo Kefrig
Clownfish
2.1k Sightings
J
314
F
448
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414
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262
M
51
J
0
J
0
A
3
S
1
O
68
N
222
D
299
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 12
iStock/cinoby
Lionfish
2k Sightings
J
334
F
420
M
352
A
241
M
53
J
0
J
0
A
3
S
0
O
73
N
205
D
318
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 90
Shutterstock-Rich Carey
Angelfish
1.6k Sightings
J
225
F
342
M
287
A
218
M
46
J
0
J
0
A
4
S
1
O
64
N
154
D
244
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 40
iStock-Hoatzinexp
Jackfish
1.6k Sightings
J
218
F
322
M
350
A
208
M
36
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
1
O
57
N
165
D
224
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 100
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
1.5k Sightings
J
219
F
281
M
263
A
196
M
37
J
0
J
0
A
0
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0
O
64
N
151
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242
