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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 approx.: 27
iStock-Global_Pics
2.7k Sightings
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364
F
541
M
516
A
427
M
60
J
1
J
1
A
3
S
1
O
89
N
303
D
370
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
2.1k Sightings
J
289
F
428
M
420
A
332
M
66
J
0
J
0
A
4
S
1
O
65
N
205
D
336
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 600
iStock/ultramarinfoto
Wrasse
558 Sightings
J
62
F
128
M
121
A
91
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
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 approx.: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus
281 Sightings
J
44
F
74
M
59
A
18
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
33
D
53
iStock/Extreme Photographer
Whale Shark
208 Sightings
J
30
F
29
M
44
A
62
M
19
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
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 approx.: 28
Udo Kefrig
Clownfish
2.2k Sightings
J
314
F
452
M
453
A
350
M
57
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 approx.: 12
iStock/cinoby
Lionfish
2.1k Sightings
J
334
F
423
M
380
A
317
M
59
J
0
J
0
A
3
S
0
O
73
N
205
D
319
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 40
iStock-Hoatzinexp
Jackfish
1.7k Sightings
J
218
F
327
M
384
A
288
M
43
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
1
O
57
N
165
D
225
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
1.7k Sightings
J
225
F
347
M
314
A
285
M
53
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 approx.: 100
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
1.6k Sightings
J
219
F
285
M
299
A
257
M
44
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
64
N
151
D
242
